Yoni Gomis (born 23 September 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Oissel | ||
| 2016–2018 | Rouen | ||
| 2018–2024 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Le Havre B | 28 | (3) |
| 2024– | Strasbourg B | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Strasbourg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | France U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, Gomis began playing football at Oissel in 2011.[1] He stayed there for five years before joining Rouen in 2016.[2] Recruited by Le Havre in 2018, he left his family to join the club's youth academy.[1] Gomis then went through all of the youth teams of the club, eventually making his debut with the under-19s in 2022. On 30 January 2022, Gomis played the full length of a 1–0 Coupe Gambardella victory over Paris Saint-Germain.[3] During the 2021–22 season, he became a habitual starter for the under-19s. He scored his first Championnat National U19 goal in a 4–2 win over Lille on 20 March 2022.[4] Gomis discovered the Le Havre reserves in October 2022, in a match that resulted in a draw against Dieppe in the Championnat National 3. In 2023, he was a part of the Le Havre team that reached the round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella.[5] Gomis continued his progression during the 2023–24 season as a starter in Le Havre's reserve team. He was called up several times by the first team manager, but never made an appearance.[6]
On 29 August 2024, Gomis signed for fellow Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a five-year contract.[7][8] He was transferred for a fee of €2.5 million.[9]
International career
editGomis was first called up to the France U18 national team in September 2022 for the Tournoi de Limoges.[10] Selected by Bernard Diomède, he played 45 minutes across the first two matches of the tournament, which were won comfortably by France against Estonia (3–0) and Scotland (5–1).[11] In the last match, which acted as a final, Gomis was one of four French players to receive a red card, leading to the match being abandoned and Poland winning 3–2.[12][13] In total, Gomis made eight appearances for the France U18s, the last of which was against Saudi Arabia in the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament, where he missed his penalty kick.[11][14]
On 12 October 2023, Gomis played his first match with the France U19 national team against Australia.[15] He then participated in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches before being selected by Diomède for the final tournament in Northern Ireland in July 2024. He started the first two matches, which were both won by France against Turkey (2–1) and Denmark (4–2) respectively.[16][17] He came on as a substitute in the final group match against Spain (2–2),[18] and returned as a starter in the semi-final victory over Ukraine (1–0).[19] Once again facing off against Spain in the final, France was defeated 2–0 in a match where Gomis was sent off at the 77th minute for a tackle from behind as the last defender.[20]
Personal life
editBorn in France, Gomis is of Senegalese descent.[21]
Honours
editFrance U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2024[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yoni Gomis, l'accomplissement d'un rêve" (PDF). Le P’tit Journal d’Oissel (168): 5. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2023.
- ^ Rabemanantsoa, Fandresena (2023-06-06). "Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Mokrane Bentoumi et Yoni Gomis". Footafrica365.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Gambardella / HAC - PSG : 1 - 0. Magistral !". www.hac-foot.com. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "N3, U19, U17 : le bilan du week-end". www.hac-foot.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ POISNEL, David (2023-02-18). "Football - Coupe Gambardella : avec Ngoura et Argney, le HAC est armé des deux côtés". Paris Normandie (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Le Havre 0-1 Nantes, Ligue 1 : résumé du match (14/04/2024)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Mercato : Yoni Gomis quitte Le Havre pour Strasbourg (Transferts)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Yoni Gomis signs for Racing". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "2,5M€ : Strasbourg frappe fort en s'offrant Yoni Gomis". www.foot-sur7.fr (in French). 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Le Tournoi de Limoges en entrée". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ a b c Yoni Gomis at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ^ "Quatre expulsions et un match arrêté : que s'est-il passé lors de France-Pologne au tournoi Lafarge ? (Foot)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Marguiron, Antonin (2022-09-25). "Équipe de France U18 : quatre expulsions et match arrêté, l'incroyable défaite des Bleuets face à la Pologne". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "[Video] France – Saudi Arabia : 2-2 (pen : 5-6)". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "1 France 1 Australie". FFF. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Première victoire pour Yoni Gomis et Steve Ngoura !". www.hac-foot.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Yoni Gomis et Steve Ngoura en demi-finale de l'Euro U19 !". HAC-foot (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Yoni Gomis et Steve Ngoura en demi-finale de l'Euro U19 !". www.hac-foot.com (in French). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ BRETON, Thibault (2024-07-25). "Euro U19. Les Bleuets s'imposent contre l'Ukraine et affronteront l'Espagne en finale". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "L'équipe de France échoue en finale de l'Euro U19 face à l'Espagne". L'Équipe (in French). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Scouting : Yoni Gomis, le nouveau joyau alsacien". Dsports.sn (in French). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
External links
edit- Yoni Gomis at Soccerway