Angel Gomes
Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes (born 31 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. A versatile player, he has been deployed as an attacking midfielder, central midfielder and wide midfielder in his career.
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Gomes with Lille in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 August 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lille | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2017 | Manchester United | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Manchester United | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Lille | 85 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 13 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | England U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | England U20 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | England U21 | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:55, 8 July 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Joining Manchester United at the age of six, Gomes made his first-team debut for the English club in May 2017 and became the first player born in the 2000s to appear in the Premier League. After 10 appearances for the team, he was released at the end of his contract in 2020. He then signed for Lille in August and was immediately loaned out to Boavista for a season. Upon his return to France in 2021, he was included in the squad which won the Trophée des Champions, before making his Ligue 1 debut in August and his UEFA Champions League debut in September.
Gomes is eligible to represent England, Angola or Portugal at international level. He made more than 50 appearances for England's youth national teams, from under-16 to under-21 level. He was the captain of the England under-17 team that won the 2017 FIFA World Cup, and was a member of the under-21 squad that won the 2023 UEFA European Championship.