Giovanni Simeone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | River Plate | 27 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Banfield (loan) | 29 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Argentina U20 | 12 | (10) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 16 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini (born 5 July 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for River Plate.
Early life
The son of former Argentina international footballer Diego Simeone and Carolina Baldini, Giovanni Simeone was born in Madrid while his father was playing for Atlético Madrid.[1] His family moved to Italy in 1997, but later returned to Spain in 2003 following his father'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, Giuliano and Gianluca. He holds both Argentine and Italian nationality, but represents Argentina internationally.[2]
Club career
River Plate
After progressing through the youth ranks, Simeone signed a three-year professional deal with the club in November 2011.[3] In July 2013 he was called up by the main squad for the pre-season,[4]
Simeone made his league debut on August 4, 2013, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Gimnasia La Plata.[5] Late in the month he renewed his link, signing until 2016.[6]
Simeone scored his first professional goal on 8 September, netting the second of a 3–0 home win against Tigre.[7]
National team
Capped for Argentina at the Under-20 level, Simeone finished as top scorer at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, helping Argentina win its fifth title in the competition.
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 7 December 2014)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2013–14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 6 | |
| Career total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 6 | |
Honours
- River Plate
- Argentina Primera Division: 2014 Final
- Copa Sudamericana: 2014
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2015
- Copa Libertadores: 2015
- Argentina U20
References
- ^ "Celeste Godoy, la musa de Giovanni Simeone". Goal.com (in Spanish). May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Filho de Simeone assina contrato com o River Plate" (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El "bautismo" para los pibes" (in Spanish). La Página Millonaria. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gimnasia derrotó por 1–0 a River, en el Bosque" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. August 4, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Giovanni Simeone firmó y renovó contrato en River por tres años" (in Spanish). Infobae. August 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "River se despertó en el 2º tiempo y venció a Tigre" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. September 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
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External links
- ESPN Deportes profile Template:Es icon
- Footballdatabase.eu profile
- Giovanni Simeone at Topforward
- Giovanni Simeone at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish people of Argentine descent
- Spanish people of Italian descent
- Argentine footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- River Plate footballers
- Banfield footballers
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players