Bafétimbi Gomis

Bafétimbi Gomis

Gomis with Swansea City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Bafétimbi Gomis
Date of birth (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985
Place of birth La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Marseille (on loan from Swansea City)
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2004 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Saint-Étienne 142 (40)
2005 → Troyes (loan) 13 (6)
2009–2014 Lyon 178 (64)
2014– Swansea City 64 (13)
2016– → Marseille (loan) 11 (6)
National team‡
2001 France U17 1 (0)
2008–2013 France 12 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2014

Bafétimbi Gomis (French pronunciation: ​[bafetimbi ɡɔmis]; born 6 August 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Marseille (on loan from Swansea City) and the France national team.

Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Gomis played youth football with Saint-Étienne before making his professional debut for the club. After spending time on loan at Troyes, he moved to Lyon in 2009. Gomis joined current club Swansea City in 2014.

Gomis has made 12 appearances for the French national team, scoring three goals. He was a member of the squad for UEFA Euro 2008.

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Bafétimbi Gomis coming on as a substitute for Saint-Étienne.

Bafétimbi made thirteen appearances for Saint-Étienne in his first season with the club, scoring two league goals. In the next season, he made six goalless appearances for the club before going on loan to Troyes AC in a successful six-month loan deal, where he scored six goals in 13 games. The 2005–06 season was not as successful as the previous season as he made 24 league appearances for Saint-Étienne, scoring only two league goals.

The 2006–07 season was when Gomis established himself with Saint-Étienne, scoring 10 goals in 30 appearances. Gomis continued this form into the 2007–08 season where he scored an impressive 16 goals in 34 appearances.

In the 2008 summer transfer window, Newcastle United under manager Kevin Keegan reportedly offered a transfer fee of £10 million for Gomis' services.[2] However, a move did not materialise and Gomis remained at Saint-Étienne.

In an interview with French newspaper L'Équipe, Gomis stated he was attracted by a possible move to England, but revealed Serie A would be his preference. In the weeks leading up to the 2009 January transfer window, his name was again touted in speculation surrounding various Premier League sides, though he moved to allay the rumors, stating his desire to see out the Ligue 1 season with his current club.[3]

Gomis' form in the 2008–09 season was scrutinized more heavily than it was in the previous season. Despite this, Gomis successfully netted five times in 17 league appearances, and excelled with his performances in the UEFA Cup, scoring three times in four games.

Lyon

On 29 July 2009, Olympique Lyonnais announced that they had signed the striker for €13 million and the player had agreed to a five-year contract. With the move, Gomis became just the sixth player in French football history to transfer directly from Saint-Étienne to Derby du Rhône arch-rivals Lyon.

2011–12

Gomis playing for Lyon against Stade Brestois 29 in 2013.

On the first day of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 campaign, Gomis scored the winning goal in a 3–1 victory over Nice on 6 August 2011.[4] On 24 September, he scored a first-half brace against Girondins de Bordeaux firing his side to a 3–1 away victory.[5]

Gomis bagged four goals in the last round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, helping Lyon to a 7–1 victory over GNK Dinamo Zagreb and progression to the Round of 16 on goal difference.[6] He also created a new record for the fastest Champions League hat-trick ever scored, beating the record owned by Mike Newell.[7][8]

On 25 February 2012, Gomis scored on a volley to bring his side level with league leaders PSG 1–1;[9] the game finished in a dramatic 4–4 draw, after Lyon was winning 4–2.[10] He replaced Alexandre Lacazette in the 70th minute in a derby match against former club AS Saint-Étienne on 17 March, and ten minutes later scored a 30-yard strike to earn his side a 1–0 victory.[11] He continued his rich vein of form against relegation-threatened Sochaux on 24 March when he converted an Anthony Réveillère cross to earn his side a 2–1 victory.[12]

Swansea City

On 27 June 2014, Gomis signed a four-year contract at Swansea City after leaving Lyon at the end of the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season on a free transfer.[13] He made his competitive debut in the opening match of the season on 16 August, replacing Wilfried Bony for the last 13 minutes of an eventual 2–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[14] He made his second substitute appearance against Burnley on 23 August, implying that there will be competition between him and Wilfried Bony, not partnership like originally planned. On 26 August he scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over Rotherham United in the Second Round of the League Cup.[15] Gomis' first Premier League start came at Stamford Bridge, against Chelsea, on 13 September, in a 4–2 defeat. Although he did not score, he had a chance to equalise when his team was 2–1 down and earned applause from both sets of fans, when he was replaced by Wilfried Bony. Gomis scored his first Premier League goal on 9 November 2014 scoring the winner barely a minute after entering the field, as his side came from behind to beat Arsenal 2–1.[16]

At the beginning of 2015, with Bony leaving to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Gomis became the main forward for the Swans, starting the year with a brace at Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park in a 2–6 win in the FA Cup. On 10 January, after equalising in a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United, he displayed a French flag in support of victims of recent shootings in Paris.[17] On 4 April 2015, Gomis scored in the 38th minute against Hull City with a volley and further sealed the victory by chipping the ball over the Hull City keeper giving him his first Premier League brace and Swansea City a 3-1 victory.[18]

Loan to Marseille

On 29 July 2016, Gomis signed on loan to Marseille for the 2016–17 season.[19][20] On 14 August 2016, Gomis made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Toulouse.[21]

International career

Although born in France, Gomis was eligible to play for both France and Senegal through his ancestry. On 8 May 2008, he said regarding his international future "I don't have to choose between the French or Senegalese teams, as I have not been called yet. The French team? It would be pretentious to ask for it, but I am not adverse to the French team".[22]

On 18 May 2008, Gomis was called up for the provisional French Euro 2008 squad, ahead of experienced striker David Trézéguet. This was due to his particularly good form towards the end of Saint-Étienne's Ligue 1 campaign. Gomis scored two goals in 26 minutes in a Euro 2008 warm-up match against Ecuador on 27 May 2008. He was the first player to score twice on his debut for the national team since Zinédine Zidane. On 28 May 2008, he was selected in the French Euro 2008 squad ahead of Olympique de Marseille striker Djibril Cissé. On 9 June 2008, Gomis won his third cap by coming on as a substitute for Nicolas Anelka in the scoreless draw against Romania. On 7 October 2009, he collapsed in the training for the game against the Faroe Islands.[23]

In 2011, after a good start of the season with Lyon, Laurent Blanc called up Gomis for UEFA Euro 2012 qualification matches against Albania and Bosnia.[24] This was his first call-up in Laurent Blanc's era.

On 15 August 2012, Gomis was called up by new national coach Didier Deschamps. He has since played in two games, both coming as a substitute for Olivier Giroud.

Personal life

Gomis has a medical condition, suspected to be Vasovagal response, that means he is liable to faint during times of stress, and this has caused him to faint during a number of matches.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2016[26][27][28][29]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Troyes (loan) 2004–05 Ligue 2 1360000–136
Saint-Étienne 2003–04 Ligue 2 1120000–112
2004–05 Ligue 1 600000–60
2005–06 Ligue 1 2420010–252
2006–07 Ligue 1 30100033–3313
2007–08 Ligue 1 35161010–3716
2008–09 Ligue 1 361021118[lower-alpha 1]44716
Total 1424031648415949
Lyon 2009–10 Ligue 1 371021209[lower-alpha 2]25013
2010–11 Ligue 1 351020107[lower-alpha 2]24512
2011–12 Ligue 1 361464316[lower-alpha 2]55124
2012–13 Ligue 1 371611115[lower-alpha 3]24420
2013–14 Ligue 1 331432439[lower-alpha 3]34922
Total 17864148115361423991
Swansea City 2014–15 Premier League 3172231–3610
2015–16 Premier League 3361011–357
Total 64133242007117
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 960000–96
Club total 406129201121114418491169
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 200842
200910
201000
201110
201241
201320
Total123
International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
1. 27 May 2008 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France  Ecuador 2–0 2 Friendly
2. 31 May 2008 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France  Paraguay 0–0 0 Friendly
3. 9 June 2008 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Romania 0–0 0 UEFA Euro 2008
4. 13 June 2008 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland  Netherlands 4–1 0 UEFA Euro 2008
5. 14 October 2009 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Austria 3–1 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 7 October 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Albania 3–0 0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
7. 15 August 2012 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France  Uruguay 0–0 0 Friendly
8. 7 September 2012 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 0–1 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 12 October 2012 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Japan 0–1 0 Friendly
10. 14 November 2012 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy  Italy 1–2 1 Friendly
11. 5 June 2013 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 1–0 0 Friendly
12. 9 June 2013 Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Brazil 3–0 0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Saint-Étienne[30]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Bafétimbi Gomis". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Louise (23 June 2008). "Keegan faces summer of uncertainty at Newcastle". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Haond, Patrick (29 December 2008). "Gomis not thinking of exit". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Report: Nice v Lyon – French Ligue 1 – ESPN FC
  5. ↑ "Olympique Lyonnais 3 - 1 Bordeaux Match report - 9/24/11 Ligue 1 - Goal.com". goal.com.
  6. ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb 1–7 Lyon". The Guardian. London. 7 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Gomis usurps Newell with fastest hat-trick". Four Four Two. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bafetimbi Gomis scores four goals to stun Dinamo Zagreb". BBC. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "UPDATE 2-Soccer-PSG snatch 4–4 draw at Lyon, Montpellier go top". Reuters. 25 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Report: Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain – French Ligue 1 – ESPN FC
  11. ↑ Report: St Etienne v Lyon – French Ligue 1 – ESPN FC
  12. ↑ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 - Season 2011/2012 - Week 29 - Olympique Lyonnais / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". ligue1.com.
  13. ↑ "It's Go, Go, Go for Gomis". swanseacity.net. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Bevan, Chris (16 August 2014). "Man Utd 1–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Swansea 1–0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Bafetimbi Gomis heads home Swansea winner as Arsenal throw away late lead". PA Sport. ESPN.com. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  17. ↑ Chafcoulloff, Christophe (10 January 2015). "Attentats en France : Bafé Gomis marque et brandit un drapeau français" [Attacks in France: Bafé Gomis scores and brandishes a French flag] (in French). RTL. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Swansea 3-1 Hull: Bafetimbi Gomis double helps heighten visitors' relegation fears". SkySports. 4 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Swansea Striker Bafetimbi Gomis Officially Completes Marseille Loan Switch". Sport 90min. 90min.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Gomis joins Marseille on loan". Official Site. Swansea City Official Website. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Match report Week 1: Marseille 0-0 Toulouse". Ligue 1. 14 August 2016.
  22. ↑ Haond, Patrick (8 May 2008). "Gomis looking at future". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  23. ↑ "Gomis bricht zusammen!". nachrichten.at. OÖ Online. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Bafé Gomis est de retour". lequipe.fr (in French). L'Equipe. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "Swansea striker recovers after fainting". BBC Sport. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "B. Gomis". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "Bafetimbi Gomis". lfp.fr. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  28. ↑ "Bafetimbi Gomis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  29. ↑ "Bafetimbi Gomis". ESPN. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  30. ↑ Bafétimbi Gomis profile at Soccerway
  31. ↑ Glenday, Craig (2011). The Guinness Book Of World Records. Frank Chambers. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.

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