Vítor Gomes

Vítor Hugo Gomes da Silva (born 25 December 1987), known as Gomes, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AC Omonia as a defensive midfielder.

Vítor Gomes

Personal information
Full name	Vítor Hugo Gomes da Silva[1]
Date of birth	25 December 1987[1]
Place of birth	Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Omonia
Number	8
Youth career
1998–2005	Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2013	Rio Ave	129	(4)
2008	→ Cagliari (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Videoton (loan)	11	(0)
2013–2014	Videoton	23	(1)
2014–2016	Moreirense	47	(6)
2015	→ Balıkesirspor (loan)	13	(0)
2016–2017	Belenenses	28	(0)
2017–2019	Aves	57	(5)
2019–	Omonia	31	(1)
National team
2006–2007	Portugal U20	8	(0)
2007	Portugal U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021

He achieved Primeira Liga totals of 226 games and 15 goals over 11 seasons, for Rio Ave, Moreirense, Belenenses and Aves.

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde and a product of hometown club Rio Ave FC's youth system, Gomes first appeared with the first team on 19 March 2006, starting in a 0–1 home loss against S.L. Benfica.[2] In late January 2008, he began an unsuccessful loan spell at Serie A's Cagliari Calcio,[3] making no appearances and returning to Rio Ave in July; during that season, he also played 13 matches (12 starts) as they returned to the Primeira Liga after an absence of two years.

In the following top division campaigns, Gomes was regularly used by Rio Ave. He scored his first goals in 2009–10, against C.D. Nacional (2–0, home)[4] and S.C. Olhanense (1–5 defeat, also at home).[5]

In January 2013, Gomes joined a host of compatriots at Videoton FC, with the Hungarians making the deal permanent in early June.[6] Two years later, he was loaned to Balıkesirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig by Moreirense FC.[7][8]

Gomes continued to compete in the Portuguese top level in the following years, with C.F. Os Belenenses[9] and C.D. Aves.[10] On 18 April 2018, he scored twice in a 2–1 away victory over Caldas S.C. for the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal to take the latter club to its first ever final in the competition;[11] he also played the full 90 minutes in the decisive match against Sporting CP, providing an assist to Alexandre Guedes in the 2–1 win in Lisbon.[12]

On 1 October 2018, Gomes scored a hat-trick, his only goals of the season, in a 3–0 home defeat of Portimonense SC.[13] He moved abroad again the following 2 July, on a free transfer to AC Omonia of the Cypriot First Division for two years.[14]

International career

Gomes was a member of the Portugal under-20 squad at the 2007 FIFA World Cup.[15] Later that year, in August, he received his first callup to the under-21s;[16] he won his first and only cap for the latter on the 21st, playing the second half of the 3–0 friendly win against Malta held in his hometown.[17]

Personal life

Gomes' older brother, José, was also a footballer. A defender, he represented several clubs, and the pair shared teams in Rio Ave (2005–06, 2009–12).[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2021[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rio Ave	2005–06	Primeira Liga	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	2006–07	Segunda Liga	22	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	2007–08		13	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	2008–09	Primeira Liga	11	0	0	0	5	0	—		—		16	0
	2009–10		23	2	4	0	2	0	—		—		29	2
	2010–11		18	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2011–12		24	2	2	0	2	0	—		—		28	2
	2012–13		10	0	1	0	4	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		129	4	7	0	13	0	—		—		149	4
Cagliari (loan)	2007–08	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Videoton (loan)	2012–13	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	11	0	2	0	—		—		—		13	0
Videoton	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	23	1	2	0	—		2	0	—		27	1
Moreirense	2014–15	Primeira Liga	16	3	2	0	2	0	—		—		20	3
	2015–16		31	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		33	3
	Total		47	6	3	0	3	0	—		—		53	6
Balıkesirspor (loan)	2014–15	Süper Lig	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
Belenenses	2016–17	Primeira Liga	28	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		31	0
Aves	2017–18		28	2	5	3	0	0	—		—		33	5
	2018–19		29	3	4	1	4	0	—		1	0	38	4
	Total		57	5	9	4	4	0	—		1	0	71	9
Omonia	2019–20	Cypriot First Division	19	1	2	0	—		—		—		21	1
	2020–21		12	0	0	0	—		10	0	—		22	0
	Total		31	1	2	0	—		10	0	0	0	43	1
Career total			339	17	25	4	23	0	12	0	1	0	400	21

Honours

Aves

• Taça de Portugal: 2017–18[20]

References

1. "Vitor Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. "Mantorras salva Benfica" [Mantorras saves Benfica]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
3. "Calcio, Cagliari: Arriva in prestito portoghese Vitor Gomes" [Football, Cagliari: Portuguese Vitor Gomes arrives on loan]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 21 January 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
4. "Rio Ave mantém-se invencível" [Rio Ave remain undefeated] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
5. "Rio Ave 1–5 Olhanense" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
6. "Rio Ave: Vítor Gomes em definitivo no Videoton" [Rio Ave: Vítor Gomes to Videoton permanently] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
7. "Vitor Gomes Bal-Kes'te İgor De Camargo zor" [Vitor Gomes a Balıkesirspor player İgor De Camargo difficult] (in Turkish). Yenisöz. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
8. "Vítor Gomes de regresso" [Vítor Gomes returns]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
9. "Vítor Gomes é reforço" [Vítor Gomes is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
10. "Oficial: Vítor Gomes é reforço do Aves" [Official: Vítor Gomes is an Aves addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
11. "Vítor Gomes coloca Desp. Aves no Jamor" [Vítor Gomes puts Desp. Aves in the Jamor]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
12. "D Aves vence a Taça de Portugal" [D Aves win the Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
13. "Aves vence Portimonense com "hat-trick" de Vítor Gomes" [Aves beat Portimonense with hat-trick from Vítor Gomes]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
14. Morais, Pedro (2 July 2019). "Vítor Gomes oficializado no Omonia, do Chipre" [Vítor Gomes confirmed at Omonia, of Cyprus]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
15. Vítor Gomes – FIFA competition record
16. "Caçador welcomes new dawn". UEFA. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
17. "Portugal-Malta, 3–0 (João Moreira 12, João Coimbra 60, Nuno Coelho 69)". Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
18. "Quando todos os dias são vividos em família" [When every day is a family day]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
19. Vítor Gomes at Soccerway
20. "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links

• Vítor Gomes at ForaDeJogo
• National team data (in Portuguese)