Dalangunypole Gomis has completed a loan move from Belgian side Cercle Brugge to French club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, returning to the club where he previously played before heading to Belgium. The confirmed deal is a loan transfer, with the contract running from 2026-02-02 to 2026-06-30, after which the defender is scheduled to return to Cercle Brugge at the end of the loan.
The 21-year-old centre-back, who holds both French and Senegalese nationality, joins Sochaux from a Jupiler Pro League outfit to compete in the Championnat National. The move is officially recorded as a loan transfer rather than a permanent deal, and his current market value stands at €200k. According to the transfer records, he will remain under contract with Cercle Brugge beyond the end of this loan, when he is due to go back to the Belgian club, rather than becoming a free agent at that point.
This switch marks a new chapter in a career that has already taken Gomis across two countries and several levels of professional football. Born in Évreux and standing 1.91 m tall, he developed in the Stade Rennais system, progressing from Stade Rennais FC U19 to Stade Rennais FC B. From there he earned a move to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, joining the club from Rennes’ reserve side in a standard transfer before later securing his move abroad to Cercle Brugge.
Gomis first left Sochaux for Cercle Brugge in a permanent transfer, moving into Belgian top-flight football in the Jupiler Pro League. His market value climbed and then stabilised around the €200k mark during his time in Belgium, where he was listed primarily as a defender specialising at centre-back and noted as a left-footed player. Over that period, Transfermarkt valuations show him fluctuating between €150k and €300k, reflecting the early stages of his development as a senior professional.
Now, with the confirmed loan move back to Sochaux, Gomis is set once again to operate in the French Championnat National, having already been registered with the club previously. The loan framework also clarifies his medium-term trajectory: he will return to Cercle Brugge at the end of the agreed period, when the loan expires on 2026-06-30, rather than entering the market as a free agent.
His dual nationality with France and Senegal adds a layer of international interest to his progress, with both French and Senegalese observers likely to track his performances closely as he continues to build his reputation. From academy prospect at Rennes, to Sochaux, then a cross-border move to Cercle Brugge and now a confirmed loan back to France, his path reflects a typical modern European development route for a young defender.
Although detailed appearance and match statistics are not listed in the data, Gomis’s repeated involvement with professional squads in France and Belgium, together with his maintained market value of €200k, underlines that clubs in both countries see potential in his profile. The current loan gives him another platform to consolidate that potential in a familiar environment.
As the loan period unfolds, the next few months at Sochaux will be crucial in shaping the next phase of Gomis’s career. Strong performances in the Championnat National could influence his standing on his return to Cercle Brugge, affect future transfer decisions, and refine his reputation as a Franco-Senegalese centre-back capable of operating effectively in different European leagues.
