João Gomes (footballer, born 2001)

João Victor Gomes da Silva (born 12 February 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After figuring on the bench on 16 October 2020, João Gomes made his first debut on the 1 November 2020, starting for Flamengo in the Série A 4–1 at home defeat against São Paulo.

On 30 January 2023, João Gomes signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League for €18.7m, after a drawn out battle between Wolves and Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais for his signature.

Gomes scored the winning goal in a 2–1 comeback victory for Wolves at Southampton in the Premier League on his debut appearance for the club (as a second-half substitute) on 11 February 2023 — this despite Wolves being reduced to ten men after a Mario Lemina red card in the first half.

Gomes was sent off after only nine minutes of his debut appearance in the F.A. Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.

Despite playing for over 80 minutes with 10 men, Wolves drew the match 1–1, assuring a replay.

Gomes scored his second and third goals for Wolves (his first in just over a year, and first of the 2023–24 season) in the same game, giving his team a 2–1 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 17 February 2024.

Gomes has been a long-time practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and was promoted to blue belt in the sport on 30 June 2023.