Rémi Gomis (born 14 February 1984) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in France, he played for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Gomis began his career with

Stade Lavallois Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Lavallois or simply Laval,Stade Laval, used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, is not a grammatically correct name for the club. is a Football in France, F ...

and signed for

Stade Malherbe Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, Malherbe, or simply Caen) is a Football in France, French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, that competes in the Championnat Na ...

in summer 2007. On 13 July 2009, he moved to

Valenciennes FC Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes, VA or VAFC) is a French professional football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1914 and currently play in Championnat National, the third tier of French footbal ...

on a four-year contract after two years with Caen. He went to Spanish club

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

in summer 2013, but six months after that he broke the contract and left Levante returning to the

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

, joining

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

. In August 2016, he moved to Swiss club

FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a Association football, football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss Challenge League, ...

International career

Gomis played his first match with

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

in 2008.

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Living people 1984 births French men's footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Footballers from Versailles, Yvelines Senegalese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Senegal men's 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 men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub