Bedsenté Gomis (born 14 April 1988) is a semi-professional

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who plays as a

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for Gosport Borough.

Career

A trainee of both

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and

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, Gomis made his senior debuts with the latter's reserve team in season 2005–06 season. He moved to Spain two and a half seasons later, signing with

CD Puertollano Club Deportivo Puertollano was a Spanish football team based in Puertollano, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1948 it played in Tercera División – Group 18, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Puerto ...

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. In August 2010 Gomis signed with

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, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level. After appearing sparingly with the

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ns in the

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(576 minutes overall), he was released. On 4 January 2014, after two and a half seasons without a club, Gomis joined

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club

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

, in a six-month deal. Seven days later, he appeared on the bench in a 1–1 away draw against

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

. Gomis made his debut for Southend on 15 February, playing the last 21 minutes of a 2–3 home loss to

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. On 23 May, after appearing in only one further match, he was released. In October 2014 Gomis signed a one-year deal with

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side

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles so ...

. Gomis made his debut for Sutton in the

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2nd Qualifying Round in a 3–2 victory over FC Romania on 27 September 2014. He made his first league appearance one week later in a 3–1 home victory against

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and scored his first goal for the U's in a 2–2 draw with

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on 6 December 2014. He went on to make 26 full and three substitute league appearances in the 2014–15 season, scoring four goals. At the end of the season, Gomis was voted Player of the Year by Sutton supporters. In the 2015–16 season, Gomis made 24 full and three substitute league appearances for the U's and scored seven goals, helping the team win the

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title. Gomis scored his first goal with the newly promoted side in the

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in a 2–0 home victory against

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on 20 August 2016, finishing an assist from Roarie Deacon. On 17 December 2016, Gomis made his 100th career appearance for Sutton in a 1–0 home victory over

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. Gomis appeared in Sutton's historic run to the 5th round of the

for the first time ever, including appearances in a 3–1 victory over local rivals

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on 17 January 2017, a 1–0 victory over

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side

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on 29 January and an eventual 2–0 defeat to

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club

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on 20 February. On 23 June 2017, Bedsenté joined Barrow. On 3 July 2018, Gomis joined fellow National League team

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

. He was a free agent after leaving Dover in July 2019. On 28 January 2020, Gomis joined

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

. On 1 July 2021, Gomis left

to join Andorran club Sant Julià. On 9 November 2021, Gomis signed for Gosport Borough.

Honours

;Sutton United *

champions: 2015–16

Career statistics

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomis, Bedsente 1988 births Living people People from Mont-Saint-Aignan Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime French sportspeople of Senegalese descent French footballers Senegalese footballers Association football midfielders Segunda División B players CD Puertollano footballers UD Almería B players Southend United F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players French expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in England Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England