Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 1985)

For another Portuguese footballer, see Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 1986).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiras and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Tiago Gomes
Gomes (middle) celebrates promotion to La Liga with Hércules
Personal information
Full name Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985[1]
Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Vilafranquense
1997–2003 Benfica
2003–2004 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Estoril 1 (0)
2004–2005 Oriental 41 (9)
2006 Odivelas 17 (1)
2006–2009 Estrela Amadora 49 (3)
2008–2009 → Steaua București (loan) 24 (0)
2009–2012 Hércules 97 (8)
2012–2013 Blackpool 25 (0)
2013–2015 APOEL 36 (1)
2016 Nea Salamina 15 (0)
2016–2017 Doxa 35 (6)
2018 Melaka United 12 (1)
Total 352 (29)
International career
2007 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes (born 19 August 1985) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Gomes was part of the S.L. Benfica youth system for a few years. His first professional seasons were also spent in the Lisbon area, with G.D. Estoril Praia, Clube Oriental de Lisboa and Odivelas FC.[2]

Gomes made his debut in Primeira Liga with another team from the capital, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, first appearing against Associação Naval 1º de Maio on 27 August 2006,[3] He was ever-present throughout the entire campaign, playing alongside another Benfica youth product, namesake Tiago Henrique Damil Gomes.

Steaua and Hércules

On 29 May 2008, after a two-month spell in Málaga CF in which he failed to make an official appearance due to delays in the arrival of his international transfer,[4] Gomes joined FC Steaua București on loan from Estrela, with the Romanian club retaining an option to buy him at the end of the season. In mid-July 2009, he was sold to Hércules CF in Spain for €400,000 upon signing a three-year contract.[5] He appeared in 37 Segunda División games and scored six goals in his first season, in a return to La Liga after a 13-year absence.[6][7]

Gomes was again regularly used in 2010–11. On 24 April 2011, he scored his first Spanish top-flight goal in a 1–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña,[8] adding a second two games later against Racing de Santander in a 2–3 home loss,[9] but the team from Alicante was eventually relegated after only one year.[10]

Blackpool

On 24 July 2012, Gomes signed a one-year deal with Football League Championship club Blackpool after his contract with Hércules expired.[11] He made his competitive debut on 18 August by starting and playing 56 minutes in a 2–0 victory at Millwall.[12] He finished his only season with 27 total appearances (no goals).[13]

APOEL

On 14 June 2013, Gomes moved teams and countries again, penning a two-year contract with APOEL FC from the Cypriot First Division.[14] He made his debut against NK Maribor on 31 July, in a 1–1 home draw in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[15] In the 2013–14 season he appeared in three games in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, and helped his side claim a treble of league,[16] Cup[17] and Super Cup.[18]

Gomes scored his first official goal for APOEL on 21 March 2015, in his team's 2–2 home draw with Apollon Limassol in the league playoffs.[19] In his second year, he played every game in his team's Champions League campaign.[20]

On 25 May 2015, one day after winning his second consecutive double, Gomes left the club as it was announced his contract would not be renewed.[21]

International career

Gomes made two appearances for Portugal at under-21 level, his first call-up being in March 2007.[22][23]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2018[24][25][26]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estoril 2003–04 Segunda Liga 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Oriental 2004–05 Segunda Divisão 32 5 2 0 — — — 34 5
2005–06 Segunda Divisão 9 4 0 0 — — — 9 4
Total 41 9 2 0 — — — 43 9
Odivelas 2005–06 Segunda Divisão 17 1 0 0 — — — 17 1
Estrela Amadora 2006–07 Primeira Liga 28 2 2 0 — — — 30 2
2007–08 Primeira Liga 21 1 2 0 1 0 — — 24 1
Total 49 3 4 0 1 0 — — 54 3
Steaua București 2008–09 Liga I 24 0 1 0 — 6 0 — 31 0
Hércules 2009–10 Segunda División 37 6 4 1 — — — 41 7
2010–11 La Liga 28 2 2 0 — — — 30 2
2011–12 Segunda División 32 0 0 0 — — 2 0 34 0
Total 97 8 6 1 — — 2 0 105 9
Blackpool 2012–13 Championship 25 0 1 0 1 0 — — 27 0
APOEL 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 15 0 4 0 — 7 0 1 0 27 0
2014–15 Cypriot First Division 21 1 4 0 — 10 0 1 0 36 1
Total 36 1 8 0 — 17 0 2 0 63 1
Nea Salamina 2015–16 Cypriot First Division 15 0 2 0 — — — 17 0
Doxa 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 28 4 4 0 — — — 32 4
2017–18 Cypriot First Division 7 2 0 0 — — — 7 2
Total 35 6 4 0 — — — 39 6
Melaka United 2018 Malaysia Super League 12 1 2 0 — — — 14 1
Career total 352 29 30 1 2 0 23 0 4 0 411 29

Honours

APOEL

References

  1. ^ a b "Tiago Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Tiago Gomes é reforço do APOEL" [Tiago Gomes is addition to APOEL] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Naval – E. Amadora, 2–0 (Nei 14, Lito 76)". Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Tiago Gomes dejará el Málaga sin haber debutado" [Tiago Gomes will leave Málaga without having made debut]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ Burgos, Julián (17 July 2009). "El club cierra el fichaje del mediocentro Tiago Gomes" [Club closes signing of central midfielder Tiago Gomes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ^ "El Hércules pierde a Tiago Gomes y recupera a Rodríguez ante el Celta" [Hércules lose Tiago Gomes and recover Rodríguez against Celta]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 22 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ Esteve, David (18 June 2020). "¿Qué fue de los héroes del último ascenso a Primera del Hércules?" [What happened to the heroes of Hércules' last promotion to Primera?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Hercules show of strength aids survival". ESPN Soccernet. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Giovani bags double". ESPN Soccernet. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Tiago Gomes desea dejar Hércules tras el descenso" [Tiago Gomes wishes to leave Hércules following relegation]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Seasiders complete Gomes signing". Blackpool F.C. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Millwall 0–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Who's staying at Blackpool?". BBC Sport. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  15. ^ Shiamboullis, Constantinos (31 July 2013). "Battling Maribor hold APOEL". UEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  16. ^ Leonidou, John (31 May 2014). "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  17. ^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ [Εrmis Αradippou 0–2 ΑPOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  18. ^ "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  19. ^ ΑΠΟΕΛ 2–2 Απόλλωνας Λεμεσού [APOEL 2–2 Apollon Limassol] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  20. ^ "APOEL FC". UEFA. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  21. ^ Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Tiago Gomes [Cooperation termination with Tiago Gomes] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  22. ^ "New faces in Portugal squad". UEFA. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  23. ^ "Tiago Gomes: «Aconteceu tudo muito depressa»" [Tiago Gomes: "It all happened very fast"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 March 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  24. ^ Tiago Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  25. ^ a b c d Tiago Gomes at Soccerway
  26. ^ "Sportul Studențesc București – Steaua București • 1/16 finals". Romanian Soccer. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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