João Gomes
Personal information
Full name João Victor Gomes da Silva[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2020 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Flamengo 86 (1)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023

João Victor Gomes da Silva (born 12 February 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career

Flamengo

After figuring on the bench on 16 October 2020,[2] João Gomes made his first debut on the 1 November 2020, starting for Flamengo in the Série A 4–1 at home defeat against São Paulo.[3]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 30 January 2023, João Gomes signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League for €18.7m, after a drawn out battle between Wolves and Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais for his signature.[4][5]

Gomes scored the winning goal in a 2–1 comeback victory for Wolves at Southampton in the Premier League on his debut appearance for the club (as a second-half substitute) on 11 February 2023 — this despite Wolves being reduced to ten men after a Mario Lemina red card in the first half.[6]

Gomes was sent off after only nine minutes of his debut appearance in the F.A. Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.[7] Despite playing for over 80 minutes with 10 men, Wolves drew the match 1–1, assuring a replay.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 January 2024[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2020 Série A 11000003[lower-alpha 1]0—140
2021 190141416[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0442
2022 2901309212[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0642
Total 590271133210201224
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23 Premier League 111————111
2023–24 180—20——200
Total 291—20——311
Career total 881271153210201535
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Club

Flamengo

Individual

Personal life

Gomes has been a long-time practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and was promoted to blue belt in the sport on 30 June 2023.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Flamengo 1 x 1 Bragantino - Campeonato Brasileiro rodada 16 - Tempo Real - Globo Esporte". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Flamengo 1 x 4 São Paulo: Tiago Volpi pega dois pênaltis, e SPFC bate Fla no Maracanã". Goal. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Flamengo vende João Gomes para o Wolverhampton". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Joao Gomes to Wolves transfer latest after Flamengo star makes stance clear". Birmingham Mail. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Poole, Harry (11 February 2023). "Southampton 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Defeat increases pressure on Nathan Jones". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Smith, Emma (5 January 2024). "Brentford 1–1 Wolves: Tommy Doyle thunderbolt earns replay after Joao Gomes' early red". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ João Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Blackett, Todd. "Premier League Footballer Joao Gomes Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  • Profile at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website
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