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 | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Getafe | |||
Atlético Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | ||
2018–2021 | Morecambe | 74 | (17) |
2021– | Luton Town | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:26, 16 September 2021 (UTC) |
Carlos Mendes Gomes (born 14 November 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Luton Town, as a winger.
Early life[]
Born in Yeumbeul, Dakar Region,[3] to a family of Bissau-Guinean descent,[4] Mendes Gomes and his family moved to Spain when he was a child,[5] after his father Carlos sought work in construction.[6] The family moved to Lanzarote.[5]
Career[]
Early career[]
Mendes Gomes moved on his own to Madrid aged 15, where he began playing for Getafe.[5] A season later he signed for Atlético Madrid's youth teams.[3][5][7]
His family then moved to England, after his father thought it was better for the children's education,[5] with the family relocating to Salford.[6] Mendes Gomes could not speak any English and did not play football for a year.[5] He then began playing for West Didsbury & Chorlton, scoring seven league goals in 50 games in all competitions during his two-season spell.[8]
Morecambe[]
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.[9] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, replacing Rhys Oates in a 3–1 EFL Cup away loss against Preston North End.[10] He made 19 appearances for the club across the 2018–19 season, with 15 appearances coming in League Two.[10] A one-year contract option was exercised by Morecambe at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]
Mendes Gomes scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic on 26 December 2019.[12][13] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]
In April 2021 he was linked with a transfer away from the club following a series of strong performances, which attracted praise from Morecambe manager Derek Adams.[15] In May 2021 he was voted the Supporters' Player Of The Season.[16] On 31 May 2021, he scored a 107th minute penalty in the League Two play-off Final, securing a 1–0 win against Newport County and Morecambe's first ever promotion to the third tier of English football.[17] In June 2021 the club activated an extension to his contract.[18]
Luton Town[]
On 26 June 2021, Mendes Gomes signed for Championship side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[19][20]
Career statistics[]
- As of 16 September 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Morecambe | 2018–19[10] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
2019–20[21] | League Two | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
2020–21[22] | League Two | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 54 | 16 | |
Total | 74 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 18 | ||
Luton Town | 2021–22[23] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career Total | 77 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 18 |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- ^ 2 appearances in the EFL Trophy; 3 appearances and 1 goal in the Play-Offs.
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 85. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Mendes Gomes". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "West Didsbury & Chorlton man Mendes signs for Morecambe". Non-League Daily. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Angleterre : Carlos Mendes Gomes, l'Hispano-sénégalais qui impressionne jusqu'aux regards des Glasgow Rangers". wiwsport.com (in French). 10 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Atletico Madrid to Morecambe: Carlos Mendes Gomes' journey from La Liga to League Two". Sky Sports.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Marshall, Tyrone (31 May 2021). "'I fell in love with Manchester': From Senegal to Wembley via West Didsbury". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ White, Jim (8 January 2021). "Former Atletico Madrid youngster Carlos Mendes Gomes savouring 'dream' FA Cup tie against Chelsea". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Morecambe release five players but extend the deals of four more". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Morecambe 1–2 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Browne, Gavin (13 January 2020). "Derek Adams praises Morecambe youngster Carlos Mendes-Gomes for his performances of late". The Visitor. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "RETAINED LIST". Morecambe F.C.
- ^ Browne, Gavin (16 April 2021). "Morecambe boss compliments top scorer amid transfer speculation". The Visitor. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "CARLOS MENDES GOMES | Supporters' Player Of The Season". Morecambe F.C.
- ^ Gholam, Simeon (31 May 2021). "Morecambe 1-0 Newport AET: Carlos Mendes Gomes penalty sends Shrimps into League One". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "RETAINED LIST". Morecambe F.C.
- ^ "Carlos Mendes Gomes signs for the Hatters from Morecambe!". Luton Town F.C. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Luton sign Shrimps forward Mendes Gomes" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegalese emigrants to Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Getafe CF footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Association football wingers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- English Football League players
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- People from Dakar Region
- Senegalese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Spanish sportspeople of African descent
- Spanish people of Bissau-Guinean descent