Michael Thomas Yome (born 29 August 1994) is a Gibraltarian

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who plays for St Joseph's and the Gibraltar national team.

Career

Yome began his career as a youth at Gibraltar United, before moving across the border to play for Recreativo Linense and Atletico Zabal. He later returned to Gibraltar signing with Premier Division reigning Champions Lincoln Red Imps and remained at the club until January 2016, signing for Manchester 62 for the remainder of the campaign. Internationally, Yome has 7 caps for the Gibraltar National Team. Yome moved to the UK to study teaching at

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, and joined Canterbury City for the duration of his course. He scored on his debut for the club in their Kent Senior Trophy tie against

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in a 6–0 victory. At the end of the season, Yome scored once in 13 appearances to help City to a 9th place finish in the

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. In August 2017, he entered talks with reigning

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champions

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, after leaving Canterbury City. His signing was confirmed by the club on 16 August 2017. After 5 years at the club, he was released in July 2022. He subsequently joined St Joseph's in August 2022.BREAKING: Highly Rated Winger Joins the Saints
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International career

Yome made his international debut on 4 September 2015 against the

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in the

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Honours

;With

Rock Cup The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup football competition, and is organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 a new trophy was prese ...

: 2017–18,

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Pepe Reyes Cup The Pepe Reyes Cup is the Gibraltarian football super cup, contested by the winners of the Gibraltar Football League and the Rock Cup at the Victoria Stadium. In the event that a team wins both the GFL and the Rock Cup, the GFL runners up will fa ...

: 2018

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Michael Yome
Gibraltar FA * 1994 births Living people Gibraltarian footballers Gibraltar international footballers Gibraltarian expatriate footballers Canterbury City F.C. players Europa F.C. players Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players Manchester 62 F.C. players Association football midfielders Association football forwards Gibraltar Premier Division players {{Gibraltar-footy-bio-stub