Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 1985)

For another Portuguese footballer, see Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 1986).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiras and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes (born 19 August 1985) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Tiago Gomes

Gomes (middle) celebrates promotion to La Liga with Hércules
Personal information
Full name	Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes[1]
Date of birth	(1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996	Vilafranquense
1997–2003	Benfica
2003–2004	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Estoril	1	(0)
2004–2005	Oriental	41	(9)
2006	Odivelas	17	(1)
2006–2009	Estrela Amadora	49	(3)
2008–2009	→ Steaua București (loan)	24	(0)
2009–2012	Hércules	97	(8)
2012–2013	Blackpool	25	(0)
2013–2015	APOEL	36	(1)
2016	Nea Salamina	15	(0)
2016–2017	Doxa	35	(6)
2018	Melaka United	12	(1)
Total		352	(29)
International career
2007	Portugal U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Portugal

Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Gomes was part of the S.L. Benfica youth system for a few years, and his first professional seasons were also spent in the Lisbon area, with G.D. Estoril Praia, Clube Oriental de Lisboa and Odivelas FC.

He made his debut in Primeira Liga with another team from the capital, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, first appearing against Associação Naval 1º de Maio on 27 August 2006,^[2] and was a permanent fixture throughout the entire campaign, playing alongside another Benfica youth product, namesake Tiago Henrique Damil Gomes.

Steaua and Hércules

On 29 May 2008, after a two-month spell in Málaga CF in which he failed to make an official appearance due to delays in the arrival of his international transfer,^[3] Gomes joined FC Steaua București on loan from Estrela, with the Romanian club retaining an option to buy him at the end of the season. In mid-July 2009, he was sold to Hércules CF in Spain for €400,000 upon signing a three-year contract.^[4] He appeared in 37 Segunda División games and scored six goals in his first season, in a return to La Liga after a 13-year absence.^[5][6]

Gomes was again regularly used in 2010–11. On 24 April 2011 he netted his first Spanish top-flight goal in a 1–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña,^[7] adding a second two games later against Racing de Santander in a 2–3 home loss,^[8] but the team from Alicante was eventually relegated after only one year.^[9]

Blackpool

On 24 July 2012, Gomes signed a one-year deal with Football League Championship club Blackpool after his contract with Hércules expired.^[10]

He made his competitive debut on 18 August by starting and playing 56 minutes in a 2–0 victory at Millwall.^[11] He finished his first and only season with 27 overall appearances (no goals).^[12]

APOEL

On 14 June 2013, Gomes moved teams and countries again, penning a two-year contract with APOEL FC from Cyprus.^[13] He made his debut against NK Maribor on 31 July, in a 1–1 home draw in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[14] In the 2013–14 season he appeared in three games in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, and helped his side conquer the treble of league,^[15] Cup^[16] and Super Cup.^[17]

Gomes scored his first official goal for APOEL on 21 March 2015, in his team's 2–2 home draw with Apollon Limassol in the league playoffs.^[18] In his second year, he played every game in his team's Champions League campaign.^[19]

On 25 May 2015, one day after winning his second consecutive double, Gomes left the club as it was announced his contract would not be renewed.^[20]

International career

Gomes made two appearances for Portugal at under-21 level, his first call-up being in March 2007.^[21]

Club statistics

As of 12 May 2018^[22][23][24]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estoril	2003–04	Segunda Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Oriental	2004–05	Segunda Divisão	32	5	2	0	—		—		—		34	5
	2005–06	Segunda Divisão	9	4	0	0	—		—		—		9	4
	Total		41	9	2	0	—		—		—		43	9
Odivelas	2005–06	Segunda Divisão	17	1	0	0	—		—		—		17	1
Estrela Amadora	2006–07	Primeira Liga	28	2	2	0	—		—		—		30	2
	2007–08	Primeira Liga	21	1	2	0	1	0	—		—		24	1
	Total		49	3	4	0	1	0	—		—		54	3
Steaua București	2008–09	Liga I	24	0	1	0	—		6	0	—		31	0
Hércules	2009–10	Segunda División	37	6	4	1	—		—		—		41	7
	2010–11	La Liga	28	2	2	0	—		—		—		30	2
	2011–12	Segunda División	32	0	0	0	—		—		2	0	34	0
	Total		97	8	6	1	—		—		2	0	105	9
Blackpool	2012–13	Championship	25	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
APOEL	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	15	0	4	0	—		7	0	1	0	27	0
	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	21	1	4	0	—		10	0	1	0	36	1
	Total		36	1	8	0	—		17	0	2	0	63	1
Nea Salamina	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	15	0	2	0	—		—		—		17	0
Doxa	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	28	4	4	0	—		—		—		32	4
	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	7	2	0	0	—		—		—		7	2
	Total		35	6	4	0	—		—		—		39	6
Melaka United	2018	Malaysia Super League	10	1	2	0	—		—		—		12	1
Career total			350	29	30	1	2	0	23	0	4	0	409	29

1. Includes Cypriot Super Cup and promotion to La Liga play-offs matches.

Honours

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2013–14, 2014–15^[23]
• Cypriot Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15^[23]
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2013^[23]

References

1. "Tiago Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
2. "Naval – E. Amadora, 2–0 (Nei 14, Lito 76)". Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
3. "Tiago Gomes dejará el Málaga sin haber debutado" [Tiago Gomes will leave Málaga without having made debut]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
4. Burgos, Julián (17 July 2009). "El club cierra el fichaje del mediocentro Tiago Gomes" [Club closes signing of central midfielder Tiago Gomes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2011.
5. "El Hércules pierde a Tiago Gomes y recupera a Rodríguez ante el Celta" [Hércules lose Tiago Gomes and recover Rodríguez against Celta]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 22 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
6. Esteve, David (18 June 2020). "¿Qué fue de los héroes del último ascenso a Primera del Hércules?" [What happened to the heroes of Hércules' last promotion to Primera?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
7. "Hercules show of strength aids survival". ESPN Soccernet. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
8. "Giovani bags double". ESPN Soccernet. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
9. "Tiago Gomes desea dejar Hércules tras el descenso" [Tiago Gomes wishes to leave Hércules following relegation]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
10. "Seasiders complete Gomes signing". Blackpool F.C. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
11. "Millwall 0–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
12. "Who's staying at Blackpool?". BBC Sport. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
13. "Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
14. Shiamboullis, Constantinos (31 July 2013). "Battling Maribor hold APOEL". UEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
15. Leonidou, John (31 May 2014). "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
16. ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ [Εrmis Αradippou 0–2 ΑPOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
17. "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
18. ΑΠΟΕΛ 2–2 Απόλλωνας Λεμεσού [APOEL 2–2 Apollon Limassol] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
19. "APOEL FC". UEFA. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
20. Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Tiago Gomes [Cooperation termination with Tiago Gomes] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
21. "New faces in Portugal squad". UEFA. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
22. "Tiago Gomes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
23. "Tiago Gomes". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
24. "Sportul Studențesc București – Steaua București • 1/16 finals". Romanian Soccer. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

External links

• APOEL official profile
• Tiago Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Tiago Gomes at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Tiago Gomes at BDFutbol
• Tiago Gomes at Soccerbase
• Tiago Gomes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)