Angel Gomes

Angel Gomes
Gomes warming up with Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes
Date of birth (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Edmonton, Greater London, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lille
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2017 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Manchester United 5 (0)
2020– Lille 96 (3)
2020–2021Boavista (loan) 30 (6)
International career
2015–2016 England U16 9 (2)
2016–2017 England U17 13 (6)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 6 (1)
2019 England U20 6 (2)
2021–2023 England U21 18 (0)
2024– England 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2023
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes (born 31 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille and the England national team. A versatile player, he has been deployed as an attacking midfielder, central midfielder and wide midfielder in his career.

Joining Manchester United at the age of six, Gomes made his first-team debut for the club in May 2017 and became the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Premier League. After 10 appearances for the team, he was released at the end of his contract in 2020. He then signed for Lille in August and was immediately loaned out to Boavista for a season. Upon his return to France in 2021, he was included in the squad which won the 2021 Trophée des Champions, before making his Ligue 1 debut in August and his UEFA Champions League debut in September.

Besides his native England, Gomes could also have represented Angola or Portugal at international level. He made more than 50 appearances for England's youth national teams, from under-16 to under-21 level. He was the captain of the England under-17 team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and was a member of the under-21 squad that won the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He debuted for the senior team in September 2024.