Carlos Mendes Gomes

Carlos Mendes Gomes (born 14 November 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Luton Town, as a winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendes and the second or maternal family name is Gomes.

Carlos Mendes Gomes
Personal information
Full name Carlos Mendes Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998
Place of birth Yeumbeul, Dakar Region, Senegal
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 14
Youth career
Getafe
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 West Didsbury & Chorlton
2018–2021 Morecambe 74 (17)
2021– Luton Town 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Yeumbeul, Dakar Region,[3] to a family of Bissau-Guinean descent,[4] Mendes Gomes and his family moved to Spain when he was a child,[5] after his father Carlos sought work in construction.[6] The family moved to Lanzarote.[5]

Career

Early career

Mendes Gomes moved on his own to Madrid aged 15, where he began playing for Getafe.[5] A season later he signed for Atlético Madrid's youth teams.[3][5][7]

His family then moved to England, after his father thought it was better for the children's education,[5] with the family relocating to Salford.[6] Mendes Gomes could not speak any English and did not play football for a year.[5] He then began playing for West Didsbury & Chorlton, scoring seven league goals in 50 games in all competitions during his two-season spell.[8]

Morecambe

In May 2018, Mendes Gomes signed for Morecambe alongside Lamin Jagne, after being scouted whilst studying at The Manchester College and playing for their football academy.[9] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, replacing Rhys Oates in a 3–1 EFL Cup away loss against Preston North End.[10] He made 19 appearances for the club across the 2018–19 season, with 15 appearances coming in League Two.[10] A one-year contract option was exercised by Morecambe at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]

Mendes Gomes scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic on 26 December 2019.[12][13] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

In April 2021 he was linked with a transfer away from the club following a series of strong performances, which attracted praise from Morecambe manager Derek Adams.[15] In May 2021 he was voted the Supporters' Player Of The Season.[16] On 31 May 2021, he scored a 107th minute penalty in the League Two play-off Final, securing a 1–0 win against Newport County and Morecambe's first ever promotion to the third tier of English football.[17] In June 2021 the club activated an extension to his contract.[18] He was the club's top scorer in the 2020–21 season, with 15 goals.[19]

Luton Town

On 26 June 2021, Mendes Gomes signed for Championship side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[20][21] In January 2022 he assisted Luton teammate Dion Pereira secure a loan move to Bradford City, who were managed by Derek Adams, who had managed Mendes Gomes at Morecambe.[19]

Career statistics
As of 16 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Morecambe 2018–19[10] League Two 15000103[lower-alpha 1]0190
2019–20[22] League Two 16200002[lower-alpha 1]0182
2020–21[23] League Two 431530305[lower-alpha 2]15416
Total 741730401019118
Luton Town 2021–22[24] Championship 90311000131
Career Total 8317615010110419
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. 2 appearances in the EFL Trophy; 3 appearances and 1 goal in the Play-Offs.

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Morecambe" (PDF). English Football League. p. 85. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Carlos Mendes Gomes". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "West Didsbury & Chorlton man Mendes signs for Morecambe". Non-League Daily. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "Angleterre : Carlos Mendes Gomes, l'Hispano-sénégalais qui impressionne jusqu'aux regards des Glasgow Rangers". wiwsport.com (in French). 10 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. "Atletico Madrid to Morecambe: Carlos Mendes Gomes' journey from La Liga to League Two". Sky Sports.
  6. Marshall, Tyrone (31 May 2021). "'I fell in love with Manchester': From Senegal to Wembley via West Didsbury". Manchester Evening News.
  7. White, Jim (8 January 2021). "Former Atletico Madrid youngster Carlos Mendes Gomes savouring 'dream' FA Cup tie against Chelsea". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. "Profile". West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. "LAMIN JAGNE & CARLOS MENDES GOMES SIGN". Morecambe F.C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. "Morecambe release five players but extend the deals of four more". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. "Morecambe 1–2 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  13. Browne, Gavin (13 January 2020). "Derek Adams praises Morecambe youngster Carlos Mendes-Gomes for his performances of late". The Visitor. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  14. "RETAINED LIST". Morecambe F.C.
  15. Browne, Gavin (16 April 2021). "Morecambe boss compliments top scorer amid transfer speculation". The Visitor. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  16. "CARLOS MENDES GOMES | Supporters' Player Of The Season". Morecambe F.C.
  17. Gholam, Simeon (31 May 2021). "Morecambe 1-0 Newport AET: Carlos Mendes Gomes penalty sends Shrimps into League One". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  18. "RETAINED LIST". Morecambe F.C.
  19. "How the Morecambe connection helped lure Pereira to Valley Parade". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  20. "Carlos Mendes Gomes signs for the Hatters from Morecambe!". Luton Town F.C. 26 June 2021.
  21. "Luton sign Shrimps forward Mendes Gomes" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  22. "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  23. "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  24. "Games played by Carlos Mendes Gomes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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