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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Albino Gomes
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|02|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nuvem]], [[Goa]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}}
| currentclub = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| clubnumber = 32
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps1 = -
| goals1 = -
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]] (loan)
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–
| clubs7 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps7 = 20
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016-2017
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team| India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 26 February 2021
| ntupdate = 11:40, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| nationalyears2 = 2017-2019
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
}}

'''Albino Gomes''' (born 7 February 1994) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=First Team - Kerala Blasters FC|url=https://keralablastersfc.in/team/first-team/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Kerala Blasters Official Website}}</ref>

==Club career==

=== Early life and youth career ===
Born in [[Goa]], India, Albino began playing football at the age of 12. He played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] but later became a goalkeeper due to his height advantage. Albino began his youth career in [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Albino Gomes - Indian Super League Profile and Biography|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/goalkeeper-19153-albino-gomes-profile|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref> before moving to [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=I want to break into the national team: Kerala Blasters goalkeeper Albino Gomes|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/indian-super-league/2021/jan/25/i-want-to-break-into-the-national-team-kerala-blasters-goalkeeper-albino-gomes-2254983.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Albino Gomes - Biography|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/albino-gomes|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Sportskeeda}}</ref>

===Salgaocar===
Gomes was promoted to the [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] first-team in before the [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]] season. He was included in the squad and was benched in the [[I-League]] match against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] on 9 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salgaocar 2-0 Shillong Lajong|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/09/india/i-league/salgaocar-sports-club/lajong-sc/1395234/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Mumbai City===
On 10 July 2015, during the [[2015 ISL Domestic Draft|2015 Indian Super League draft]], Gomes was picked by [[Mumbai City FC]] as their final pick in the draft.<ref>{{cite news|title=As it happened: Indian Super League players auction and draft|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/Indian-Super-League-players-auction-and-draft/liveblog/48013543.cms|accessdate=7 October 2015|work=Times of India|date=10 July 2015}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club during their opening game of the season against [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] on 5 October 2015. He started and played the whole match but conceded three goals as Mumbai City fell 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune City 3-1 Mumbai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/05/india/indian-super-league/pune-city/mumbai-city/2037327/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Aizawl FC===
In 2016, Gomez was signed by [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl F.C]] for the [[2016–17 I-League|2016-17 I-League]] season. He was a crucial part of the team, as he won the [[I-League]] with Aizawl FC in the 2016-17 season and was also awarded with the best goalkeeper of the season. He was called up for the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] after the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albino Gomes - I wanted to join Kerala Blasters because of their fans {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/albino-gomes-wanted-to-join-kerala-blasters-fans/g7yq9j0nrv451o4strzv71nm3|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.goal.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Delhi Dynamos===
====Injury and hiatus====
Gomes' performance in the [[I-League]] prompted [[Delhi Dynamos]] to buy him in the [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft|2017-18 ISL Players Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 July 2017|title=ISL 2017-18 Player Draft: From big-money moves to smart signings, complete list of players picked up|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2017-18-player-draft-from-big-money-moves-to-smart-signings-complete-list-of-players-picked-up-3850287.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Firstpost}}</ref> He made his debut for the Dynamos against [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] on 22 November 2017. He later went on to play for the club in the next three games. Unfortunately he later suffered back-to-back injuries and went into a hiatus for almost three seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Blasters bring in Albino Gomes to solve goalkeeping woes - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/jul/08/kerala-blasters-bring-in-albino-gomes-to-solve-goalkeeping-woes-2167215.amp|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

=== Odisha FC ===
Albino was included in the squad of renamed Delhi Dynamos FC, [[Odisha FC]] for the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019-20 Indian Super League season]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Odisha FC » Squad 2019/2020|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/odisha-fc/2020/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=World Football}}</ref> but was left out of every matches due to his injury that occurred during the pre-season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ojha|first=Chiranjit|date=4 December 2019|title=Albino Gomes races against time to recover from injury & return to Odisha FC|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17262-tfginterview--albino-gomes-races-against-time-to-recover-from-injury-and-return-to-odisha-fc|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=The Fan Garage}}</ref>

===Kerala Blasters===
On 8 June 2020, Albino signed for [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Blasters bring in Albino Gomes to solve goalkeeping woes |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/jul/08/kerala-blasters-bring-in-albino-gomes-to-solve-goalkeeping-woes-2167215.html |date=8 July 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He made his debut for Kerala Blasters against the newly formed [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]] which ended 1–0 in the favor of ATK Mohun Bagan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 November 2020|title=Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan {{!}} Match 01 {{!}} Indian Super League 2020-21|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36472-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 November 2020|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref> On the match against [[Chennaiyin FC]] on 29 November 2020, Albino played a pivotal role in securing a point for Kerala Blasters by saving a penalty and saving several shots from the opposition thereby claiming the Man of the Match award and finishing the match with a clean-sheet. The match ended 0–0.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 November 2020|title=Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC {{!}} Match 11 {{!}} Indian Super League 2020-21|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36482-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 November 2020|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref> During the match against Mumbai City Albino saved a penalty in the 78th minute becoming the only goalkeeper to save 3 penalties in a single Indian Super League season since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 January 2021|title=ISL 2020-21 news: Kerala Blasters' Albino Gomes makes third penalty save|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/isl-2020-21-news-mumbai-city-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-albino-gomes-penalty-save-indian-football/article33482048.ece|publisher=Sportstar|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> Albino assisted for the first time in his career for the goal scored by [[Jordan Murray (soccer)|Jordan Murray]] against [[SC East Bengal]] on 15 January 2021 which ended in a 1-1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 January 2021|title=SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC {{!}} Live Score Update, Commentary and more|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36725-sc-east-bengal-vs-kerala-blasters-fc|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref> Thus he became the first Indian goalkeeper and second in overall goalkeepers to have an assist in Indian Super League, second to former [[Odisha FC|Delhi Dynamos]] goalkeeper, [[Toni Doblas]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 January 2021|title=Albino Gomes - The 1st Indian and only the 2nd goalkeeper in Hero ISL to provide an assist!|url=https://twitter.com/IndSuperLeague/status/1350119863084228609/photo/1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115163805/https://twitter.com/IndSuperLeague/status/1350119863084228609|archive-date=15 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=Indian Super League (Twitter)}}</ref>

==International career==
Gomes was selected by [[Stephen Constantine]] for the [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] side that took part in the [[2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification|2016 AFC U23 qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Constantine names 32 probables for FIFA World Cup qualifier|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/aiff-constantine-names-32-probables-for-fifa-world-cup-qualifier/20150225.htm|accessdate=7 October 2015|work=Rediff|date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 July 2020|others=(The sentence is given in the source)|title=ISL: Goalkeeper Albino Gomes signs for Kerala Blasters FC|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/isl-goalkeeper-albino-gomes-signs-for-kerala-blasters-fc20200709110537/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=ANI}}</ref> Albino was called up for the national team on several occasion but was left out on the bench.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 July 2020|title=Albino Gomes: I need to win the ISL trophy with Kerala Blasters|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-kerala-blasters-ishfaq-ahmed-albino-gomes-instagram-live|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Khel Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Albino Gomes - Player Info|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/albino-gomes/87723/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=GSA}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Albino is a fan of current [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] goalkeeper veteran [[Gianluigi Buffon]] and a fan of Indian international and current [[Hyderabad FC]] goalkeeper [[Subrata Pal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 December 2017|title=ISL 2017-18: Delhi Dynamos' Albino Gomes has proven calibre, but recovering from injury poses tough challenge|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2017-18-delhi-dynamos-albino-gomes-has-proven-calibre-but-recovering-from-injury-poses-tough-challenge-4261165.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|15 January 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|albino-gomes/274439}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Albino Gomes - Player Info|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/albino-gomes/87723/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref>

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="3"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|0
|0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
|[[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||1||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||1||0
|-
|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015-16]]
|[[I-League]]
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|0
|0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|[[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||4||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||4||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016−17]]
|[[I-League]]||18||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||18||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017−18]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||4||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||4||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018−19]]||4||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||4||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Odisha FC]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019−20]]||0||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||0||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Kerala Blasters|Kerala Blasters FC]]
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020−21]]||11||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||11||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!42!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!42!!0
|}

== Honours ==
'''Aizawl'''

[[I-League]]: [[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/mumbai-city-fc/squad/goalkeeper-19153-albino-gomes-playerprofile Albino Gomes] at Indian Super League
*{{Soccerway|274439}}
*[https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/albino-gomes/87723/ Albino Gomes] at Global Sports Archive

{{Kerala Blasters FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Albino}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]
[[Category:Aizawl F.C. players]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]

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