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Carlos Mendes Gomes
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carlos Mendes Gomes (born 14 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers as a winger. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
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Early life
Born in Yeumbeul, Dakar Region,[3] to a family of Bissau-Guinean and Gambian descent,[4][5] Mendes Gomes and his family moved to Spain when he was a child,[6] after his father Carlos sought work in construction.[7] The family moved to Lanzarote.[6] He is the cousin of the Gambian footballer Jacob Mendy.[8] He was naturalized as a Spanish citizen.[5]
Club career
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Early career
After spending 10 years at UD Lanzarote,[5] Mendes Gomes moved on his own to Madrid aged 15, where he began playing for Getafe.[6] A season later he signed for Atlético Madrid's youth teams.[3][6][9]
His family then moved to England, after his father thought it was better for the children's education,[6] with the family relocating to Salford.[7] Mendes Gomes could not speak any English and did not play football for a year.[6] He then began playing for West Didsbury & Chorlton, scoring seven league goals in 50 games in all competitions during his two-season spell.[10]
Morecambe
In May 2018, Mendes Gomes signed for Morecambe alongside Lamin Jagne, after being scouted whilst studying at The Manchester College and playing for their football academy.[11] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, replacing Rhys Oates in a 3–1 EFL Cup away loss against Preston North End.[12] He made 19 appearances for the club across the 2018–19 season, with 15 appearances coming in League Two.[12] A one-year contract option was exercised by Morecambe at the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]
Mendes Gomes scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic on 26 December 2019.[14][15] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[16]
In April 2021 he was linked with a transfer away from the club following a series of strong performances, which attracted praise from Morecambe manager Derek Adams.[17] In May 2021 he was voted the Supporters' Player Of The Season.[18] On 31 May 2021, he scored a 107th-minute penalty in the League Two play-off final, securing a 1–0 win against Newport County and Morecambe's first ever promotion to the third tier of English football.[19] In June 2021 the club activated an extension to his contract.[20] He was the club's top scorer in the 2020–21 season, with 15 goals.[21]
Luton Town
On 26 June 2021, Mendes Gomes signed for Championship side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[22][23] In January 2022 he assisted Luton teammate Dion Pereira secure a loan move to Bradford City, who were managed by Derek Adams, who had managed Mendes Gomes at Morecambe.[21]
He moved on loan to Fleetwood Town in August 2022.[24]
Bolton Wanderers
On 24 July 2023 he signed for Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[25] The transfer was reported to be around £300,000 by The Bolton News.[26]
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International career
Mendes Gomes was born in Senegal and is of Bissau-Guinean and Gambian descent, and raised in Spain. On 3 November 2023, he was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national football team.[27] He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a 1–0 win over Djibouti on 20 November 2023.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 August 2025
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
International
- As of match played 22 January 2024[36]
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Honours
Morecambe
References
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