Lys Gomis (born 6 October 1989) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie D club PDHAE. Born in Italy, he played for the Senegal national team internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cuneo, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PDHAE | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cuneo | |||
| Torino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2016 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → SPAL (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Casale (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Ascoli (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Trapani (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Frosinone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Poli Timișoara (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lecce | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Paganese (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Paganese | 29 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Teramo | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Busca Calcio 1920 | ||
| 2023– | PDHAE | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Senegal | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2017 | |||
Club career
editTorino and loans
editGomis began his playing career at Torino, where after a series of loans, he made his debut in Serie B against Albinoleffe. On 28 November 2012 he made his debut in the Coppa Italia against Siena, ending 2–0 in favour of the Tuscans.
On 31 January 2013, he was loaned to Ascoli for 6 months. On 6 March 2013, he made his debut with the bianconeri, during a match against Cesena, won 2–1 by Ascoli. At the end of season collected 6 appearances, conceding 9 goals.[2]
Gomis returned to Torino in 2013–14.[3] On 30 November 2013, he debuted in Serie A, substituting Daniele Padelli in the 52nd minute, against Genoa (1–1).[4] It would remain his only appearance of the season.
On 4 July 2014, he was officially transferred on loan to Trapani in Serie B. On 4 October 2014, he made his official debut against Latina, won 1–0 by Trapani. In all he played 29 games and finished 5th in the Top 15 of the goalkeepers in Serie B according to a list compiled by the Lega Serie B.[5]
Lecce
editOn 9 July 2016, he moved outright to Lega Pro side Lecce, with whom he signed a one-year contract.[6] He played 11 games for the giallorossi side and then moved to Paganese on 31 January 2017.
Later years, retirement, return
editIn 2021, after almost two years of inactivity following an injury while at Teramo, he confirmed his retirement from active football, while introducing also a new goalkeeping coaching school founded by him.[7]
He returned to playing in the 2023–24 Serie D season for PDHAE.
International career
editGomis was called up by Senegal for a friendly match against Mali on 5 March 2014, ending 1–1.[8]
Personal life
editGomis is son of Senegalese immigrants in Italy residing in Cuneo and formally obtained Italian citizenship on 11 July 2012.[9] He is of Bissau-Guinean descent through his maternal family.[10]
He has two younger brothers that are also goalkeepers: Alfred and Maurice, both of whom developed with Torino.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Scheda anagrafica di Lys Gomis" (in Italian). AIC Football. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2011/12/27/news/dal_senegal_fin_sotto_la_mole_tre_fratelli_portieri_per_il_toro-27243763/ |language=Italian
- ^ "Gillet banned for 43 months". football-italia.net. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "L. Gomis". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Classifica IVG - legaserieb.it". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Ufficiale, Lys Gomis al Lecce".
- ^ "Lys Gomis dice addio al calcio: "Continuerò attraverso i bambini"" (in Italian). ToroNews.net. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Toro, è ufficiale: Lys Gomis in nazionale" [Toro, it's official: Lys Gomis in national team] (in Italian). Toro News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Cittadinanza italiana a Lys Gomis, calciatore del Torino" [Italian citizenship to Lys Gomis, Torino footballer] (in Italian). City of Cuneo. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Maurice Gomis nella nazionale della Guinea Bissau" (in Italian). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Lys e Alfred Gomis, due fratelli per la stessa porta: "Come una dinastia"" [Lys and Alfred Gomis, two brothers for the same goal: "Like a dynasty"] (in Italian). City of Cuneo. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Alfred Gomis in Under 20!" (in Italian). Torino FC. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.