Josep Antoni Gómes Moreira (born 3 December 1985) is an

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

n international

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who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

for

FC Santa Coloma FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran professional football club based in Santa Coloma, parish of Andorra la Vella, that competes in the Primera Divisió. It is the most successful team in both Primera Divisió and Copa Constitució, having won b ...

Career

Born in

La Massana La Massana (; originally ''La Maçana'') is one of the seven parishes of Andorra, parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana ...

, Gómes spent most of his club career playing in the Spanish league system, representing

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...

, UD Ibiza-Eivissa, CD Ciudad de Vícar and CF San Rafael. He made his international debut for

in 2006, and has represented them in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. On 25 March 2019, during a UEFA Euro qualifying match against Albania, Gómes made what one sports website described as a "howler" that gifted Albania the opening goal when he tried an acrobatic flying kick to clear the ball but failed to do so. His team went on to lose 3–0.

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* 1985 births Living people People from La Massana Andorran people of Portuguese descent Andorran men's footballers Andorra men's international footballers Andorran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in France Men's association football goalkeepers {{Andorra-footy-bio-stub