{{short description|Bissau-Guinean association football player}} {{Portuguese name|de Lacerda|Gomes}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Nito Gomes |image = |caption = |fullname = Fernando de Lacerda Gomes |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|3|df=y}} |birth_place = Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |height = 1.84m |position = Centre-back |currentclub = Paços de Ferreira |clubnumber = 19 |youthyears1 = 2018–2020 |youthclubs1 = Academia Vitalaise |years1 = 2020 |clubs1 = Benfica Bissau |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2020–2021 |clubs2 = Talavera B |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2021–2022 |clubs3 = Trujillo |caps3 = 4 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2022–2025 |clubs4 = Marítimo B |caps4 = 45 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2023–2025 |clubs5 = Marítimo |caps5 = 2 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2025– |clubs6 = Paços de Ferreira |caps6 = 15 |goals6 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2020 |nationalteam1 = Guinea-Bissau U20 |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Guinea-Bissau | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 1 |pcupdate = 6 February 2026 |ntupdate = 22:10, 11 September 2023 (UTC) }}
'''Fernando "Nito" de Lacerda Gomes''' (born 3 February 2002) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
==Professional career== Gomes began his senior career with the reserves of the Spanish club Talavera in 2021, followed by a stint with Trujillo in the Tercera División. He transferred to Marítimo B side on 23 October 2022.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ogologb.net/2022/10/23/nito-gomes-reforca-os-bes-do-maritimo/|title=NITO GOMES REFORÇA OS BÊS DO MARÍTIMO|first=O. Golo|last=GB|date=October 23, 2022}}</ref> He was promoted to their senior team on 19 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ogologb.net/2023/01/19/nito-gomes-chamado-a-equipa-principal-do-maritimo/|title=NITO GOMES CHAMADO À EQUIPA PRINCIPAL DO MARÍTIMO|first=O. Golo|last=GB|date=January 19, 2023}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Marítimo a couple of days later as a late substitute in a 1–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 22 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ogologb.net/2023/01/22/nito-pode-estrear-se-hoje-pelo-maritimo-na-primeira-liga/|title=NITO PODE ESTREAR-SE HOJE PELO MARÍTIMO NA PRIMEIRA LIGA|first=O. Golo|last=GB|date=January 22, 2023}}</ref>
On 15 July 2025, Nito signed a two-season contract with Paços de Ferreira.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=F.C. Paços de Ferreira|url=https://www.fcpf.pt/nito-gomes-assina-pelo-pacos/|title=Nito Gomes assina pelo Paços|trans-title=Nito Gomes signs for Paços|date=15 July 2025|access-date=18 November 2025|language=pt}}</ref>
==International career== Gomes represented the Guinea-Bissau U20s at the 2020 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament.<ref name="auto"/> He was called up to the senior Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odemocratagb.com/?p=45790|title=Qualificação CAN’2023: BACIRO CANDÉ CHAMA ALAMA, OBLAK E PANOBU|website=O Democrata GB}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|fernando-de-lacerda-gomes/804251}} * {{LaPreferente|362933}} * {{BDFutbol|52259}} * [https://www.ffgbissau.gw/jogador/33 FFGBissau profile]
{{F.C. Paços de Ferreira squad}} {{Guinea-Bissau squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Nito}} Category:2002 births Category:Footballers from Bissau Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Category:Guinea-Bissau men's youth international footballers Category:Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Category:CF Talavera de la Reina players Category:C.S. Marítimo players Category:F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Category:Tercera División players Category:Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal