Morgaro Gomis
Gomis signing autographs in Birmingham City's 2011 pre-season
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Morgaro Lima Gomis | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kelantan | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Windsor & Eton | 18 | (1) |
| 2005 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Windsor & Eton | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Lewes | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Cowdenbeath | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Dundee United | 150 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Birmingham City | 31 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Dundee United | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Heart of Midlothian | 58 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Motherwell (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016– | Kelantan | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Senegal | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 24, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 24, 2017 |
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Morgaro Lima Gomis (born 14 July 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Malaysian club Kelantan, as a defensive midfielder.
Starting his career in France, Gomis spent most of his early career in English non-League football before moving to Scottish Football League side Cowdenbeath. His performances earned him a move to Dundee United in January 2007, where he exceeded expectations and was young player of the year for 2007–08. He was part of the Dundee United side that won the Scottish Cup in 2010 and was the first African to have played 100 times for the club. He left the club when his contract expired at the end of the 2010–11 season to join Football League Championship side Birmingham City. Gomis left Birmingham City in July 2013, having made 43 appearances for the club. He then rejoined Dundee United for a season before signing for Hearts in 2014. In 2016, he was loaned to Motherwell and make 10 appearances for the club before joining Kelantan in July 2016.
Although born in Paris and self-identifying as French, Gomis represents Senegal at international level, for whom he qualifies through his Senegalese parents.
Gomis was at Montpellier in his youth and had unsuccessful trials with Chelsea, Freiburg and Lausanne-Sport.
Gomis spent several years playing in English non-League football. In 2004, he signed for Windsor & Eton and featured in 18 league matches, scoring once. In January 2005, Gomis moved to Dagenham & Redbridge but the move quickly became controversial after an agent became involved in a contract row with the club. Gomis left in March 2005 without making an appearance and rejoined Windsor, playing in five matches before the end of the season. Gomis had a short stay with Barnet at the start of the 2005–06 season – where he featured in a matchday squad once as an unused substitute – but his month-to-month contract was not renewed and he moved to Lewes. He made his debut in a 5–2 defeat of Weston-super-Mare on 15 October – the club website's match report suggested that manager Steve King "may well have unearthed another little gem in Morgaro Gomis, whose contribution after arriving on the field as a 55th minute substitute was key to the eventual success." – and played in fourteen Conference South matches, scoring once, during the season.
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