Rémi Gomis (born 14 February 1984) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. Born in France, he represented the
Senegal national team at international level.
Club career
Gomis began his career with
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second l ...
and signed for
Stade Malherbe Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''C ...
in summer 2007. On 13 July 2009, he moved to
Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes play ...
on a four-year contract after two years with Caen. He went to Spanish club
Levante UD
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Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...
in summer 2013, but six months after that he broke the contract and left Levante returning to the
Ligue 1
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, joining
FC Nantes
Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, a ...
. In August 2016, he moved to Swiss club
FC Wil
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.
International career
Gomis played his first match with
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
in 2008.
References
External links
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Profileat TangoFoot
Living people
1984 births
French footballers
Citizens of Senegal through descent
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
Sportspeople from Versailles, Yvelines
Senegalese footballers
Footballers from Yvelines
Association football midfielders
Senegal international footballers
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
FC Versailles 78 players
Stade Lavallois players
Stade Malherbe Caen players
Valenciennes FC players
FC Nantes players
Levante UD footballers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Swiss Challenge League players
Senegalese expatriate footballers
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
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