Claudio Amarildo Gomes (born 23 July 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Formed at

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, where he made one

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appearance in the

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in 2017, he joined

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the following year. He played three senior games for City, winning the

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on his debut, and was loaned to

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and

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in the Dutch and English second tiers before transferring to Palermo in 2022. Gomes represented France from under-16 to

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level, earning 50

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from 2015 to 2019.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Argenteuil Argenteuil () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Argenteuil is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, ...

Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.

on 23 July 2000, Gomes played as a youth for ASC Val d'Argenteuil and RFC Argenteuil, two teams in his hometown, before joining

Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. Geography The city is on the Iton river. Climate History In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named ...

in 2011 and

two years later. Gomes made his senior debut for PSG's reserves on 18 November 2017, his one appearance for the club. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Abdallah Yaisien in a 2–1 home loss to

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in the

( fourth tier).

Manchester City

On 25 July 2018, Gomes signed with

. He had trained with the club since the expiry of his PSG contract in June, and been on their pre-season tour of the United States, but they were forced to wait for him to turn 18 before signing him. He made his professional debut on 5 August in a 2–0 win over

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in the

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, coming on in added time for

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. He was in the game for one second before the final whistle blew and his team won the trophy. After making one further appearance for Manchester City in the

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, Gomes joined

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on loan for the 2019–20 season, joining up with the

squad. Gomes was back at Manchester City for the 2020–21 season. On 10 February 2021, he made his

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debut as a substitute for the injured Rodri in a 3–1 away win over

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side

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. On 31 August 2021, Gomes joined

in the

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on loan for the season. He played 32 total games, scoring once to open a 1–1 draw at

on 15 April 2022. After the Reds were relegated to

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, the loans of Gomes,

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and Amine Bassi were terminated on 26 April.

Palermo

On 1 September 2022, Gomes was signed by Italian

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club

on a permanent two-year deal. He was the first player to join from Manchester City after Palermo had been taken over by the

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. He made his debut eight days later as a late substitute for Leo Štulac in a 1–0 home win over

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International career

Gomes was a youth international for France, having captained the France U17s at the

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, and the

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. He was named in the team of the tournament at the former in Croatia, in which the French reached the quarter-finals. In France's opening match at the latter tournament in India, he scored in a 7–1 win over

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. In August 2018, Gomes was called up for the first time to the under-19 team for friendlies against

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and

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. He was selected for the

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in Armenia.

Style of play

Gomes is nicknamed "

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" by his teammates, who liken him to the French international midfielder for his efforts in recovering the ball.

Personal life

Gomes is the son of Bissau-Guinean footballer Amarildo Gomes, who was developing at

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populous ...

and

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

before retiring through a knee injury. His brother Ylan Gomes is also a professional footballer. A 2016 profile of Gomes by ''

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'' noted his passion for history, particularly the

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Career statistics

Honours

Manchester City *

Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

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References

External links

Manchester City profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Claudio 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Argenteuil Footballers from Val-d'Oise French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Évreux FC 27 players Manchester City F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Jong PSV players Barnsley F.C. players Palermo FC players Championnat National 2 players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Serie B players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent