Toti Gomes Explained

Toti Gomes
Full Name:Tote António Gomes[1]
Birth Date:1999 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height:1.87 m[2]
Position:Centre-back, left-back
Currentclub:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Clubnumber:24
Youthyears1:2014–2016
Youthclubs1:Fontainhas
Youthyears2:2016–2017
Youthclubs2:GDS Cascais
Youthyears3:2017–2018
Youthclubs3:Estoril
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Estoril
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2020–
Clubs2:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps2:56
Goals2:2
Years3:2020–2022
Clubs3:Grasshoppers (loan)
Caps3:53
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Portugal U20
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:Portugal
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:17:41, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:21 March 2024 (UTC)

Tote António "Toti" Gomes (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he plays for the Portugal national team.

Club career

Gomes made his LigaPro debut for Estoril on 5 May 2019 in a game against Académico Viseu.[3]

On 2 September 2020, Gomes was signed by English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers and immediately loaned out to Swiss Challenge League side Grasshopper Club Zürich for the 2020–21 season.[4] [5] His first appearance for the Swiss club was a start in the opening game, against Winterthur, which Grasshopper won. His scored first goal for the Swiss side during a 5–2 loss against Kriens.

After a successful campaign with the Swiss club, which saw them promoted to the Swiss Super League, Gomes returned to Grasshoppers on another season-long loan.[6] He spent the first half of the 2021–22 season at Grasshopper but was then recalled by his parent club to spend January training at Wolverhampton before a potential return to Switzerland.[7]

With Romain Saïss away at the Africa Cup of Nations, Wolverhampton recalled Gomes at the same time as signing his Grasshoppers teammate, Hayao Kawabe. Gomes made his Wolverhampton Wanderers début in Saïss's position on 15 January 2022 in a 3–1 Premier League victory over Southampton at Molineux.[8] On 21 March 2022, Gomes signed a new contract with Wolves until 2027.[9] Toti scored his first goal for Wolves, and his first goal in the Premier League, on 6 May 2023 against Aston Villa at Molineux: it turned out to be the only goal of the game as Wolves won 1–0.[10]

Toti made his 50th competitive appearance for Wolves in a 4–2 win away to Chelsea in the Premier League on 4 February 2024.[11]

On 8 February 2024, Wolves announced Toti had signed a five-and-a-half-year contract extension keeping him at Wolverhampton Wanderers until 2029.[12]

International career

Eligible for both Guinea-Bissau and Portugal, Gomes represented Portugal at under-20 level. On 29 May 2023, Gomes was called up to the Portugal senior national team for the first time, for Euro 2024 qualifiers against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland.[13]

Gomes made his senior debut for Portugal on 16 November 2023, starting and playing the full match in a 2–0 away victory over Liechtenstein, during qualifying for UEFA Euro 2024.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estoril2018–19[15] LigaPro3000000030
2019–20LigaPro0000000000
Total3000000030
Wolverhampton Wanderers2020–21Premier League00000000
2021–22Premier League401050
2022–23Premier League1712010201
2023–24Premier League3515021422
Total562803100673
Grasshoppers (loan)2020–21Swiss Challenge League34220362
2021–22Swiss Super League16110171
Total503300000533
Career total109511031001236

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League . Premier League . 4 February 2023 . 11 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Toti . Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. . 2 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 5 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Estoril. Comunicado – Toti Gomes. 2 September 2020. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: New signing heads out on loan. 4 September 2020. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  6. Web site: Gomes to remain out on loan. 29 June 2021. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  7. Web site: Gomes checks in at Compton. 4 January 2022. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  8. Web site: Wolves 3–1 Southampton: Adama Traoré's first goal of season seals win. BBC Sport. Mantej. Mann. 22 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Toti commits future to Wolves. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC . 21 March 2022.
  10. Web site: Wolves 1–0 Aston Villa: Wolves edge out Villa to banish relegation fears. BBC Sport. Matthew. Howarth. 6 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Chelsea 2-4 Wolves. Poole. Harry. BBC Sport. 4 February 2024. 4 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Toti signs new long-term deal | Men's First-Team | News . Senior. Jamie. Wolves. 8 February 2024. 8 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Roberto Martinez convoca para Bósnia e Islândia. fpf.pt. pt-PT. 29 May 2023.
  14. Web site: 16 November 2023 . Toti Gomes após a estreia na Seleção: "Selecionador pediu-me para fazer o que sempre fiz" . Toti Gomes after National Team debut: «The manager asked me to do what I've always done» . 16 November 2023 . Record . pt-PT.
  15. Web site: Toti Profile . 28 April 2024 . Soccerway.