Alejandro Gomes

Alejandro Gomes
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez
Date of birth	11 March 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lyon
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2022	Eastleigh
2022–2024	Southampton
2024–	Lyon
International career‡
Years	Team
2023	England U15
2023	Portugal U15
2023–2024	England U16
2023	Venezuela U17
	‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024

Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez (born 11 March 2008) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Lyon.

Early career

Gomes was born on 11 March 2008 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is a native of Caracas, Venezuela.^[1] He is of Portuguese descent through his grandparents.^[2] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of English side Eastleigh. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of English side Southampton. In 2024, he was described as "regarded as among the best strikers in [England]... for his age".^[3] After that, he joined the youth academy of French Ligue 1 side Lyon.

International career

Gomes has been an England, Portugal, and Venezuela youth international. He has played for the England U-15 and England U-16; the Portugal U-15, and most recently for Venezuela U-17.

References

^ "¿Quién es Alejandro Gomes? El Vinotinto que es figura en Inglaterra". meridiano.net.
^ "Alejandro Gomes: un venezolano que ya se 'desmarca' ante la elite europea". onefootball.com.
^ "Southampton's fight to keep Gomes Rodriguez as Brexit leaves clubs vulnerable". nytimes.com.

External links

Alejandro Gomes at Soccerway

[1] "¿Quién es Alejandro Gomes? El Vinotinto que es figura en Inglaterra". meridiano.net.

[2] "Alejandro Gomes: un venezolano que ya se 'desmarca' ante la elite europea". onefootball.com.

[3] "Southampton's fight to keep Gomes Rodriguez as Brexit leaves clubs vulnerable". nytimes.com.

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