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Morgaro Lima Gomis (born 14 July 1985) is a Senegalese professional
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who plays as a
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for East Stirlingshire. Starting his career in France, Gomis spent most of his early career in English
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before moving to
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side
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. His performances earned him a move to
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in January 2007, where he exceeded expectations and was young player of the year for 2007–08. He was part of the Dundee United side that won the
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and was the first African to have played 100 times for the club. He left the club when his contract expired at the end of the 2010–11 season to join
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side
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. Gomis left Birmingham City in July 2013, having made 43 appearances for the club. He then rejoined Dundee United for a season before signing for Hearts in 2014. In 2016, he was loaned to
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and made 10 appearances for the club before joining
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in July 2016. After spending time with Omani club
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in 2018, he returned to Scotland in January 2019 for a third spell with Dundee United, and joined Falkirk for the 2019–20 season. Following his release from Falkirk in May 2021 he signed for fellow
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club Clyde. Although born in Paris and self-identifying as French, Gomis represented Senegal at international level, for whom he qualified through his Senegalese parents.


Career


Early career

Gomis was at
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in his youth and had unsuccessful trials with Chelsea,
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and Lausanne-Sport.


England

Gomis spent several years playing in English
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. In 2004, he signed for Windsor & Eton and featured in 18 league matches, scoring once. In January 2005, Gomis moved to Dagenham & Redbridge but the move quickly became controversial after an agent became involved in a contract row with the club. Gomis left in March 2005 without making an appearance and rejoined Windsor, playing in five matches before the end of the season. Gomis had a short stay with Barnet at the start of the 2005–06 season – where he featured in a matchday squad once as an unused substitute – but his month-to-month contract was not renewed and he moved to
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. He made his league debut in a 5–2 defeat of
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on 15 Octoberthe club website's match report suggested that manager Steve King "may well have unearthed another little gem in Morgaro Gomis, whose contribution after arriving on the field as a 55th minute substitute was key to the eventual success."and played in fourteen
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matches, scoring once, during the season.


Cowdenbeath

In July 2006, Gomis moved to Scotland and joined
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who at the time were managed by Mixu Paatelainen. While at the
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club, Gomis scored twice: he "floated home a delightful shot from 20 yards high into the visitors' net" in a 4–2 win against
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and a stoppage-time header to secure a 3–2 win at home to Forfar Athletic.


Dundee United

On 8 December, just four months after his Cowdenbeath debut, Gomis agreed a move to
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side
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and joined in January 2007, signing until the end of the following season. Such was Gomis's earlier-than-expected impact – manager
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had said upon signing him that he would not go straight into the first team – that he was given a two-year extension to his contract in September 2007. In January 2009, Gomis received a further extension to his contract. Gomis received the first winner's medal of his senior career as a member of the Dundee United squad that won the 2010 Scottish Cup Final against Ross County. In April 2011, manager Peter Houston indicated that he expected Gomis to leave at the end of the season because the club was unable to match the player's demands.


Birmingham City

On 16 June 2011,
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club
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completed the signing of free agent Gomis on a two-year deal. He made his debut in
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on the opening day of the 2011–12 season, playing the whole of a 2–1 defeat at Derby County. At home to Millwall, Gomis, described by the ''
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s reporter as "combin ngindustry with silky passes from his deep-lying central midfield position", played a "deliciously weighted pass" behind the defence from which Jean Beausejour crossed for Chris Wood to open the scoring. In May 2013, Birmingham confirmed that they were not going to take up their option to extend Gomis' contract, so he was to leave the club at the end of the season when his existing deal expired.


Return to Dundee United

After training with the club for several weeks, Gomis rejoined Dundee United on 10 October 2013; he signed a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season. He made his first appearance on 26 October, in a 4–0 victory against St Mirren. On 12 April 2014, he came on as a substitute in the
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Ibrox as United defeated Rangers 3–1, progressing to the final, in which he was an unused substitute as Dundee United lost 2–0 to St Johnstone. With John Rankin and Paul Paton an established pairing in midfield, Gomis struggled for game time. He made only five starts and sixteen substitute appearances in all competitions, and was among nine players to be released by the club when their contracts expired at the end of the season.


Heart of Midlothian

On 12 June 2014, Gomis signed for Heart of Midlothian on a three-year contract. He was the first signing under the management of Robbie Neilson, as well as the first signing since Hearts came out of
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. On 30 November, he was sent off in the eighth minute of Hearts' Scottish Cup fourth-round match at home to
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for a two-footed challenge on Scott Brown; Hearts lost the match 4–0. In February 2016, Gomis moved on loan to fellow
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club
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until the end of the season.


Kelantan

On 11 July 2016, Gomis signed for
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on a one-year contract, becoming the second signing of Kelantan for second transfer window under the new head coach, Velizar Popov. On 3 December 2017, Gomis extended his contract with Kelantan for another year.


Third spell at Dundee United

Gomis spent time with
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of the
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in 2018 before returning to Scotland where he trained with Dundee United. On 11 January 2019, he signed for his third spell with the club, saying that he " as lookingforward to playing in front of the United fans again." Towards the end of his first league appearance of the new spell, a 1–0 defeat to Ayr United, he was sent off for a second yellow card. Gomis was released by United on 6 May, before the play-offs.


Falkirk

On 18 June 2019, Gomis signed for
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on a one-year contract.


Clyde

On 27 May 2021, Gomis signed for
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side Clyde. On 23 December 2022, Gomis left the club by mutual consent.


East Stirlingshire

In January 2024, following a spell in Malaysia with Kelantan United, Gomis returned to Scotland with Lowland League club East Stirlingshire on an eighteen-month deal.


International career

In March 2009, Gomis received his first international call-up, being named in
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's squad for friendly matches against
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and
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. Having been born in France of Senegalese parents, Gomis had always considered himself to be French, but was reportedly "flattered and surprised" by the call-up. Having initially said he would consider carefully whether to accept, he later announced his decision to play for Senegal. He made his debut that week in the starting eleven against Oman, a 2–0 defeat, and played as a substitute in the 1–1 draw with Iran.


Career statistics


Honours

Lewes * Sussex Senior Challenge Cup: 2005–06 Dundee United *
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Heart of Midlothian *
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: 2014–15


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