Ale Gomes

Ale Gomes
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Gomes Furtado
Date of birth (2008-02-14) 14 February 2008 (age 18)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 95
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 professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Venezia. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a full-back.

Early and personal life

Gomes' parents Arlindo and María were born in Cape Verde and emigrated to Miralbueno [es], 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.

Club career

Zaragoza

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. 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. He made his professional debut four days later, starting in a 2–0 Segunda División home loss to Deportivo de La Coruña.

Venezia

On 9 July 2026, Serie A side Venezia FC announced the signing of Gomes on a six-year contract.

International career

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Alejandro Gomes Furtado joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "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.