{{short description|Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Portuguese name|Correia|Gomes}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Toni Gomes |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Toni Correia Gomes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---july-2016.ashx|title=List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016|accessdate=11 August 2017|format=PDF|publisher=The Football Association}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|16|df=y}} |birth_place = Bissau, Guinea-Bissau<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|id=toni-correia/140720}}</ref> |height = 1.80m<ref name = "SW"/> |position = Forward |currentclub = Prishtina e Re |clubnumber = 10 |youthyears1 = 2015–2017 |youthclubs1 = Liverpool |years1 = 2017–2018 |clubs1 = Liverpool |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2017–2018 |clubs2 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan) |caps2 = 9 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = Arouca |caps3 = 9 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2020 |clubs4 = Haras El Hodoud |caps4 = 17 |goals4 = 3 |years5 = 2020–2021 |clubs5 = Tala'ea El Gaish |caps5 = 3 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2021–2022 |clubs6 = Menemenspor |caps6 = 29 |goals6 = 3 |years7 = 2022 |clubs7 = Tuzlaspor |caps7 = 0 |goals7 = 0 |years8 = 2022–2023 |clubs8 = Zira |caps8 = 25 |goals8 = 3 |years9 = 2023–2024 |clubs9 = Hapoel Hadera |caps9 = 14 |goals9 = 1 |years10 = 2024 |clubs10 = Seongnam |caps10 = 12 |goals10 = 0 |years11 = 2025– |clubs11 = Prishtina e Re |caps11 = 17 |goals11 = 5 |nationalyears1 = 2015 |nationalteam1 = Portugal U17 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2016 |nationalteam2 = Portugal U18 |nationalcaps2 = 3 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam3 = Guinea-Bissau |nationalcaps3 = 4 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |club-update = 22 December 2025 |ntupdate = 18 August 2025<ref name=GSA/> }} '''Toni Correia Gomes''' (born 16 November 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kosovar club Prishtina e Re and the Guinea-Bissau national team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ogologb.net/2023/03/10/sem-novidades-cande-traz-tres-regressos/|quote=On the other hand, Tito Júnior, Justiniano, Jardel, Prosper and Toni Correia will have the opportunity to debut in an official game ahead of them, bearing in mind that they only participated in the Djurtus' friendly matches.|title=SEM NOVIDADES, CANDÉ TRAZ TRÊS REGRESSOS}}</ref> He also holds Portuguese citizenship and has represented Portugal at youth level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/986912|title=TONI GOMES|website=FPF}}</ref>
==Club career== Gomes visited his father in Lisbon, Portugal aged 15 and after a recommendation from a scout, Liverpool invited him to England for a trial in September 2014. He signed for the club in 2015; when he arrived in Liverpool he did not speak any English and was placed with house parents whilst attending Liverpool's academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/guinea-bissau-liverpool-fc-rise-10606815|title=From Guinea-Bissau to Liverpool FC, the rise of exciting Reds starlet Toni Gomes|date=16 December 2015|accessdate=3 September 2017|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>
Between 2015 and 2017 he appeared for Liverpool's Under-18 team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-striking-sensation-toni-gomes-10939588|title=Liverpool striking sensation Toni Gomes smashes hat-trick as U18s rout Sunderland 5-0|date=23 February 2016|accessdate=3 September 2017|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> as well as the Under-23 teams. He ended the 2016–17 season scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool Under-23s beat Mansfield Town's Under-23 team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/perfect-hat-trick-young-liverpool-13022537|title='Perfect' hat-trick for young Liverpool striker Toni Gomes to end season|date=13 May 2017|accessdate=8 June 2018|author=Andy Kelly|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>
On 31 August 2017 he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,<ref name = "BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41109596|title=Toni Gomes: Forest Green Rovers sign Liverpool striker on loan|date=31 August 2017|accessdate=31 August 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and made his Football League debut as a substitute on 2 September, playing the entire second half.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41058463|title=Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Forest Green Rovers|date=2 September 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Gomes was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-set-release-three-players-14669098|title=Liverpool set to release three players as they close in on the signing of Chelsea star|date=18 May 2018|accessdate=8 June 2018|author=James Pearce|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>
On 4 June 2018, Gomes signed a three-year deal with LigaPro side Arouca.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/interior/toni-gomes-ex-liverpool-e-reforco-do-arouca-9409245.html|title=Toni Gomes, ex-Liverpool, é reforço do Arouca|date=4 June 2018|accessdate=27 July 2018|author=Cláudia Oliveira|language=Portuguese|publisher=O Jogo}}</ref>
In January 2020, he moved to Egypt to join Haras El Hodoud, he later signed for Tala'ea El Gaish in November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2020/11/05/el-gaish-sign-ex-liverpool-youngster/ |title=OFFICIAL: El-Gaish complete signing of ex-Liverpool youngster |website=kingfut.com |date=5 November 2020 }}</ref>
On 24 August 2023 signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.one.co.il/Article/443677.html|title= הפועל חדרה הודיעה על החתמת טוני גומס|first= Tomer|last= Habaz|date= 24 August 2023|accessdate= 24 August 2023|publisher= ONE|language= Hebrew}}</ref>
After playing for South Korean club Seongnam, he moved to newly promoted Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina e Re in July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koha.net/en/futboll/prishtina-e-re-perforcohet-me-lojtarin-e-rritur-ne-liverpool|title=Prishtina e Re strengthens with Liverpool-raised player|date=14 July 2025|website=KOHA.net}}</ref>
==International career== Gomes has represented Portugal at youth international level.<ref name = "BBC"/> He made his senior debut for Guinea-Bissau on 17 November 2022 in a 1-3 friendly loss to Gabon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ogologb.net/2022/11/17/djurtus-perdem-com-gabao-em-amistoso-na-turquia/|title=DJURTUS PERDEM COM GABÃO EM AMISTOSO NA TURQUIA|quote=Still making his debut with the national colors, Toni Correia Gomes, forward from Zira FC of Azerbaijan, who entered in the second half.}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|24 September 2018}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Liverpool |2017–18<ref name = "2017-18">{{soccerbase season|94559|2017|accessdate=4 October 2017}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |Forest Green Rovers (loan) |2017–18<ref name = "2017-18"/> |League Two |9||0||2||0||0||0||2{{Efn|Appearances in the EFL Trophy.}}||0||13||0 |- |Arouca |2018–19<ref name = "SW">{{soccerway|toni-correia-gomes/452451|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> |LigaPro |3||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||5||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !12!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!18!!1 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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