Toni Gomes

Toni Correia Gomes (born 16 November 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Hapoel Hadera and the Guinea-Bissau national team. He also holds Portuguese citizenship and has represented Portugal at youth level.

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.

Between 2015 and 2017 he appeared for Liverpool's Under-18 team, as well as the Under-23 teams. He ended the 2016–17 season scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool Under-23's beat Mansfield Town's Under-23 team.

On 31 August 2017 he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan, and made his Football League debut as a substitute on 2 September, playing the entire second half.

Gomes was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.

On 4 June 2018, Gomes signed a three-year deal with LigaPro side Arouca.

In January 2020, he moved to Egypt to join Haras El Hodoud, he later signed for Tala'ea El Gaish in November 2020.

On 24 August 2023 signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.

International career
Gomes has represented Portugal at youth international level. He made his senior debut for Guinea-Bissau on 17 November 2022 in a 1-3 friendly loss to Gabon.