Rémi Gomis (born 14 February 1984) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. Born in France, he played for the
Senegal national team.
Club career
Gomis began his career with
Stade Lavallois
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and signed for
Stade Malherbe Caen
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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
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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
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, 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
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.
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.
References
External links
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Profileat TangoFoot
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
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