Virgil Gomis Explained

Virgil Gomis
Fullname:Virgil Vilela Gomis[1]
Birth Date:16 April 1999
Birth Place:Limay, Yvelines, France
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2013–2015
Youthclubs1:FC Mantois
Youthyears2:2015–2021
Youthclubs2:Nottingham Forest
Years1:2018–2021
Clubs1:Nottingham Forest
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Clubs2:Braintree Town (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:1
Years3:2019
Clubs3:Notts County (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Macclesfield Town (loan)
Caps4:11
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Grimsby Town (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2021–2022
Clubs6:Paris FC B
Caps6:7
Goals6:1
Club-Update:12 June 2022

Virgil Vilela Gomis (born 16 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.

He came through the FC Mantois academy he joined the youth academy of Nottingham Forest, where he signed professional terms in 2018. Gomis failed to make a single first team appearance for the Reds and was loaned out to Braintree Town, Notts County, Macclesfield Town and Grimsby Town before being released in 2021. He recently had a short spell with Paris FC B.

Career

Nottingham Forest

After three seasons with the Nottingham Forest academy, Gomis joined National League side Braintree Town on a one-month loan on 31 October 2018, where he scored on his debut with the club.[2] On 31 January 2019, Gomis again moved on loan, this time to Forest's city rivals Notts County, where he would remain for the rest of the 2018-19 season.[3]

On 9 August 2019, Gomis joined League Two side Macclesfield Town on loan for the season.[4] He scored his first goal for Macclesfield in an EFL Cup tie against Blackpool on 13 August 2019.[5] Gomis was recalled from his loan early by Nottingham Forest on 3 January 2020.[6]

On 16 October 2020, Gomis joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[7] [8] On 5 January 2021, Grimsby decided to terminate his loan prematurely following only six first team appearances across all competitions.[9]

Following the 2020-21 season, Gomis was not listed on Forest's retained player list.[10]

Paris FC

Gomis appeared for Paris FC's Championnat National 3 reserve team in September 2021.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town . English Football League . 40 . 22 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Forest striker Gomis scores six minutes into Braintree debut. Matt. Davies. October 31, 2018. nottinghampost.
  3. Web site: Gomis in on loan. www.nottscountyfc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Gomis joins Macclesfield. www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield . 13 August 2019 . BBC. 14 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Nottingham Forest forward recalled from loan spell. Jamie. Kemble. January 3, 2020. nottinghampost.
  7. News: Grimsby Town sign Nottingham Forest forward on deadline day. Grimsbylive. October 16, 2020. www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Gomis departs on loan. www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  9. Web site: Gomis Returns To Forest. www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk.
  10. Web site: CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 15th May 2021 . 2023-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210804011251/https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf . 2021-08-04 .
  11. Web site: Paris FC II vs. Racing Paris - 11 September 2021 - Soccerway.