Madger Gomes
![]() Gomes in september 2018. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Madger Antonio Gomes Ajú[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Doncaster Rovers | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
Villarreal | |||
2014–2017 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Villarreal B | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Sochaux | 9 | (0) |
2019 | NK Istra 1961 | 5 | (0) |
2019– | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | (0) |
International career | |||
Spain U15[2] | 4 | (0) | |
2013–2014 | Spain U17[2] | 6 | (1) |
2014 | Spain U18[2] | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 6 February 2020 (UTC) |
Madger Antonio Gomes Ajú (born 1 February 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Doncaster Rovers as a midfielder. He has also represented Spain U18s at international level.
He plays as a central midfielder but can also plays as a winger or as a fullback.
Club career
Early career
Gomes made his senior debut for Villarreal CF B in 2013, aged 16. Gomes joined Liverpool from Villarreal in the summer of 2014. After being unable to force his way into the first-team at Liverpool, he was released in 2017.
Leeds United
He signed for Leeds United on three-year deal on 27 June 2017 on a free transfer.[3] On 9 August 2017, he made his first-team debut coming on in the 70th minute in the EFL Cup tie against Port Vale.[4]
He made his first start for the club on 22 August 2017, starting in Leeds' 5–1 EFL Cup victory against Newport County.[5]
Sochaux
On 11 June 2018, Gomes joined French side Sochaux in a permanent move from Leeds for an undisclosed fee.[6]
NK Istra 1961
In January 2019, he moved to NK Istra 1961.[7]
Doncaster Rovers
It was announced on 20 June 2019 that Gomes had been signed on a two-year deal by English League One side Doncaster Rovers.[8]
International career
Gomes has represented Spain at international level including for Spain U18s.[2] He is also eligible for the Guinea-Bissau national side.[2][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 February 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United | 2017–18[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2018–19 | Croatian First Football League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2019–20[11] | League One | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Career total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Who is Madger Gomes?". Yorkshire Evening Post. 27 June 2017.
- ^ Pearce, James (27 June 2017). "Liverpool Academy striker Gomes signs for Leeds". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "Leeds United 4-1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Leeds 5 Newport 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "MADGER GOMES DEPARTS". Leeds United. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Madger Gomes je novi igrač Zeleno-žutih!". NK Istra 1961. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers confirm signing of Spanish midfielder". The Star. 20 June 2019.
- ^ Coombs, Dan. "Five facts on new Leeds United signing Madger Gomes". Here Is The City.
- ^ "Games played by Madger Gomes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Madger Gomes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
External links
- Madger Gomes at BDFutbol
- Madger Gomes at Soccerway
- Madger Gomes at Soccerbase
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Alicante (city)
- Spanish footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Villarreal CF B players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- NK Istra 1961 players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish people of Bissau-Guinean descent