João Gomes (footballer, born 2001)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

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

João Gomes

Gomes with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2024
Personal information
Full name	João Victor Gomes da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number	8
Youth career
2009–2020	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Flamengo	86	(1)
2023–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	81	(6)
International career‡
2024–	Brazil	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2025

Club career

Flamengo

After figuring on the bench on 16 October 2020,^[2] João Gomes made his first debut on 1 November 2020, starting for Flamengo in the Série A at a 4–1 home defeat against São Paulo.^[3]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 30 January 2023, João Gomes signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League for €18.7 million, after a drawn out battle between Wolves and Ligue 1 club Lyon for his signature.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

Gomes was sent off after only nine minutes of his debut appearance in the FA Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.^[7]

Gomes scored his second and third goals for Wolves (his first in just over a year, and first of the 2023–24 season) in the same game, giving his team a 2–1 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 17 February 2024.^[8]

Gomes's first goal of the 2024–25 season salvaged a point for Wolves in a 2–2 draw at Molineux versus Crystal Palace on 2 November 2024.^[9] Gomes then scored Wolves second goal in a 4–1 win against Fulham as the club moved out of the relegation zone for the first time all season.^{[citation needed]} On 1 April 2025, Gomes signed a new five-year contract with Wolverhampton, with the option of a further year.^[10]

International career

On 23 March 2024, Gomes debuted for the Brazilian senior squad in a friendly match against England.^[11]

Personal life

Gomes has been a long-time practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and was promoted to blue belt in the sport on 30 June 2023.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		League cup[c]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2020	Série A	11	0	0	0	0	0	—		3[d]	0	—		14	0
	2021	Série A	19	0	14	1	4	1	—		6[d]	0	1[e]	0	44	2
	2022	Série A	29	0	13	0	9	2	—		12[d]	0	1[e]	0	64	2
	Total		59	0	27	1	13	3	—		21	0	2	0	122	4
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2022–23	Premier League	11	1	—		—		—		—		—		11	1
	2023–24	Premier League	34	2	—		3	0	1	0	—		—		38	2
	2024–25	Premier League	36	3	—		3	1	1	0	—		—		40	4
	Total		81	6	—		6	1	2	0	—		—		89	7
Career total			140	6	27	1	19	4	2	0	21	0	2	0	211	11

1. Includes Campeonato Carioca
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
3. Includes EFL Cup
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

As of match played 25 March 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2024	9	0
	2025	1	0
Total		10	0

Honours

Flamengo

• Copa Libertadores: 2022^[15]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2020
• Copa do Brasil: 2022
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2021^[16]
• Campeonato Carioca: 2021

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2022
• Wolverhampton Wanderers Player of the Month: February 2024^[17]
• Wolverhampton Wanderers Supporters' Player of the Season: 2024–25^[18]