Mélissa Ferreira Gomes (born 27 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Reims and the Portugal national team.[1]
 Gomes with Reims in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mélissa Ferreira Gomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| VGA Saint-Maur | |||||||||||||||||
| Juvisy | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Juvisy | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | VGA Saint-Maur | 57 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Reims | 78 | (42) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bordeaux | 43 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Reims | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Portugal U19 | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Portugal | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Portugal (beach soccer) | 8 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
A youth academy graduate of Juvisy, Gomes made her club career debut on 6 November 2013 in a 3–1 win against Rodez. She replaced Sandrine Brétigny at 79th minute of the game and went on to score a goal ten minutes later.[2]
On 2 July 2021, Gomes joined Bordeaux on a two-year deal.[3]
International career edit
Born in France, Gomes represents Portugal in international football. She was part of Portuguese squad which reached semi-finals of 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[4] She made her senior team debut on 26 September 2013 in a 5–1 win against Greece.[5]
Gomes have represented Portugal at 2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup and helped her team to finish third.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 27 February 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ Mélissa Gomes at Soccerway
- ^ "Juvisy vs. Rodez - 6 October 2013 - Soccerway". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Après Melissa Herrera, les Girondins annoncent l'arrivée de Melissa Gomes". 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Spain-Portugal - Lineups". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Grécia - Portugal". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Spain capture Euro Beach Soccer Cup". 31 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links edit
- UEFA player profile
- Mélissa Gomes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Mélissa Gomes at footofeminin.fr (in French)
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