Brazilian ace Fabio Gomes is ready to develop into the brand new spearhead of Sydney FC’s ahead line after becoming a member of the Sky Blues on a season-long mortgage deal from Atletico Minero.
The imposing 192cm marksman will fill the void left by English ahead Adam Le Fondre, who left Sydney within the low season to affix Scottish membership Hibernian.
“I’m a tall player, very fast and heading is a strong point in my game,” 26-year-old Gomes mentioned.
“I want to help my team, score a lot of goals, win a lot of titles, and make history at this club.”
Gomes, a former teammate of fellow Brazilian and ex-Sky Blues striker Bobo at Oeste, has additionally had spells with golf equipment in Japan, Portugal and the US, the place he spent a season on mortgage with New York Red Bulls.
“I had no hesitation in saying ‘yes’ to the offer to play here, I did my research, and I can see the players are at a very high technical level, and I really like the structure of the team,” he mentioned.
“I’m very motivated to be here.”
Sky Blues coach Steve Corica tipped Gomes to be a “perfect” match for the five-time A-League champions.
“I’m thrilled to have brought in a player of Fabio’s calibre and looking forward to seeing him out on the pitch,” Corica mentioned.
“He will give us an extra dimension in our attacking third, and I’ve no doubt he will cause a lot of problems for our opponents.
“He is exciting, he is aggressive and can score goals with both feet and his head.”
The Sky Blues’ subsequent match is on Sunday in opposition to Western United in an Australia Cup quarter-final conflict at Leichhardt Oval.
Originally printed as Sydney FC safe the providers of former New York Red Bulls attacker Fabio Gomes for the brand new A-League season
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
