Bafétimbi Fredius Gomis (born 6 August 1985) is a French footballer who currently plays as a striker for Lyon and the French national team.

Saint-Étienne
Bafétimbi, also known as Baby Drogba, made thirteen appearances for Saint-Étienne in his first season with the club, scoring two league goals. In the next season, he made six goalless appearances for the club before going on loan to Troyes AC in a successful six-month loan deal, where he scored six goals in 13 games. The 2005–06 season was not as successful as the previous season as he made 24 league appearances for Saint-Étienne, scored only two league goals.

The 2006–07 season was when Gomis established himself with Saint-Étienne, scoring ten goals in 30 appearances. Gomis continued this form into the 2007–08 season where he scored an impressive 16 goals in 34 appearances. Gomis' form in the 2008–09 season was scrutinized more heavily than it was in the previous season. Despite this, Gomis successfully netted five times in 17 league appearances, and excelled with his performances in the UEFA Cup, converting three times in four games, causing some commentators to state "Gomis, he don't miss", in regards to his formidable goal scoring prowess.

Lyon
On 29 July 2009, Olympique Lyonnais announced on that they had signed the striker for €13 million and the player had agreed to a five-year contract. Lyon agree deal to sign Gomis from St Etienne. On the fist day of the 2011-12 Ligue 1 campaign, Gomis scored the winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Nice on 6 August 2011. On 24 September, Gomis scored a first-half brace against Girondins de Bordeaux firing his side to a 3-1 away victory. On 25 February 2012, Gomis scored on a volley to bring his side level with league leaders PSG 1-1. Gomis continued his rich vein of form against relegation-threatened Sochaux on 24 March when he converted an Anthony Reveillere cross to earn his side a 2-1 victory.