Wilfried Gnonto
Italian footballer (born 2003)
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- Degnand Wilfried Gnonto ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈvilfrid ˈɲonto] ; born 5 November 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Leeds United and the Italy national team.
- Club career FC Zürich A youth product of Inter Milan since the age of nine, Gnonto joined Swiss club Zürich on 23 April 2020.
- He scored his first professional goal on 21 May 2021, once again in a 4–1 league home win over FC Vaduz, after replacing Antonio Marchesano in the second half.
- Leeds United On 2 September 2022, Gnonto joined Leeds United on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
- On 5 November, he again replaced Harrison in the second half of the league match against Bournemouth, eventually assisting Summerville for his second consecutive winning goal.
Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvilfrid ˈɲonto]; born 5 November 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Leeds United and the Italy national team.
Early life
Gnonto was born in Verbania, Italy, in 2003 to Ivorian parents and he grew up in Baveno, where he attended a liceo classico before switching to pursue secondary education at a liceo scientifico.
Club career
FC Zürich
A youth product of Inter Milan since the age of nine, Gnonto joined Swiss club Zürich on 23 April 2020. Gnonto made his professional debut with Zürich as a substitute in a 4–1 away Swiss Super League win over FC Vaduz on 24 October 2020, and assisted his team's final goal. He scored his first professional goal on 21 May 2021, once again in a 4–1 league home win over FC Vaduz, after replacing Antonio Marchesano in the second half.
In his second season, he won the 2021–22 Swiss Super League title with the club, with four games remaining.
Leeds United
On 2 September 2022, Gnonto joined Leeds United on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his Premier League debut on 29 October, in Leeds’ 2–1 win against Liverpool at Anfield, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Jack Harrison and opening the action that led to the winning goal by Crysencio Summerville. On 5 November, he again replaced Harrison in the second half of the league match against Bournemouth, eventually assisting Summerville for his second consecutive winning goal.
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