Ricardo Gomes (Cape Verdean footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ricardo Gomes

| image =

| fullname = Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/ricardo-gomes/vitoria-guimaraes-ii/20440-291-18480|title=Ricardo Gomes|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=30 July 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Maria, Cape Verde

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Al-Khor
(on loan from Al-Wakrah)

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Batuque

| youthyears2 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs2 = Vizela

| years1 = 2010−2013 | clubs1 = Vizela | caps1 = 73 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2013−2016 | clubs2 = Vitória Guimarães | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2013−2016 | clubs3 = Vitória Guimarães B | caps3 = 53 | goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = → Nacional (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2016−2018 | clubs5 = Nacional | caps5 = 60 | goals5 = 22

| years6 = 2018−2019 | clubs6 = Partizan | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 20

| years7 = 2019−2021 | clubs7 = Sharjah | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = → Kalba (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2020−2021 | clubs9 = → BB Erzurumspor (loan) | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2021−2023 | clubs10 = Partizan | caps10 = 70 | goals10 = 48

| years11 = 2023−2024 | clubs11 = Al-Shamal | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 12

| years12 = 2024− | clubs12 = Al-Wakrah | caps12 = 14 | goals12 = 8

| years13 = 2025− | clubs13 = → Al-Khor (loan) | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 5

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2015−2020 | nationalteam1 = Cape Verde | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| club-update = 21:56, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes (born 18 December 1991) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al-Khor on loan from Al-Wakrah.

Club career

=Vitória Guimarães=

Born in Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal, Gomes moved to Portugal at the age of 17, starting playing football with F.C. Vizela and going on to spend four seasons in the third division. In 2013 he signed with Vitória de Guimarães, being initially assigned to the reserves who also competed at that level.{{cite news|url=https://www.asemana.publ.cv/?Ricardo-Gomes-Espero-um-dia-conseguir-representar-meu-pais-numa-competicao|title=Ricardo Gomes: "Espero, um dia, conseguir representar meu país numa competição internacional"|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes: "Hopefully, I will represent my country in an international competition someday"|newspaper=A Semana|language=pt|date=25 February 2021|access-date=28 June 2023}}

Gomes made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 17 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2−0 home win against S.C. Olhanense.{{cite web|url=http://www.tsf.pt/desporto/interior/v-guimaraes-bate-olhanense-e-entra-a-vencer-no-campeonato-video-3376411.html|title=V. Guimarães bate Olhanense e entra a vencer no campeonato (vídeo)|trans-title=V. Guimarães beat Olhanense and have winning championship debut (video)|publisher=TSF|language=pt|date=17 August 2013|access-date=8 May 2017}} He scored his first goal in the competition on 4 January 2015, in the 4−0 victory over C.D. Nacional also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/vitoria-guimaraes/v-guimaraes-nacional-4-0-cronica|title=V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (crónica)|trans-title=V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (match report)|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=4 January 2015|access-date=8 May 2017}}

=Nacional=

In mid-January 2016, Gomes was loaned to precisely Nacional, until June.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/nacional/noticias/interior/ricardo-gomes-chega-por-emprestimo-do-vitoria-4982489.html|title=Ricardo Gomes chega por empréstimo do Vitória|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes arrives on loan from Vitória|newspaper=O Jogo|first=Tomaz|last=Andrade|language=pt|date=15 January 2016|access-date=8 May 2017}} On 8 August, he agreed to a two-year permanent deal with the Madeirans.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/mercado/portugal/detalhe/ricardo-gomes-em-definitivo.html|title=Ricardo Gomes em definitivo|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes permanently|newspaper=Record|first=Emanuel|last=Pestana|language=pt|date=8 August 2016|access-date=8 May 2017}}

After no goals in 2016−17, which ended in relegation, the following campaign Gomes led the LigaPro scoring charts at 22 to help the team achieve immediate promotion as champions.{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/112546/melhor-marcador-da-ii-liga-ainda-com-futuro-por-definir|title=Melhor marcador da II Liga ainda com futuro por definir|trans-title=II League top scorer's future still unclear|publisher=Rádio Renascença|language=pt|date=7 May 2018|access-date=12 December 2019}}

=Partizan=

On 8 June 2018, Gomes signed with Serbian club FK Partizan.{{cite news|url=http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/partizan/64900/gomes-imao-sam-mnogo-ponuda-ali-sam-se-odlucio-za-partizan-imajuci-u-vidu-kakav-je-to-klub?lang=lat|title=Gomeš: Imao sam mnogo ponuda, ali sam se odlučio za Partizan, imajući u vidu kakav je to klub!|trans-title=Gomes: I had a lot of offers, but I chose Partizan, considering the kind of club it is!|newspaper=Sportski žurnal|first=Nemanja|last=Lazić|language=sr|date=8 June 2018|access-date=8 June 2018}} On 26 August he scored his first SuperLiga goal for them, helping to a 3−1 away defeat of FK Mačva Šabac.{{cite web|url=http://fudbal.hotsport.rs/2018/08/27/rikardo-nakon-trijumfa-srecan-sam-zbog-gola-teren-je-bio-tezak-za-igru/|title=RIKARDO NAKON TRIJUMFA: Srećan sam zbog gola, teren je bio težak za igru|trans-title=RICARDO AFTER WIN: I'm happy for the goal, the pitch was difficult to play|publisher=Hot Sport|first=Nemanja|last=Lazić|language=sr|date=27 August 2018|access-date=23 September 2018}} He added another on 23 September in the 1−1 draw with Red Star Belgrade in the Eternal Derby, being subsequently voted by Mozzart Sport as his side's best player.{{cite web|url=http://www.mozzartsport.com/fudbal/vesti/ocene-partizan-bata-preneo-pelcer-na-igrace-ali-crno-belima-fali-snage-rikardo-kao-tenk-scekic-gazda-na-sredini/306951|title=OCENE – PARTIZAN: Bata preneo pelcer na igrače, ali crno-belima fali snage! Rikardo kao tenk, Šćekić gazda na sredini|trans-title=|publisher=Mozzart Sport|first=Marko|last=Protić|language=sr|date=23 September 2018|access-date=23 September 2018}}

Gomes finished his only season with 26 goals in all competitions, which made him the joint-best foreigner in Partizan's history.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/rikardo-gomes-ili-leonardo-napadac-partizana-ce-imati-ekstra-motiv-da-postigne-gol-na-marakani-377124.html|title=Rikardo Gomeš ili Leonardo? Napadač Partizana će imati ekstra motiv da postigne gol na Marakani!|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes or Leonardo? Partizan striker will have an additional motive to score at the Maracanã!|publisher=Sportske|first=Darko|last=Mitrović|language=sr|date=22 May 2019|access-date=7 July 2019}}

=Sharjah=

In August 2019, Gomes joined UAE Pro League champions Sharjah FC, helping to win the UAE Super Cup on penalties shortly after his arrival.{{cite news|url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2019/09/14/sharjah-beat-shabab-al-ahli-to-win-arabian-gulf-super-cup|title=Video: Sharjah beat Shabab Al Ahli to win Arabian Gulf Super Cup|newspaper=Gulf Today|first=Mohammad|last=Abdullah|date=14 September 2019|access-date=12 February 2020}} The following February, he was loaned to fellow league club Al-Ittihad Kalba SC until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://tvi24.iol.pt/mercado/transferencias/oficial-ricardo-gomes-cedido-pelo-al-sharjah-de-caio-lucas|title=OFICIAL: Ricardo Gomes cedido pelo Al Sharjah de Caio Lucas|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Ricardo Gomes loaned by Caio Lucas' Al Sharjah|publisher=TVI 24|language=pt|date=4 February 2020|access-date=12 February 2020}}

=Return to Partizan=

On 25 June 2021, Gomes returned to Partizan and signed a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/sport/sr/story/36/fudbal/4421797/rikardo-gomes-povratak-u-partizan.html|title=Rikardo Gomes se vraća u Partizan|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes returns to Partizan|publisher=Radio Television of Serbia|language=sr|date=25 June 2021|access-date=9 August 2021}} He scored six goals in his first seven competitive appearances, including braces in 4–0 away league wins against FK Proleter Novi Sad and FK Kolubara.{{cite web|url=https://nova.rs/sport/fudbal/partizan-proleter-prvo-kolo-superliga-srbije/|title=Rikardo blista, Partizan "ubitačan" na startu Superlige|trans-title=Ricardo shines, Partizan are "lethal" at the start of the Super League|publisher=Nova|first=Miloš|last=Ljubisavljević|language=sr|date=17 July 2021|access-date=9 August 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://opais.cv/ricardo-gomes-bisa-na-vitoria-do-partizan-belgrado/23/08/2021/|title=Ricardo Gomes bisa na vitória do Partizan Belgrado|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes grabs brace in Partizan Belgrade win|newspaper=O País|language=pt|date=23 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}} He totalled 38 for the campaign for the runners-up, being voted the league's best player and scorer while breaking Mateja Kežman's 2000 record.{{cite news|url=https://www.anacao.cv/noticia/2022/05/29/ricardo-gomes-bate-recorde-e-e-eleito-melhor-jogador-marcador-da-superliga-servia/|title=Ricardo Gomes bate recorde e é eleito melhor jogador/marcador da Superliga Sérvia|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes breaks record and is voted best player/scorer in Serbian Superleague|newspaper=A Nação|language=pt|date=29 May 2022|access-date=29 June 2022}}

International career

Gomes earned his first cap for Cape Verde on 31 March 2015, playing the last ten minutes of the 2–0 friendly win over Portugal in Estoril.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32140214|title=Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 March 2015|access-date=8 May 2017}} On 4 June 2016 he netted his first goal, in the 2–1 away victory against São Tomé and Príncipe in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/selecao-cabo-verde/artigos/selecao-de-cabo-verde-vence-sao-tome-e-principe-2-0|title=Seleção de Cabo Verde vence São Tomé e Príncipe {{sic|nolink=y|(2–0)}}|trans-title=Cape Verde national team beat São Tomé and Príncipe (2–1)|publisher=SAPO|language=pt|date=4 June 2016|access-date=12 December 2019}}

Career statistics

=International=

colspan=2\|Total	14	4
class=wikitable style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web\|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ricardo-jorge-pires-gomes/205705/matches/\|title=Ricardo Gomes – Matches\|publisher=Soccerway\|access-date=8 May 2017}} !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan=6\|Cape Verde \|2015	1	0
2016	4	1
2017	1	0
2018	4	3
2019	2	0
2020	2	0

:Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gomes goal.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=col\|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date\|Date !scope=col\|Venue !scope=col\|Cap !scope=col\|Opponent !scope=col\|Score !scope=col\|Result !scope=col\|Competition
scope=row style="text-align: center"\|1 \| 4 June 2016 \|\| 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe \|\| align=center \| 3 \|\| {{fb\|STP}} \|\| align=center \| 1–0 \|\| align=center \| 2–1 \|\| 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
scope=row style="text-align: center"\|2 \| 1 June 2018 \|\| July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria \|\| align=center \| 7 \|\| {{fb\|ALG}} \|\| align=center \| 1–1 \|\| align=center \| 3–2 \|\| Friendly
scope=row style="text-align: center"\|3 \| rowspan=2 \| 12 October 2018 \|\| rowspan=2 \| Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde \|\| rowspan=2 align=center \| 9 \|\| rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|TAN}} \|\| align=center \| 1–0 \|\| rowspan=2 align=center \| 3–0 \|\| rowspan=2 \| 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
scope=row style="text-align: center"\|4 \| align=center \| 2–0

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

scope=col|No.

!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date

!scope=col|Venue

!scope=col|Cap

!scope=col|Opponent

!scope=col|Score

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Competition

scope=row style="text-align: center"|1

| 4 June 2016 || 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe || align=center | 3 || {{fb|STP}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–1 || 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

scope=row style="text-align: center"|2

| 1 June 2018 || July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria || align=center | 7 || {{fb|ALG}} || align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 3–2 || Friendly

scope=row style="text-align: center"|3

| rowspan=2 | 12 October 2018 || rowspan=2 | Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde || rowspan=2 align=center | 9 || rowspan=2 | {{fb|TAN}} || align=center | 1–0 || rowspan=2 align=center | 3–0 || rowspan=2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

scope=row style="text-align: center"|4

| align=center | 2–0

Honours

Vitória Guimarães

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2013{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/fc-porto/fc-porto-faz-penta-e-ganha-o-20-trofeu-3366577.html|title=FC Porto faz "penta" e ganha o 20.º troféu|trans-title=FC Porto get "penta" and win 20th trophy|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|first=Tiago|last=Silva Pires|language=pt|date=10 August 2013|access-date=12 December 2019}}

Nacional

LigaPro: 2017–18{{cite news|url=http://mondo.rs/a1109953/Sport/Fudbal/Rikardo-Gomes-dosao-u-Partizan-i-Beograd.html|title=Novi Partizanov špic je stigao!|trans-title=Partizan's new star is here!|publisher=Mondo|language=sr|date=7 June 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}

Partizan

Serbian Cup: 2018–19{{cite news|url=https://opais.cv/partizan-de-ricardo-gomes-conquista-taca-pela-quarta-vez-consecutiva/24/05/2019/|title=Partizan de Ricardo Gomes conquista Taça pela quarta vez consecutiva|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes' Partizan conquer Cup for fourth consecutive time|newspaper=O País|language=pt|date=24 May 2019|access-date=12 December 2019}}

Sharjah

UAE Super Cup: 2019

Individual

LigaPro top scorer/MVP: 2017–18
Serbian SuperLiga top scorer/MVP: 2021–22 (29 goals), 2022–23 (19 goals){{cite web|url=https://criolosports.com/index.php/en/criolos-no-estrangeiro/futebol-servia-ricardo-gomes-recebe-premio-de-melhor-marcador-do-campeonato-servio|title=Futebol Sérvia: Ricardo Gomes recebe prémio de melhor marcador do campeonato sérvio|trans-title=Football Serbia: Ricardo Gomes gets top scorer award of Serbian championship|publisher=Criolo Sports|language=pt|date=4 July 2023|access-date=19 January 2024}}
Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2022–23{{cite web|url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/fudbal/vesti/idealni-tim-mozzart-bet-superlige-petorica-iz-zvezde-trojica-iz-tsc-a/452936|title=Idealni tim Mozzart Bet Superlige: Petorica iz Zvezde, trojica iz TSC-a|trans-title=Mozzart Bet Superleague All-Star Team: Five from Star, three from TSC|publisher=Mozzart Sport|first=Vujadin|last=Tomković|language=sr|date=2 June 2023|access-date=28 December 2023}}
Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Month: September 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/fudbal/vesti/rikardo-gomes-igrac-meseca-mozzart-bet-superlige/432318|title=Rikardo Gomeš igrač meseca Mozzart Bet Superlige|trans-title=Ricardo Gomes Mozzart Bet Superleague Player of the Month|publisher=Mozzart Sport|language=sr|date=3 October 2022|access-date=28 December 2023}}