Maurice Gomis (born 10 November 1997) is a professional

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er who plays as a

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for

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club Paradiso. Born in Italy, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Torino

He is a product of Torino youth teams, just as his older brothers Lys Gomis and Alfred Gomis are, they are also both goalkeepers. He was included on their Under-19 squad for the first time at the age of 16 in the 2014–15 season. He did not make any appearances for that squad that season, serving as back-up for Andrea Zaccagno and Nicholas Lentini. In the next 2015–16 season he was sent on loans to

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teams, first Delta Rovigo and then

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. On 19 July 2016, he joined his hometown team

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on a permanent basis, also in the

. He became the first-choice goalkeeper for the club in the subsequent 2016–17 season. On 29 August 2017, he moved to yet another

club, this time Nocerina. At Nocerina, Gomis also was the first-choice goalkeeper.

SPAL

On 6 July 2018, he signed a three-year contract with

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club

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, where he became the back-up to his own brother

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Loan to Siracusa

On 26 July 2018, he joined

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club Siracusa on a season-long loan. On 9 September 2018, he suffered minor injuries in a car accident which also killed the driver of the car, 27-year-old Siracusa club employee Davide Artale. Upon his recovery, he made his Serie C debut for Siracusa on 15 October 2018 in a game against Reggina.

Loan to Kukësi

On 31 January 2019, he moved to Albania on a new loan to Kukësi.

International career

Gomis was called up by

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in late May 2021. He debuted with them in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 11 January 2022.

Personal life

Gomis' older brothers, Lys and

, have represented

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internationally. He is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomis, Maurice 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Cuneo Footballers from the Province of Cuneo Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Italian men's footballers Bissau-Guinean people of Senegalese descent Italian people of Bissau-Guinean descent Italian people of Senegalese descent Men's association football goalkeepers FK Kukësi players Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania AC Cuneo 1905 players ASD Nocerina 1910 players SPAL players Siracusa Calcio players Serie C players Serie D players Swiss Promotion League players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Albania 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Italian sportsmen FC Paradiso players