Alfred Gomis Explained

Alfred Gomis
Full Name:Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis[1]
Birth Date:5 September 1993
Birth Place:Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height:1.94 m[2]
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Palermo
Clubnumber:16
Youthyears1:2010–2013
Youthclubs1:Torino
Years1:2013–2018
Clubs1:Torino
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Crotone (loan)
Caps2:39
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Avellino (loan)
Caps3:31
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Cesena (loan)
Caps4:38
Goals4:0
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Bologna (loan)
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2017
Clubs6:Salernitana (loan)
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:SPAL (loan)
Caps7:26
Goals7:0
Years8:2018–2019
Clubs8:SPAL
Caps8:20
Goals8:0
Years9:2019–2020
Clubs9:Dijon
Caps9:24
Goals9:0
Years10:2020–2024
Clubs10:Rennes
Caps10:47
Goals10:0
Years11:2022–2024
Clubs11:Rennes B
Caps11:1
Goals11:0
Years12:2023
Clubs12:Como (loan)
Caps12:17
Goals12:0
Years13:2023–2024
Clubs13:Lorient (loan)
Caps13:0
Goals13:0
Years14:2024–
Clubs14:Palermo
Caps14:0
Goals14:0
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Senegal
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:00:25, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:24 September 2022 (UTC)

Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis (born 5 September 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Palermo and the Senegal national team.[3]

Early life

Born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, he moved to Cuneo, Italy, with his family soon afterwards. He has two brothers who are also footballers: Lys and Maurice.[4] He is a dual citizen of Italy and Senegal.[5] He is of Bissau-Guinean descent through his maternal family.[6]

Club career

Early career

Gomis grew up in the Torino youth system, and on 3 July 2013, he was officially loaned to Calabrian club Crotone in Serie B.[7] On 14 September, he made his debut against Spezia, which ended 1–0 for the Rossoblu. Despite his young age and lack of experience, Gomis played as a starter and collected 39 appearances, plus one appearance in the playoffs, as well as one in Coppa Italia.[8] [9]

At the end of the season, he was recalled by Torino, who decided to loan him again, but only after he was made available for the preliminaries of the Europa League as second-choice goalkeeper, behind Daniele Padelli, against Brommapojkarna on 31 July 2014.

Loan to Avellino

On 11 August 2014, Alfred was officially loaned to Avellino in Serie B with a buyout clause plus a buyback clause in favour of Torino. He made his official debut with the team on 17 August 2014, during the second round of Coppa Italia, which saw him maintain a clean sheet, the match ending 2–0 for Avellino. His league debut took place on 30 August, during the first day of the championship against Pro Vercelli, finishing 1–0 in favour of Vercelli. On 28 October 2014, he parried a penalty kicked by Rodrigo Taddei in the final minutes of a match against Perugia, ending 0–0. He played 31 matches in the league and finished first in the Top 15 of the goalkeepers in Serie B according to a list compiled by the Lega Serie B.[10]

Loan to Cesena

On 30 July 2015, he was loaned to newly relegated Serie B club Cesena with a buyout clause and a buy-back clause in favour of Torino.[11] [12]

Loans to Bologna and Salernitana

On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to Bologna as an emergency signing to replace Antonio Mirante, who was diagnosed with a heart problem.[13] However, Gomis himself was injured soon after his arrival.[14] He made his debut for Bologna in Coppa Italia against Verona.[15] [16] Gomis was dropped out again after the cup match, including the league and the round 16 of the cup.[17] He was recalled by Torino, and on 18 January 2018 he was loaned to Salernitana in Serie B.[18] [19]

SPAL

On 8 July 2017, Gomis joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan period.[20] The permanent deal for undisclosed fee was announced on 20 June 2018.[21]

Dijon

On 20 August 2019, Gomis joined Dijon FCO from SPAL for an undisclosed fee on a four-year-contract.[22]

Rennes

On 29 September 2020, Gomis joined fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes on a five-year deal, replacing the outgoing Édouard Mendy.[23]

Loan to Como

On 27 January 2023, Gomis returned to Italy and joined Como in Serie B for the rest of the season.[24]

Palermo

On 6 July 2024, Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Gomis on a two-year contract.[25]

International career

Italy youth team

Gomis was called up to Italy under-20 in 2013 by Luigi Di Biagio, but did not make any appearances.[26] In the same year, he was also called up to the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team by Massimo Piscedda, against the representative team from Russian Football National League.[27] He was summoned by Piscedda for another game against the Italy under-21 played at the Partenio in Avellino. A starter on this occasion, he remained on the field for 68 minutes without conceding a goal.[28]

Senegal

Gomis was then called up by the Senegal national team, making his senior international debut on 14 November 2017, starting in a 2–1 victory against South Africa in the last qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[29] He participated in the 2021 AFCON.[30]

He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[31]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crotone (loan)2013–14Serie B390101[32] 0410
Torino2014–15Serie A00000000
Avellino (loan)2014–15Serie B31020330
Cesena (loan)2015–16Serie B3800010390
Bologna (loan)2016–17Serie A001010
Salernitana (loan)2016–17Serie B21000210
SPAL (loan)2017–18Serie A26020280
SPAL2018–19Serie A20010210
Total460300000490
Dijon2019–20Ligue 119020210
2020–21Ligue 1500050
Total240200000260
Rennes2020–21Ligue 1220104[33] 0270
2021–22Ligue 1250106[34] 0320
2022–23Ligue 100000000
Total4702010000590
Como (loan)2022–23Serie B17000170
Career total2630110100202860

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal201710
201830
201960
202120
202210
Total130

Honours

Senegal

2021;[35] runner-up: 2019[36]

Individual

2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 June 2018 . 4 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 19 June 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Alfred Gomis . it . Como 1907 . 24 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424171522/https://comofootball.com/player/alfred-gomis/ . 24 April 2023 . live .
  3. Web site: Alfred Gomis (REN) profile overview Soccerment Soccerment. 6 February 2022. analytics.soccerment.com.
  4. Web site: Di Fabrizio Turco . Dal Senegal fin sotto la Mole tre fratelli portieri per il Toro - Torino - Repubblica.it . Torino.repubblica.it . 27 December 2011 . 16 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Alfred Gomis – 1993 – Senegal. generazioneditalenti.it. 30 July 2014. it. 18 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518134812/http://www.generazioneditalenti.it/alfred-gomis-1993-senegal/. dead.
  6. News: Maurice Gomis nella nazionale della Guinea Bissau. it. 29 May 2021. 31 May 2021.
  7. Web site: UFFICIALE: Torino, Gomis ceduto in prestito al Crotone - TMW . Tuttomercatoweb.com . 5 December 2007 . 16 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Scaglia superstar, Gomis non è più una sorpresa. toronews.net. 17 March 2014.
  9. Web site: SERIE B. soccerway.com. 4 June 2014.
  10. Web site: Classifica IVG - legaserieb.it . 8 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120232/http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-b/campionato/classifica-ivg?p_p_id=BDC_classifica_ivg_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2 . 26 June 2015 . dead .
  11. http://www.toronews.net/calcio-mercato/torino-ufficiale-alfred-gomis-in-prestito-con-opzione-a-cesena/ Torino, ufficiale: Alfred Gomis in prestito con opzione a Cesena
  12. Web site: Alfred Gomis è del Cesena. 30 July 2015. 26 May 2016. A.C. Cesena. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095327/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/it/news/2015/07/30/alfred-gomis-%C3%A8-del-cesena-3544.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: Gomis signs for Bologna. 31 August 2016. 19 January 2017. Bologna F.C. 1909.
  14. Web site: Gomis expected back in 30 to 40 days following operation. 7 September 2016. 10 September 2016. Bologna F.C. 1909.
  15. Web site: Call-ups for #BFCVerona. 30 November 2016. 9 December 2016. Bologna F.C. 1909.
  16. Web site: Debut for Gomis, first goal for Krafth. 2 December 2016. 9 December 2016. Bologna F.C. 1909.
  17. Web site: Squad list for #InterBFC. 16 January 2017. 18 January 2017. Bologna F.C. 1909.
  18. Web site: Gomis' loan ends. 18 January 2017. 19 January 2017. Bologna F.C. 1909.
  19. Web site: Alfred Gomis è un giocatore della Salernitana . 18 January 2017. 19 January 2017. U.S. Salernitana 1919. it.
  20. News: Alfred Gomis alla Spal. TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE. 15 May 2018. it.
  21. News: PALOSCHI, KURTIC, SALAMON E GOMIS RISCATTATI A TITOLO DEFINITIVO DALLA SPAL. 20 June 2018. 12 July 2019. S.P.A.L.. it.
  22. Web site: Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis leaves Italy for Dijon. BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. 20 August 2019.
  23. Web site: ALFRED GOMIS, NOUVEAU PORTIER DU STADE RENNAIS F.C.. Stade Rennais F.C.. 29 September 2020. 30 September 2020. fr.
  24. Web site: Como 1907. ALFRED GOMIS AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO DEL 2023. 27 January 2023. 27 January 2023. it.
  25. Web site: Gomis is rosanero. Palermo FC. 2024-07-06 . 2024-07-06 .
  26. Web site: Anche Alfred Gomis in Nazionale . Infotoro.it . 16 February 2014.
  27. Web site: B Italia: convocato Alfred Gomis. fccrotone.it. Football Club Crotone. 17 April 2014. it.
  28. News: TABELLINO: Italia U21 – B Italia 3–0 (72' e 90' Beltrame, 82' Trotta) Generazione di Talenti. 17 December 2013. 15 May 2018. it-IT. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141414/http://www.generazioneditalenti.it/tabellino-italia-u21-b-italia-3-0-72-e-90-beltrame-82-trotta/. dead.
  29. Web site: Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?. Goal. 18 May 2018.
  30. Web site: 30 December 2021. Afcon 2021: Gomis brothers to feature for different countries. 6 February 2022. Sporty Africa. en-GB. 6 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206191914/https://sportyafrica.com/2021/12/afcon-2021-gomis-brothers-to-feature-for-different-countries/. dead.
  31. Web site: Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes . . 28 March 2023 . 8 February 2022.
  32. All appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  33. All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  34. All appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  35. News: Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON). Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. 6 February 2022.
  36. Web site: Senegal 0–1 Algeria . Gary . Rose . BBC Sport . 19 July 2019 . 19 July 2019.