Carlos Mendes Gomes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Mendes Gomes[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Yeumbeul, Dakar Region, Senegal[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Morecambe | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 50 | (7) |
2018– | Morecambe | 54 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 30 January 2021 (UTC) |
Carlos Mendes Gomes (born 14 November 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Morecambe, as a striker.
Career
Born in Yeumbeul, Dakar, Mendes Gomes moved to Spain at early age and played for Atlético Madrid's youth teams.[2] In 2016 he went to England and represented West Didsbury & Chorlton, scoring seven league goals in 50 games during his two-year spell.[4]
In May 2018, Mendes Gomes signed for Morecambe alongside Lamin Jagne, after being scouted whilst studying at The Manchester College and playing for their football academy.[5] He made his senior debut on 14 August 2018, replacing Rhys Oates in a 3–1 EFL Cup away loss against Preston North End.[6]
A one-year contract option was exercised by Morecambe at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 85. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "West Didsbury & Chorlton man Mendes signs for Morecambe". Non-League Daily. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Mendes Gomes". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Profile". West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "LAMIN JAGNE & CARLOS MENDES GOMES SIGN". Morecambe F.C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Morecambe release five players but extend the deals of four more". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "RETAINED LIST". www.morecambefc.com.
External links
- Carlos Mendes Gomes at Soccerbase
- Carlos Mendes Gomes at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegalese emigrants to Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- English Football League players
- Spanish football biography stubs