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Virgil Gomis

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Virgil Gomis
Personal information
Full name Virgil Vilela Gomis[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Limay, Yvelines, France
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Pouzages Bocage
Youth career
2013–2015 FC Mantois
2015–2021 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2018Braintree Town (loan) 5 (1)
2019Notts County (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020Macclesfield Town (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021Grimsby Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Paris FC B 7 (1)
2023– Pouzages Bocage 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Virgil Vilela Gomis (born 16 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pouzages Bocage.

He came through the FC Mantois academy he joined the youth academy of Nottingham Forest, where he signed professional terms in 2018. Gomis failed to make a single first team appearance for the Reds and was loaned out to Braintree Town, Notts County, Macclesfield Town and Grimsby Town before being released in 2021. He recently had a short spell with Paris FC B.

Career

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Nottingham Forest

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After three seasons with the Nottingham Forest academy, Gomis joined National League side Braintree Town on a one-month loan on 31 October 2018, where he scored on his debut with the club.[2] On 31 January 2019, Gomis again moved on loan, this time to Forest's city rivals Notts County, where he would remain for the rest of the 2018-19 season.[3]

On 9 August 2019, Gomis joined League Two side Macclesfield Town on loan for the season.[4] He scored his first goal for Macclesfield in an EFL Cup tie against Blackpool on 13 August 2019.[5] Gomis was recalled from his loan early by Nottingham Forest on 3 January 2020.[6]

On 16 October 2020, Gomis joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[7][8] On 5 January 2021, Grimsby decided to terminate his loan prematurely following only six first team appearances across all competitions.[9]

Following the 2020-21 season, Gomis was not listed on Forest's retained player list.[10]

Return to France

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Gomis appeared for Paris FC's Championnat National 3 reserve team in September 2021.[11]

In 2023, Gomis signed for French regional side Pouzages Bocages FC.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ Davies, Matt (31 October 2018). "Forest striker Gomis scores six minutes into Braintree debut". nottinghampost.
  3. ^ "Gomis in on loan". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Gomis joins Macclesfield". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield". BBC. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ Kemble, Jamie (3 January 2020). "Nottingham Forest forward recalled from loan spell". nottinghampost.
  7. ^ "Grimsby Town sign Nottingham Forest forward on deadline day". Grimsbylive. 16 October 2020 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Gomis departs on loan". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Gomis Returns To Forest". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 15th May 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Paris FC II vs. Racing Paris - 11 September 2021 - Soccerway".
  12. ^ https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/pouzauges-bocage-fc/football-r1-virgil-gomis-langlais-a-la-relance-a-pouzauges-ad835ab8-cd17-11ee-9e89-fc917af256b9