Arthur Gomes Lourenço (born 3 July 1998), known as Arthur Gomes () or simply Arthur, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a winger for Série A club Cruzeiro.

Club career

Santos

Arthur Gomes was born in

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, and joined Santos' youth setup in November 2012, after representing

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and Poliesportivo. In January 2015, he signed a two-year professional deal with the former. In September 2016, after

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's departure to Internazionale, Arthur Gomes was called up to train with the main squad by manager

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. He was first included in a matchday squad on 19 October, for a

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match against

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, but remained an unused substitute in the 0–2 away loss and subsequent elimination. On 6 November 2016 Arthur Gomes made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 2–1 away win against Ponte Preta. The following 4 January, after featuring in one further match with the main squad, he renewed his contract until December 2021. Arthur Gomes scored his first professional goal on 3 February 2017, netting his team's fourth in a 6–2

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home routing of Linense. After only appearing rarely with Dorival and Levir Culpi, he was made a starter by interim manager Elano, and scored his first goal in the top tier on 4 November by netting the first in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Mineiro. Arthur Gomes made his

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debut on 1 March 2018, replacing

in a 2–0 away loss against

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Chapecoense (loan)

On 1 May 2019, Arthur Gomes was loaned to fellow top tier club Chapecoense until the end of the season.

Atlético Goianiense (loan)

On 23 March 2021, Arthur Gomes was loaned to

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also in the first division, until the end of the year. After featuring regularly, he left the club on 7 August after accepting an offer from a club from abroad.

Estoril

On 9 August 2021, Arthur Gomes moved abroad after agreeing to a three-year contract with Portuguese

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side Estoril; Santos retained 50% of the player's economic rights.

Sporting

On 1 September 2022, Gomes signed a five-year contract with Sporting CP of the same league, for a fee of €2.5 million for half of his economic rights, plus €1.5 million in add-ons. On September 13, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, sealing Sporting's 2–0 victory against

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after replacing

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in 90th minute.

Cruzeiro

On 15 July 2023, Gomes returned to Brazil, signing a three-year contract with Série A club Cruzeiro, for a fee of €3 million.

Career statistics

References

External links

Santos FC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur Gomes 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Uberlândia Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Brazil men's youth international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Santos FC players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Atlético Clube Goianiense players G.D. Estoril Praia players Sporting CP footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal