Bafétimbi Gomis

Bafetimbi " Bafé " Gomis ( born August 6, 1985 in La Seyne -sur -Mer ) is a French footballer of Senegalese origin.

Career

In its clubs

The striker comes from the youth division of AS Saint- Étienne. In July 2003 he signed his first professional contract there. By January 2005, he played 17 times and scored two goals. Then Gomis was until June 2005 borrowed at ES Troyes AC, where he was able to achieve six goals in 13 games. For the 2005/06 season he returned to Saint- Étienne. The 2006/07 season was relatively successful for the French. In 30 games, he scored ten goals, partly through spectacular scissors kick. After the 2008 European Championships Gomis extended his contract with Saint -Etienne until 2012, but moved to the 2009/10 season for 13 million € to Olympique Lyon and there wrote a five-year contract. There he completed his personally most successful season in 2011/ 12, when he encounters in 54 of his club hit 24 times.

On December 7, 2011 Gomis scored in the Champions League match at Dinamo Zagreb within seven minutes ( 45./48./52. ) Three goals, which he was able to achieve the previously fastest " hat-trick " in this competition. Later, he even scored a fourth goal, so he is one of only seven players who were four times successfully in a Champions League match. The record was by Lionel Messi, who scored five goals against Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7 March 2012, broken.

In the National Team

Beginning of 2008, inviting him to the Senegalese coach Henryk Kasperczak to participate with Senegal at the African Nations Cup. Gomis refused to do so because he had chosen the option France.

End of May 2008, he was actually appointed to the French A- Elf and substitute in the EM- up match against Ecuador for the second half. With Gomis was the first time after 26 years again a player of AS Saint- Étienne, the blue national jersey. He made his debut with two goals in the 2-0 of the Bleus, which is in the 104- year history of the national team managed only 14 players in front of him.

He was then appointed for the European Championship finals in 2008 in the French squad. At Euro Gomis was brought on in the first group game against Romania for Nicolas Anelka after 72 minutes, but could not prevent the 0-0. When disappointing 1:4 against the Netherlands, the striker in the 60th minute, this time for Florent Malouda came on. In the group match against Italy Gomis was not used. France difference in the group stage as a group last.

Play

Gomis is a fast, agile and bulletproof strong striker, so is variable both centrally and can also be used on the wings on the offensive.

Others

On 13 June 2012, the press reported the allegations of a 38 -year-old woman who accused Gomis and an unnamed Lyonner players of rape in the previous night, prompting the French police initiated an investigation.