Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes (born 18 December 1991) is a

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an professional

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who plays as a

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for Serbian club

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Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in

Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.

, Gomes moved to Portugal at the age of 17, starting playing football with

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and going on to spend four seasons in the third division. In 2013 he signed with

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, being initially assigned to the reserves who also competed at that level. Gomes made his

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debut with the first team on 17 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2−0 home win against

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. He scored his first goal in the competition on 4 January 2015, in the 4−0 victory over

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

Nacional

In mid-January 2016, Gomes was loaned to precisely Nacional, until June. On 8 August, he agreed to a two-year permanent deal with the

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ns. After no goals in 2016−17, which ended in relegation, the following campaign Gomes led the

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scoring charts at 22 to help the team achieve immediate promotion as champions.

Partizan

On 8 June 2018, Gomes signed with Serbian club

. On 26 August he scored his first SuperLiga goal for them, helping to a 3−1 away defeat of

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. He added another on 23 September in the 1−1 draw with

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

in the Eternal Derby, being subsequently voted by ''Mozzart Sport'' as his side's best player. Gomes finished his only season with 26 goals across all competitions, which made him the joint-best foreigner in Partizan's history.

Sharjah

In August 2019, Gomes joined

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champions

Sharjah FC Sharjah Football Club ( ar, نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium. Founded in 1966, it has been the most s ...

, helping to win the

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shortly after his arrival. The following February, he was loaned to fellow league club

Al-Ittihad Kalba SC Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم‎) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates. History Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged wi ...

until the end of the season.

Return to Partizan

On 25 June 2021, Gomes returned to Partizan and signed a three-year contract. He scored six goals in his first seven competitive appearances, including braces in 4–0 away league wins against

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and

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. He totalled 38 for the campaign for the runners-up, being voted the league's best player and scorer while breaking

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's 2000 record.

International career

Gomes earned his first

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for

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on 31 March 2015, playing the last ten minutes of the 2–0 friendly win over

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. On 4 June 2016 he netted his first goal, in the 2–1 away victory against

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in the

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qualifiers.

Career statistics

International

(Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gomes goal)

Honours

Vitória Guimarães *

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runner-up:

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Nacional *

: 2017–18 Partizan *

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: 2018–19 Sharjah *

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Individual *LigaPro top scorer/MVP: 2017–18 *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

top scorer/MVP: 2021–22

References

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