Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes (born 19 August 1985) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Gomes was part of the S.L. Benfica youth system for a few years, and his first professional seasons were also spent in the

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area, with

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and Odivelas FC. He made his debut in

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with another team from the capital,

C.F. Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

, first appearing against

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on 27 August 2006, and was a permanent fixture throughout the entire campaign, playing alongside another Benfica youth product, namesake Tiago Henrique Damil Gomes.

Steaua and Hércules

On 29 May 2008, after a two-month spell in

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in which he failed to make an official appearance due to delays in the arrival of his international transfer, Gomes joined FC Steaua București on loan from Estrela, with the Romanian club retaining an option to buy him at the end of the season. In mid-July 2009, he was sold to

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

in Spain for

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400,000 upon signing a three-year contract. He appeared in 37

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games and scored six goals in his first season, in a return to La Liga after a 13-year absence. Gomes was again regularly used in

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. On 24 April 2011 he netted his first Spanish top-flight goal in a 1–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña, adding a second two games later against Racing de Santander in a 2–3 home loss, but the team from

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was eventually relegated after only one year.

Blackpool

On 24 July 2012, Gomes signed a one-year deal with

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club Blackpool after his contract with Hércules expired. He made his competitive debut on 18 August by starting and playing 56 minutes in a 2–0 victory at Millwall. He finished his first and only season with 27 overall appearances (no goals).

APOEL

On 14 June 2013, Gomes moved teams and countries again, penning a two-year contract with APOEL FC from Cyprus. He made his debut against

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on 31 July, in a 1–1

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draw in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. In the 2013–14 season he appeared in three games in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, and helped his side conquer the treble of

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and

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. Gomes scored his first official goal for APOEL on 21 March 2015, in his team's 2–2 home draw with

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in the league playoffs. In his second year, he played every game in his team's Champions League campaign. On 25 May 2015, one day after winning his second consecutive

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, Gomes left the club as it was announced his contract would not be renewed.

International career

Gomes made two appearances for Portugal at under-21 level, his first call-up being in March 2007.

Club statistics

Honours

APOEL * Cypriot First Division: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15 * Cypriot Super Cup: 2013

References

External links

APOEL official profile
* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Tiago 1985 births Living people People from Vila Franca de Xira Sportspeople from Lisbon District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players G.D. Estoril Praia players Clube Oriental de Lisboa players Odivelas F.C. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Liga I players FC Steaua București players La Liga players Segunda División players Hércules CF players English Football League players Blackpool F.C. players Cypriot First Division players APOEL FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players Malaysia Super League players Melaka United F.C. players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia