the French squad ahead of Olympique de Marseille striker Djibril Cissé. On 9 June, Gomis won his third cap by coming on as a substitute for Nicolas Anelka in the scoreless draw against Romania. On 7 October 2009, he collapsed in the training for the match against the Faroe Islands. In 2011, after a good start of the season with Lyon, Laurent Blanc called up Gomis for UEFA Euro 2012 qualification matches against Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Personal life Gomis has a medical condition, suspected to be reflex syncope, which means he is liable to faint during times of stress. This has caused him to faint during a number of matches. He is the cousin of fellow footballers Nampalys Mendy and Alexandre Mendy. In popular culture Gomis' iconic goal celebration is inspired by Salif Keita. It is nicknamed "The Black Panther" and features in the FIFA video game series, first appearing in FIFA 17. An image of Gomis after his goal against Manchester United on 14 August 2015, captured by Getty Images Stuart Forster was nominated for football picture of the year at the Sports Journalism Awards. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomis goal. Honours Saint-Étienne Ligue 2: 2003–04 Lyon Coupe de France: 2011–12 Trophée des Champions: 2012 Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2017–18 Al-Hilal Saudi Professional League: 2019–20, 2020–21 King Cup: 2019–20 Saudi Super Cup: 2021 AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021 Individual UNFP Player of the Month: January 2007 Süper Lig Player of the Year: 2017–18 Süper Lig Striker of the Year: 2017–18 Süper Lig Team of the Year: 2017–18 Gol Kralı: 2017–18 Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: February 2019 AFC Champions League Top Goalscorer: 2019 AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2019 AFC Champions League Fans' Best XI: 2019 AFC Champions League OPTA Best XI: 2019 Saudi Professional League Top Goalscorer: 2020–21 References External links France U-17 season 2001–02 1985 births Living people People from La Seyne-sur-Mer Sportspeople from Var (department) French footballers France youth international footballers France international footballers Association football forwards SC Toulon players AS Saint-Étienne players ES Troyes AC players Olympique Lyonnais players Swansea City A.F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Al Hilal SFC players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Premier League players Süper Lig players Saudi Professional League players UEFA Euro 2008 players French expatriate footballers