Angel Gomes

Angel Gomes
	Gomes with Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes
Date of birth	31 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	8
Youth career
2006–2017	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Manchester United
2020–	Lille
2020–2021	→ Boavista (loan)
International career‡
2015–2016	England U16
2016–2017	England U17
2017	England U18
2018–2019	England U19
2019	England U20
2021–2023	England U21
Medal record
Representing England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
FIFA U-17 World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:55, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes (born 31 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. A versatile player, he has been deployed as an attacking midfielder, central midfielder and wide midfielder in his career.

Joining Manchester United at the age of six, Gomes made his first-team debut for the English club in May 2017 and became the first player born in the 2000s to appear in the Premier League. After 10 appearances for the team, he was released at the end of his contract in 2020. He then signed for Lille in August and was immediately loaned out to Boavista for a season. Upon his return to France in 2021, he was included in the squad which won the Trophée des Champions, before making his Ligue 1 debut in August and his UEFA Champions League debut in September.

Gomes is eligible to represent England, Angola or Portugal at international level. He made more than 50 appearances for England's youth national teams, from under-16 to under-21 level. He was the captain of the England under-17 team that won the 2017 FIFA World Cup, and was a member of the under-21 squad that won the 2023 UEFA European Championship.