Érica Gomes da Silva Santos

Érica Gomes da Silva Santos (born 8 January 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Women's Football Championship club CSKA Moscow. After starting her career in Brazil, Gomes has played for Spanish clubs CD Getafe and CD Badajoz, Portuguese side Clube de Albergaria, Liga MX Femenil club Cruz Azul, and Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League.

Club career

Early career Born in Recife, Gomes participated both in swimming and running as a child. In 2014, she started playing football professionally for Vitória das Tabocas before later moving to São Francisco-BA. She went on to play for União Desportiva-AL, Chapecoense, Avaí/Kindermann, and Napoli within a short timespan. She went on to score 3 goals across 24 games, helping Badajoz secure promotion to the Spanish second division. However, Badajoz would later announce the dissolution of its women's first-team before such promotion occurred due to financial constraints. She continued to find offensive success into the second half of the season, leading the team in goals before teammate Samara Lino rivaled her tally in March 2023. On 22 July 2023, Clube de Albergaria announced the departure of Gomes at the conclusion of the season. Gomes had registered 9 goals in 25 matches in her single season at Albergaria, as well as multiple Player of the Match honors.

Cruz Azul In July 2023, Gomes signed for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Cruz Azul. Gomes went on to score 5 more goals for Cruz Azul, finishing the 2023–24 season with a total of 8.

Fort Lauderdale United On 24 June 2024, American club Fort Lauderdale United FC announced that they had signed Gomes ahead of the USL Super League's inaugural season of play. Gomes made her Super League debut on 19 October 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Lexington SC. After making 6 appearances (2 starts) for Fort Lauderdale, Gomes parted ways with the club in March 2025.

CSKA Moscow Russian Women's Football Championship club CSKA Moscow signed Gomes on 21 March 2025.