| João Gomes | |
| Fullname: | João Victor Gomes da Silva[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Flamengo |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Flamengo |
| Caps1: | 86 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 July 2024 |
João Victor Gomes da Silva (born 12 February 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Tottenham Hotspur and the Brazil national team.
After figuring on the bench on 16 October 2020,[2] João Gomes made his first debut on the 1 November 2020, starting for Flamengo in the Série A 4–1 at home defeat against São Paulo.[3]
On 30 January 2023, João Gomes signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League for €18.7m, after a drawn out battle between Wolves and Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais for his signature.[4] [5]
Gomes scored the winning goal in a 2–1 comeback victory for Wolves at Southampton in the Premier League on his debut appearance for the club (as a second-half substitute) on 11 February 2023 — this despite Wolves being reduced to ten men after a Mario Lemina red card in the first half.[6]
Gomes was sent off after only nine minutes of his debut appearance in the F.A. Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.[7]
Gomes scored his second and third goals for Wolves (his first in just over a year, and first of the 2023–24 season) in the same game, giving his team a 2–1 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 17 February 2024.[8]
On 23 March 2024, Gomes debuted for the Brazilian senior squad in a friendly match against England.[9]
| Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 4 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022–23 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 3 | ||||||
| Career total | 104 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 7 | |||
| Brazil | 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gomes has been a long-time practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and was promoted to blue belt in the sport on 30 June 2023.[12]