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 and the England national team.

Joining Manchester United at the age of six, Gomes made his first-team debut for the club in May 2017 and became the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Premier League.

[21] On 13 December 2017, Gomes signed his first professional contract with Manchester United,[22] and on 26 January 2018, he made his FA Cup debut, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Marcus Rashford in a 4–0 victory against Yeovil Town in the Fourth Round.

[33] Scoring 6 goals and providing 6 assists in the 2020–21 Primeira Liga, his first complete professional season as a starter, he helped the historic Porto side to avoid relegation.

[35] He was included in the squad for the club's Trophée des Champions win over Paris Saint-Germain at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel on 1 August.

[37] Three weeks later, he made his Lille debut in the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season 3rd round at Saint-Étienne on 21 August, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan David and playing the final minutes of the match.

[38][39] The next month, on 14 September 2021, he played his first UEFA Champions League match against VfL Wolfsburg in the group stage, starting as a left midfielder.

[40][41] In December, Gomes then scored his first Champions League goal also against the German team, in the last round of the group stage, besides delivering an assist in the game after coming on in the 68th minute.

[42][43] For the remainder of the Lille season, he was then primarily used as a back-up attacking midfielder or forward and ended up playing an average of around 40 minutes per match.

[52] Lille OSC began their 2023–24 Ligue 1 season on 11 August 2023, with Gomes coming off the bench and assisting a late Bafodé Diakité's header in a 1–1 home draw against Nice.

He then played every Ligue 1 game from summer to spring, starting alternatively as a holding, central or attacking midfielder and only missing round 9 for a yellow card suspension.

[53] On 17 February 2024, Gomes played his 100th game for Lille in a 3–0 home win against newly promoted team Le Havre and provided an assist to Jonathan David who scored a hat-trick in the match.

"[55] After a minor thigh injury causing him to miss two home wins against Lens and Marseille,[56] he played only a few minutes in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals two legs against Aston Villa in which Lille nearly made it to the semi-finals but lost on penalties.

[58] Playing more than 3,000 minutes in all competitions this season,[59] he was praised for his passing abilities and was one of the top midfielders for ball retention under high pressure according to the International Centre for Sports Studies.

[61] His growing power was acclaimed by pundits in Europe such as former Premier League star Ian Wright calling Gomes ready for a national senior team call-up.

[69] In 2021, he received his first call up for the England under-21 squad[76] and made his debut as a substitute during a 1–0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Andorra on 11 October.

[78] Starting as a central midfielder in five of the six England fixtures,[79] he won the tournament on 8 July after the Young Lions beat Spain 1–0 in the final and was one of the best players on his team for his last matches with the side,[80][81][82][83] making a total of 18 appearances at U21 level.

[68] On 29 August 2024, Gomes was called up to the England senior squad by interim manager Lee Carsley for the UEFA Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

[85] Coming on as a subtitute to Kobbie Mainoo in the 77th minute, he wore number 19 and helped England's midfield to manage well the end of the match according to several reports.

[92] Deployed as a deep-lying playmaker alongside Declan Rice in a 4–2–3–1 formation,[92][93][94] he was praised for his performance[93][94] and is the first player to represent England whilst playing for a French club since Trevor Steven in 1992.

"[107] In an interview for Lille OSC website in September 2022, Gomes cited Spanish midfielders Andrés Iniesta and Xavi along with Bernardo Silva and Marco Verratti as inspirations, and emphasised their vision and skill despite a lack of height and strength,[106] features they have in common (he is 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall).

[111][112] He is also close to English midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White,[113] knowing him in the England youth levels when they won both the 2017 U-17 World Cup and the 2023 European Under-21 Championship.