Yago Gomes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.
Yago Gomes
Personal information
Full name Yago Gomes do Nascimento
Date of birth (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Beberibe, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cham
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2013 Flums
2013–2017 St. Gallen
2017–2019 Vaduz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Vaduz 39 (0)
2022–2023 St. Gallen U21 31 (0)
2023– Cham 47 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Yago Gomes do Nascimento (born 8 September 2001) is a Swiss-Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cham in the Swiss Promotion League.

Early life

Gomes was born in Beberibe, Brazil to a Brazilian father and Swiss mother, and holds both nationalities. He moved from Brazil, to the Swiss town Flums at the age of 4.[1]

Career

Gomes began playing football locally in Flums, before moving to the academies of St. Gallen and Vaduz.[1] Gomes made his professional debut with Vaduz in a 2–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 20 January 2021.[2]

On 26 July 2023, SC Cham announced the signings of Yago Gomes and Elias Mesonero, both on a one-year contract.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Junior, Muniz (13 November 2020). "BR no Mundo: Yago Gomes". Medium.
  2. ^ "St. Gallen vs. Vaduz - 20 January 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Kader update 1. Mannschaft" [Roster update 1st team]. sccham.ch (in Swiss High German). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.