Bafétimbi Gomis
Personal information
Full name	Bafétimbi Gomis
Date of birth	August 6, 1985 (1985-08-06) (age 22)
Place of birth	La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	St-Étienne
Number	18
Youth clubs
	AS Saint-Étienne
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003- 2005	St-Étienne →Troyes (loan)	105 0(30) 13 0(6)
National team2
2001-2008 2008-	France U-17 France	01 0(0) 03 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:26, 1 March 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 9 June 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Bafétimbi 'Bafe' Gomis (born 6 August 1985 in La Seyne-sur-Mer) is a French football striker of Senegalese descent, currently playing for St-Étienne.

Career

Club career

Early career (2003-2006)

Gomis made eleven appearances for St-Étienne in his first season with the club, scoring two league goals. The next season he made six goaless appearances for the club before going on loan to Troyes AC in a successful six-month loan deal, where he scored 6 goals in 13 games. The 2005/2006 season was not as successful as the previous season as he made 24 league appearances for St-Étienne, scoring only two league goals and being sent off in a game.

Early middle career (2006/2007)

The 2006/2007 season was when Gomis established himself with St-Étienne, scoring 10 goals in 30 appearances.

Early late career (2007/2008)

Gomis continued this form into the 2007/2008 season where he scored an impressive 16 goals in 34 appearances.

On his future with St-Étienne, he said: "I am very happy to play for St Etienne, but I don't know if I will still be there next season. The coach did his best for me to stay last summer, and he has improved me a lot. I am very happy with him at the helm. His stay at the club will be an essential factor for my future." He has been watched by Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan, and looks to be on his transfer list this summer. In an interview with L'Equipe, Gomis stated he was attracted by a possible move to England - but revealed Serie A would be his preference.

International career

Although born in France, Gomis is eligible to play for both France and Senegal through his ancestry. On May 8, 2008, he said regarding his international future "I don't have to choose between the French or Senegalese teams, as I have not been called yet. The French team? It would be pretentious to ask for it, but I am not adverse to the French team."[1]

International goals

Bafétimbi Gomis: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	May 27, 2008	-	Ecuador	-	-	Friendly
2.	May 27, 2008	-	Ecuador	-	-	Friendly

Euro 2008

On May 18, 2008, he was called up for the provisional French Euro 2008 squad, ahead of experienced striker David Trézéguet. This was due to his particularly good form towards the end of St Etienne's Ligue 1 campaign.[2] Gomis scored two goals in 26 minutes, 60th minute and 86th minute on his debut for the French senior national team, in a Euro 2008 warm-up match against Ecuador on May 27, 2008. He is the first to score twice in his debut for the national team since Zinedine Zidane. On May 28, 2008, he was selected in the French Euro 2008 squad ahead of Marseille striker Djibril Cisse. On June 9, 2008, Gomis won his third cap by coming on as a subsitute for Nicolas Anelka in the scoreless draw with Romania.