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How Tall Is Angel Gomes And Is He England’s Shortest-Ever Player?
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With England having a new diminutive star in their ranks, many Three Lions fans are wondering just how tall Angel Gomes is after the mini-midfielder made his first start for his country against Finland in the Nations League.
How Tall Is Angel Gomes?
England’s new interim football boss Lee Carsley has introduced a name a lot of Three Lions fans would never have heard of – Angel Gomes.
However, Carsley is very familiar with Gomes – having managed him to win the European Under-21 Championships, so knows exactly what the player is capable of.
But first thing England fans noticed when Angel Gomes made his debut from the bench against the Rep of Ireland on 7th September, was just how tiny the midfielder was.
Prompting some sharp-witted fans to already nickname him – ANGEL ‘GNOMES’.
So – just how tall is Angel Gomes?
He stands at only 168cm tall – or 5ft 6ins to most – and along with the diminutive Nico Lewis at 5f 7ins – comes in as the smallest England player in the current squad.
Who Are Other England Small Players?
Angel Gome’s height of 5ft 6ins will see him rank alongside past England players like Paul Scholes and Shaun Wright-Phillips, who were the same height when they graced the Three Lions shirt.
Now we know how tall Angel Gomes is, this also ranks him just behind former Spurs player Aaron Lennon, who trumps them all – being 5ft 5ins when he was playing for England.
However, there is even one England player that’s smaller.
You have to wade back to the early 1900’s to find another Tottenham player – Fanny Walden, who was capped twice between 1914 and 1922 – measuring in at just 5ft 2ins (157cm) – a full four inches shorter than the Angel Gomes height.
Who Is Angel Gomes?
Angel Gomes is an English footballer, who plays in midfield and is famed for being one of the smallest professionals around.
Manchester United fans will be more familiar with Gomes, as he joined when aged just six.
He went onto make his first team Old Trafford debut in May 2017 and as the time became the first player born in the 2000’s to play in the Premier League.
However, after making just 10 appearances for the Red Devils, he was let go – signing for French side Lille in August 2020.
Gomes was then sent out on loan to Portuguese side Boavista for a season, behind coming back to Lille to make their squad.
He’s gone onto play for Lille in the UEFA Champions League and was part of the Lille squad that won the 2021 Trophee des Champions.
On Saturday 7th September Angel Gomes won this first full England cap, when coming off the bench in their 2-0 win.
Gomes impressed enough in that game to then start England’s next match against Finland – playing the full 90 minutes in another 2-0 victory and now looks to be a firm favourite with new interim manager Lee Carsley.
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How Old Is Angel Gomes?
Angel Gomes’ date of birth is 31st August 2000, which means the England player is currently 24 years-old.
Former Man Utd Winger Nani Is Angel Gomes’ Godfather
Angel Gomes’ father was also a footballer – Gil Gomes – who played for Portugal’s U21 side, while amazingly former United and Portugal winger Nani is Angel Gomes’ godfather.
With Gomes saying he was a player he idolised as a youngster.
Nani’s height was 5ft 10in, which when looking at how tall Angel Gomes is – sees the England man four inches shorter.
Angel Gomes Captained England U17 To Win The World Cup
Having been eligible to play for Angola and Portugal – as well as England – Gomes picked the Three Lions and has won over 50 caps playing for the Three Lions at youth level.
These include 13 caps for the U17 England side, who he captained to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
While he also has 18 U-21 England caps and was part of the squad that won the 2023 UEFA European U-21 Championship.
Which Club Does Angel Gomes Play For?
Having been released from Manchester United, after being with them from the age of six, Angel Gomes joined Lille in 2020.
Apart from a loan period to Boavista in 2020-21, Gomes has remained at Lille ever since and is currently still playing for the French side.
Gomes wears the number 8 shirt for Lille and has played over 90 times for the team.