André Filipe Tavares Gomes (; born 30 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He played three years at Benfica, where he won the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. In July 2014 he joined

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and, two years later, signed with

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also in the Spanish

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. Following a year on loan at Everton, he agreed to a permanent contract in 2019. He then joined Lille on loan for the 2022–23 season, before returning to the

club in 2024 on a two-year deal. Gomes earned 37

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for

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all youth levels accounted for, including six for the under-21s. He represented the nation at

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– winning the tournament – and the

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Club career

Benfica

Born in Grijó,

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, Gomes joined Benfica's youth system at age 18, playing his last year as a junior with the

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club. On 28 July 2012 he appeared in his first game with the first team, a friendly with

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, and spent his first season as a senior with the reserve side, competing in the Segunda Liga. Gomes scored his first goals with Benfica B in league matches against Braga B (2–2 home draw) and

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(6–0, also at home). On 18 October 2012, he made his official debut with the main squad, playing 25 minutes after coming on as a substitute for

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and netting in a 4–0 win at

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. Gomes' momentum in Benfica's first team continued on 27 October 2012, as he started and scored in a 3–0 away victory over Gil Vicente in his first

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appearance. However, he continued to be mainly associated with the B team. On 31 January 2014, Benfica (and

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) sold 100% of Gomes' economic rights to a private company, Meriton Capital Limited, for €15 million, plus 25% of a future transfer fee. He remained at the

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until the end of the campaign. On 16 April 2014, Gomes played the full 90 minutes in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, scoring the final 3–1 after a brilliant individual effort to help his team – who played with one man less for 60 minutes against

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– win the tie 3–2 on aggregate. He ended the season with 23 games in all competitions, helping the club win the first treble in its history (league, cup and

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Valencia

On 17 July 2014, Gomes agreed to a one-season loan deal with

, joining a host of compatriots including manager

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. Although his economic rights were owned by

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, a loan deal was arranged to take him and

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to the Spanish club due to Lim's purchase of the latter. Gomes made his

debut on 23 August 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 September, netting the second of a 3–0 win at

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. On 12 June 2015, Benfica and Valencia announced that they had reached an agreement on Gomes' federative rights. Subsequently, he signed a contract with the Spaniards until 30 June 2020.

Barcelona

On 21 July 2016,

reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Gomes, for a fee of €35 million plus €20 million in add-ons. He made his competitive debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home win against Sevilla in the

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and being directly involved in two of the goals. Gomes scored his first goal for the team on 19 March 2017, closing a 4–2 home win against his former club Valencia. He was voted the worst signing of the season by readers of ''

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''. In the final of the

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, however, he replaced injured

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early into the first half of the match against Alavés, playing mostly as a

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and providing the assist for

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who netted the second in an eventual 3–1 triumph.

Everton

On 9 August 2018, and even though he was nursing a leg injury sustained during pre-season, Gomes moved to English club Everton on a

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-long loan for €2.25 million. He made his

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debut on 21 October, playing 82 minutes in a 2–0 home win over

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. He scored his first goal for the team on 2 February 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to

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. Gomes was a regular for the Toffees during his spell, but on 16 April 2019 he received a three-match ban for standing on the leg of

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during the 2–0 loss at

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. He signed a permanent five-year contract on 25 June, for a £22 million transfer fee. On 3 November 2019, Gomes sustained a serious ankle injury in a Premier League home game against

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after a tackle by

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and subsequent collision with

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. Referee

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was going to give Son a

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initially, but changed it to

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after realising the severity of the situation; the red card was later overturned by

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, while Gomes was expected to make a full recovery after successful surgery. On 23 February 2020, Gomes completed his return from injury in the second half of a 3–2 away loss against

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. In September 2022, he joined French

club

on a

-long loan. He scored his first goal for the latter on 4 February 2023 in the 3–1 victory at

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; his performance earned him a rate of 8/10 in ''

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'', the best of the match. Gomes made his first appearance for Everton in 19 months on 23 December 2023, coming on as a substitute for Idrissa Gana Gueye and scoring his team's goal in the 2–1 league loss at Tottenham. The following 17 January, in the

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's third round replay at home against Crystal Palace, he scored in the 1–0 home win through a

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to send his side through. On 17 May 2024, it was announced Gomes would be released on 30 June when his contract expired.

Return to Lille

On 6 September 2024, Gomes returned to Lille on a free transfer.

International career

Gomes represented

at the

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. At the age of 19, he received his first call-up to the senior team, for a friendly against

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on 6 February 2013, but remained unused in the 2–3 home loss. On 7 September 2014, Gomes made his full debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 0–1 defeat to

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at the

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for the

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qualifiers. He was selected for the squad that appeared in and won the finals in France, starting in their first game, a 1–1 draw with

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where he provided the assist to Nani's goal before being replaced by Eder late into the second half. Gomes also represented Portugal at the

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in Russia, playing four times as they finished in third place. He was included in a preliminary 35-man squad for the

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, but did not make the final cut; in total, he earned 29

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Benfica *

: 2013–14 *

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: 2013–14; runner-up:

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: 2013–14 *

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runner-up:

, 2013–14 Barcelona *

: 2017–18 *

: 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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Portugal *

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third place:

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Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

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*UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013–14 Orders * POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comendador_BAR

Commander of the

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Notes

References

External links

André Gomes
at ForaDeJogo (archive) * *
National team data
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Andre 1993 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players S.L. Benfica footballers La Liga players Valencia CF players FC Barcelona players Premier League players Everton F.C. players Ligue 1 players Lille OSC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players UEFA European Championship–winning players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Commanders of the Order of Merit (Portugal)