Ale Gomes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Gomes Furtado | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CPI Río Sena | |||
| Amistad | |||
| 2018–2025 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Zaragoza B | 8 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Zaragoza | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025– | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Alejandro "Ale" Gomes Furtado (born 14 February 2008) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Serie A club Venezia FC. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a full-back.
Early and personal life
[edit]Gomes' parents Arlindo and María were born in Cape Verde and emigrated to Miralbueno, a neighborhood in Zaragoza, in the 1990s. Ale and his two older brothers Ismael and Nilton (who are also footballers) were all born in the city.[1]
Club career
[edit]Zaragoza
[edit]After starting it out at CPI Río Sena, a local school in his neighborhood, Gomes played for UD Amistad before joining Real Zaragoza's youth sides at the age of ten.[2][3] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 7 September 2025, starting in a 2–0 Segunda Federación home win over Gernika Club.
Already established in the B-side, Gomes made his first team debut on 29 October 2025, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 away win over UD Mutilvera, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] He made his professional debut four days later, starting in a 2–0 Segunda División home loss to Deportivo de La Coruña.[1]
Venezia
[edit]On 9 July 2026, Serie A side Venezia FC announced the signing of Gomes on a six-year contract.[5]
International career
[edit]Eligible to play for Spain and Cape Verde, Gomes was called up to the former's under-18 team for a friendly tournament on 1 October 2025.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ale Gomes protagoniza su propio reportaje. "Se lo ha currado mucho, es un loco del fútbol"" [Ale Gomes stars in his own feature. "He has worked really hard for it, he is a football fanatic"] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Los inicios de Ale Gomes, la nueva sensación de la cantera del Real Zaragoza: "Frenaba a los mejores niños del Barcelona y del Madrid"" [The beginnings of Ale Gomes, the new sensation of Real Zaragoza's youth setup: "He stopped the best kids from Barcelona and Madrid"] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Alejandro Gomes es la primera gran apuesta de Rubén Sellés en el Real Zaragoza" [Alejandro Gomes is the first big bet of Rubén Sellés at Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "El primer sorbo de Ale Gomes en el Real Zaragoza" [Ale Gomes' first taste of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Alejandro Gomes Furtado joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Alejandro Gomes recibe la llamada de la selección española Sub-18" [Alejandro Gomes receives the call-up of the Spain national under-18 team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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[edit]- 2008 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zaragoza
- Spanish people of Cape Verdean descent
- Sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda Federación players
- Deportivo Aragón players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Venezia FC players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen