André Gomes

Audi


A very stylish man photographed prior to going on a very dashing drive.

Born in Grijo, Porto, Portugal, he began his youth career at FC Porto in 2005 before joining arch rival Benfica's youth academy in 2011 when he was 18 years of age. In October 2012 he made his first-team debut after coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 4-0 win over Freamunde. He won a fair amount of silverware as Benfica won the domestic treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and Taça de Liga in the 2013/14 season. A lack of first-team football saw him join Spanish outfits Valencia CF on a one season loan deal ahead of 2014/15 season. During his loan spell with Los Ches he featured in 33 La Liga matches scoring 4 times, this prompted the club to make the deal permanent by tying him up on a five-year deal. He would continue his impressive form in his second season with 41 overall appearances and 5 goals, this attracted the attention of Spanish giants FC Barcelona who signed the midfield maestro on a five-year deal for a fee of €55 million. His two seasons with The Blaugrana would be laden with trophies as the club lifted Copa del Rey in 2016/17 & 2017/18 and were crowned La Liga champions in 2017/18, however, personally it would be an extremely difficult phase for the midfielder. He received immense criticism from both the FC Barcelona fans and the Spanish media who voted him as the worst signing of the season, slowly he would see his first-team opportunities diminish with only 628 minutes of football in his final season. The Portuguese midfielder moved to Premier League club Everton in a bid to revive his career ahead of the 2018/19 season.