Mélissa Gomes
 Gomes with Reims in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mélissa Ferreira Gomes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| VGA Saint-Maur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juvisy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Juvisy | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | VGA Saint-Maur | 57 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Reims | 78 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bordeaux | 43 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Reims | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Rio Ave | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Portugal U19 | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2024 | Portugal | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Portugal (beach soccer) | 11 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mélissa Ferreira Gomes (born 27 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Rio Ave.[1]
Club career
A youth academy graduate of Juvisy, Gomes made her club career debut on 6 November 2013 in a 3–1 win against Rodez. She replaced Sandrine Brétigny at 79th minute of the game and went on to score a goal ten minutes later.[2]
On 2 July 2021, Gomes joined Bordeaux on a two-year deal.[3]
International career
Born in France, Gomes represents Portugal at the international level. She was part of Portuguese squad which reached semi-finals of the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[4] She made her senior team debut on 26 September 2013 in a 5–1 win against Greece.[5]
Gomes has represented Portugal at the 2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup and helped her team to finish third.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 27 February 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Coupe de France Féminine top goalscorer: 2022–23[7]
References
- ↑ Mélissa Gomes at Soccerway
- ↑ "Juvisy vs. Rodez - 6 October 2013 - Soccerway". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Après Melissa Herrera, les Girondins annoncent l'arrivée de Melissa Gomes". 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Spain-Portugal - Lineups". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Grécia - Portugal". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Spain capture Euro Beach Soccer Cup". 31 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ "Coupe de France 2022-2023 - Classement des buteuses". Retrieved 10 May 2026.
External links
- UEFA player profile
- Mélissa Gomes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Mélissa Gomes at footofeminin.fr (in French)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Women's association football forwards
- Portuguese women's footballers
- Portugal women's international footballers
- French women's footballers
- French sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- Première Ligue players
- Seconde Ligue players
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino players
- Paris FC (women) players
- Stade de Reims Féminines players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players
- Footballers from Val-de-Marne
- European Games bronze medalists for Portugal
- European Games medalists in beach soccer
- Beach soccer players at the 2023 European Games
- Medalists at the 2023 European Games
- 21st-century French sportswomen
- 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen
- Portuguese women's football biography stubs