Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde Name Ricardo Pires Career start 2009 2009–2010 Vizela Weight 89 kg | Number 19 Height 1.88 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
Full name Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes Date of birth (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 24) Current teams Vitoria S.C. (#18 / Forward), Cape Verde national football team (Forward) | ||
Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes (born 18 December 1991 in Praia) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.D. Nacional as a forward.
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Club career
Born in Praia, Gomes moved to Portugal at the age of 17, starting playing football with F.C. Vizela and going on to spend four seasons in the third division with that club. In 2013 he signed with Vitória de Guimarães, being initially assigned to the reserves who also competed in that level.
Gomes made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 17 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2−0 home win against S.C. Olhanense. He scored his first goal in the competition on 4 January 2015, contributing to a 4−0 success over C.D. Nacional also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.
In mid-January 2016, Gomes was loaned to precisely Nacional, until June. On 8 August, he agreed to a two-year permanent deal with the Madeirans.
International career
Gomes earned his first cap for Cape Verde on 31 March 2015, playing the last ten minutes of the 2–0 friendly win against Portugal in Estoril.