João Gomes

Wolverhampton Wanderers | Defensive Midfield

Player Info

Full Name: João Gomes

Nationality: Brazil

Position: Defensive Midfield

Born: 12 Feb 2001

Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight: 161 lbs

Club Info

Team: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 8

About João Gomes

João Victor Gomes da Silva (born 12 February 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career
Flamengo
After figuring on the bench on the 16 October 2020, João Gomes made his debut on the 1 November 2020, starting for Flamengo in the Série A 4–1 home defeat against São Paulo.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 30 January 2023, João Gomes signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League for €18.7m, after a drawn out battle between Wolves and Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais for his signature.

Gomes scored the winning goal in a 2–1 comeback victory for Wolves at Southampton in the Premier League on his debut appearance for the club (as a second-half substitute) on 11 February 2023 — this despite Wolves being reduced to ten men after a Mario Lemina red card in the first half.[5