Vítor Hugo Gomes da Silva (born 25 December 1987), known as Gomes, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave as a defensive midfielder.

Vítor Gomes
Personal information
Full name Vítor Hugo Gomes da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-25) 25 December 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rio Ave
Number 8
Youth career
1998–2005 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2013 Rio Ave 129 (4)
2008Cagliari (loan) 0 (0)
2013Videoton (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Videoton 23 (1)
2014–2016 Moreirense 47 (6)
2015Balıkesirspor (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 Belenenses 28 (0)
2017–2019 Aves 57 (5)
2019–2021 Omonia 34 (1)
2021– Rio Ave 60 (2)
International career
2006–2007 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2007 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

He achieved Primeira Liga totals of 246 games and 15 goals over 12 seasons, for Rio Ave, Moreirense, Belenenses and Aves. He also played professionally in Hungary, Turkey and Cyprus.

Club career edit

Born in Vila do Conde and a product of hometown club Rio Ave FC's youth system, Gomes first appeared with the first team on 19 March 2006, starting in a 0–1 home loss against S.L. Benfica.[2] In late January 2008, he began an unsuccessful loan spell at Serie A's Cagliari Calcio,[3] making no appearances and returning to Rio Ave in July. During that season, he also played 13 matches (12 starts) as they returned to the Primeira Liga after an absence of two years.

In the following top-division campaigns, Gomes was regularly used by Rio Ave. He scored his first goals in 2009–10, against C.D. Nacional (2–0, home)[4] and S.C. Olhanense (1–5 defeat, also at the Estádio dos Arcos).[5]

In January 2013, Gomes joined a host of compatriots at Videoton FC, with the Hungarians making the deal permanent in early June.[6] Two years later, he was loaned to Balıkesirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig by Moreirense FC.[7][8]

Gomes continued to compete in the Portuguese top tier in the following years, with C.F. Os Belenenses[9] and C.D. Aves.[10] On 18 April 2018, he scored twice in a 2–1 away victory over Caldas S.C. in the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal to take the latter club to its first ever final in the competition.[11] He also played the full 90 minutes in the decisive match against Sporting CP, providing an assist to Alexandre Guedes in the 2–1 win in Lisbon.[12]

On 1 October 2018, Gomes scored a hat-trick, his only goals of the season, in a 3–0 home defeat of Portimonense SC.[13] He moved abroad again the following 2 July, on a free transfer to AC Omonia of the Cypriot First Division for two years.[14] During his time in Nicosia, he won a league title in 2020–21.[15]

Gomes returned to Rio Ave on 1 July 2021, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third.[16] The team won promotion as champions in his first season back,[17] and he scored the only goal of a home winner over title rivals Casa Pia A.C. with two games remaining.[18]

International career edit

Gomes was a member of the Portugal under-20 squad at the 2007 FIFA World Cup.[19] Later that year, in August, he received his first callup to the under-21s;[20] he won his first and only cap for the latter on the 21st, playing the second half of the 3–0 friendly win against Malta held in his hometown.[21]

Personal life edit

Gomes' older brother, José, was also a footballer. A defender, he represented several clubs, and the pair shared teams in Rio Ave (2005–06, 2009–12).[22]

Career statistics edit

As of 11 May 2021[23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rio Ave 2005–06 Primeira Liga 8 0 8 0
2006–07 Segunda Liga 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2007–08 13 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2008–09 Primeira Liga 11 0 0 0 5 0 16 0
2009–10 23 2 4 0 2 0 29 2
2010–11 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2011–12 24 2 2 0 2 0 28 2
2012–13 10 0 1 0 4 0 15 0
Total 129 4 7 0 13 0 149 4
Cagliari (loan) 2007–08 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Videoton (loan) 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 11 0 2 0 13 0
Videoton 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 23 1 2 0 2 0 27 1
Moreirense 2014–15 Primeira Liga 16 3 2 0 2 0 20 3
2015–16 31 3 1 0 1 0 33 3
Total 47 6 3 0 3 0 53 6
Balıkesirspor (loan) 2014–15 Süper Lig 13 0 13 0
Belenenses 2016–17 Primeira Liga 28 0 0 0 3 0 31 0
Aves 2017–18 28 2 5 3 0 0 33 5
2018–19 29 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 38 4
Total 57 5 9 4 4 0 1 0 71 9
Omonia 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 19 1 2 0 21 1
2020–21 15 0 2 0 10 0 27 0
Total 34 1 4 0 10 0 0 0 48 1
Career total 342 17 27 4 23 0 12 0 1 0 405 21

Honours edit

Aves

Omonia

Rio Ave

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Vitor Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Mantorras salva Benfica" [Mantorras saves Benfica]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Calcio, Cagliari: Arriva in prestito portoghese Vitor Gomes" [Football, Cagliari: Portuguese Vitor Gomes arrives on loan]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 21 January 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Rio Ave mantém-se invencível" [Rio Ave remain undefeated] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ^ Gomes, José Pedro (29 March 2010). "Algarvios demolidores humilham Rio Ave" [Demolishing Algarveans humiliate Rio Ave]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Rio Ave: Vítor Gomes em definitivo no Videoton" [Rio Ave: Vítor Gomes to Videoton permanently] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Vitor Gomes Bal-Kes'te İgor De Camargo zor" [Vitor Gomes a Balıkesirspor player İgor De Camargo difficult] (in Turkish). Yenisöz. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Vítor Gomes de regresso" [Vítor Gomes returns]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Vítor Gomes é reforço" [Vítor Gomes is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Vítor Gomes é reforço do Aves" [Official: Vítor Gomes is an Aves addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Vítor Gomes coloca Desp. Aves no Jamor" [Vítor Gomes puts Desp. Aves in the Jamor]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  12. ^ "D Aves vence a Taça de Portugal" [D Aves win the Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Aves vence Portimonense com "hat-trick" de Vítor Gomes" [Aves beat Portimonense with hat-trick from Vítor Gomes]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  14. ^ Morais, Pedro (2 July 2019). "Vítor Gomes oficializado no Omonia, do Chipre" [Vítor Gomes confirmed at Omonia, of Cyprus]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. ^ a b Morais, Pedro (4 May 2021). "Chipre: Omonia de Kiko e Vítor Gomes sagra-se campeão nacional pela 21.ª vez" [Cyprus: Kiko and Vítor Gomes' Omonia crowned champions for the 21st time]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Vítor Gomes está de volta ao Rio Ave nove anos depois" [Vítor Gomes is back at Rio Ave after nine years] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. ^ a b Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 May 2022). "VÍDEO: Rio Ave recebe troféu de campeão da II Liga em clima de festa" [VIDEO: Rio Ave get II League champions trophy in party atmosphere] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Rio Ave vence Casa Pia com golo madrugador em emotivo duelo de candidatos" [Rio Ave defeat Casa Pia with early goal in exciting duel between promotion candidates] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Sub-20: Antunes e filho de emigrantes nos pré-convocados para o Mundial" [Under-20: Antunes and son of immigrants in World Cup pre-selection] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Caçador welcomes new dawn". UEFA. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  21. ^ "Portugal-Malta, 3–0 (João Moreira 12, João Coimbra 60, Nuno Coelho 69)". Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  22. ^ Monteiro, André (24 December 2009). "Quando todos os dias são vividos em família" [When every day is a family day]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  23. ^ Vítor Gomes at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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