Giovanni Simeone
Argentine footballer (born 1995)
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- Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini ( Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈβani simeˈone] ; born 5 July 1995), also known as Gio Simeone or " El Cholito ", is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Napoli.
- His family moved to Italy in 1997, but later returned to Spain in 2003 following Diego's career club changes.
- He has two younger brothers, Gianluca and Giuliano, both footballers.
- In July 2013, he was called up by the main squad for the pre-season; Simeone made his league debut on 4 August 2013, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat against Gimnasia La Plata.
- Simeone scored his first professional goal on 8 September, netting the second of a 3–0 home victory against Tigre.
Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈβani simeˈone]; born 5 July 1995), also known as Gio Simeone or "El Cholito", is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Napoli.
Early life
The son of former Argentine international footballer Diego Simeone and Carolina Baldini, Giovanni Simeone was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while his father was playing for Atlético Madrid.
His family moved to Italy in 1997, but later returned to Spain in 2003 following Diego's career club changes. Two years later he moved to Argentina, and joined River Plate's youth setup in 2008 when his father was appointed coach of the first team. He has two younger brothers, Gianluca and Giuliano, both footballers.
Club career
Early career in Argentina
After progressing through the youth ranks, Simeone signed a three-year professional deal with the club in November 2011. In July 2013, he was called up by the main squad for the pre-season; Simeone made his league debut on 4 August 2013, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat against Gimnasia La Plata. Later that month, he renewed his contract, signing until 2016. Simeone scored his first professional goal on 8 September, netting the second of a 3–0 home victory against Tigre.
On 6 July 2015, Simeone joined fellow Argentine Primera División side Banfield on a season-long loan. On 12 July 2015, he scored the match-winning goal on his debut in a 1–0 victory against Quilmes.
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