Virgil Vilela Gomis (born 16 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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
Nottingham Forest
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
Gomis appeared for Paris FC's Championnat National 3 reserve team in September 2021.[11]
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Davies, Matt (October 31, 2018). "Forest striker Gomis scores six minutes into Braintree debut". nottinghampost.
- ^ "Gomis in on loan". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Gomis joins Macclesfield". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- ^ "Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield". BBC. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Kemble, Jamie (January 3, 2020). "Nottingham Forest forward recalled from loan spell". nottinghampost.
- ^ "Grimsby Town sign Nottingham Forest forward on deadline day". Grimsbylive. October 16, 2020 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Gomis departs on loan". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- ^ "Gomis Returns To Forest". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk.
- ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 15th May 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Paris FC II vs. Racing Paris - 11 September 2021 - Soccerway".