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Toni Correia Gomes (born 16 November 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Hapoel Hadera and the Guinea-Bissau national team.[5] He also holds Portuguese citizenship and has represented Portugal at youth level.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Correia Gomes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Hadera | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Arouca | 9 | (2) |
| 2020 | Haras El Hodoud | 17 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Menemenspor | 29 | (3) |
| 2022 | Tuzlaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Zira | 24 | (3) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Hadera | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–[4] | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022[2] | |||
Gomes visited his father in Lisbon, Portugal aged 15 and after a recommendation from a scout, Liverpool invited him to England for a trial in September 2014. He signed for the club in 2015; when he arrived in Liverpool he did not speak any English and was placed with house parents whilst attending Liverpool's academy.[7]
Between 2015 and 2017 he appeared for Liverpool's Under-18 team,[8] as well as the Under-23 teams. He ended the 2016–17 season scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool Under-23's beat Mansfield Town's Under-23 team.[9]
On 31 August 2017 he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,[10] and made his Football League debut as a substitute on 2 September, playing the entire second half.[11]
Gomes was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[12]
On 4 June 2018, Gomes signed a three-year deal with LigaPro side Arouca.[13]
In January 2020, he moved to Egypt to join Haras El Hodoud, he later signed for Tala'ea El Gaish in November 2020.[14]
On 24 August 2023 signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.[15]
Gomes has represented Portugal at youth international level.[10] He made his senior debut for Guinea-Bissau on 17 November 2022 in a 1-3 friendly loss to Gabon.[4]
- As of 24 September 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2017–18[16] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Arouca | 2018–19[3] | LigaPro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
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