Angel Gomes, born on August thirty-first, two thousand, is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille. Known for his versatility, Gomes has been utilized in various midfield roles, including attacking midfielder, central midfielder, and wide midfielder throughout his career.
Gomes joined Manchester United at the tender age of six and made his first-team debut in May twenty seventeen, marking a significant milestone as the first player born in the two thousands to compete in the Premier League. After making ten appearances for the club, he was released at the conclusion of his contract in twenty twenty.
In August twenty twenty, Gomes signed with Lille and was promptly loaned to Boavista for a season. Upon returning to France in twenty twenty-one, he was part of the squad that clinched the Trophée des Champions and made his Ligue 1 debut in August, followed by his UEFA Champions League debut in September.
Internationally, Gomes has the option to represent Angola or Portugal, in addition to his native England. He has accumulated over fifty appearances for England's youth national teams, spanning from under-16 to under-21 levels. Notably, he captained the England under-17 team to victory in the twenty seventeen FIFA U-17 World Cup and was a member of the under-21 squad that triumphed in the twenty twenty-three UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior team debut in September twenty twenty-four.