Virgil Gomis

Summary

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

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
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

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 edit

Nottingham Forest edit

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]

Paris FC edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ Davies, Matt (October 31, 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 (January 3, 2020). "Nottingham Forest forward recalled from loan spell". nottinghampost.
  7. ^ "Grimsby Town sign Nottingham Forest forward on deadline day". Grimsbylive. October 16, 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 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  11. ^ "Paris FC II vs. Racing Paris - 11 September 2021 - Soccerway".