Giovanni Simeone

Giovanni Simeone
Simeone with Genoa in 2017
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini
Date of birth (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina[1][2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Napoli
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2008 Rayo Majadahonda
2008–2013 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 River Plate 27 (2)
2015–2016Banfield (loan) 34 (12)
2016–2017 Genoa 35 (12)
2017–2020 Fiorentina 74 (20)
2019–2020Cagliari (loan) 37 (12)
2020–2022 Cagliari 34 (6)
2021–2022Hellas Verona (loan) 35 (17)
2022–2023 Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2022–2023Napoli (loan) 25 (4)
2023– Napoli 30 (2)
International career
2015 Argentina U20 12 (10)
2016 Argentina U23 3 (0)
2018– Argentina 6 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2015 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

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 Napoli and the Argentina national team.

  1. ^ "Approfondimento su Simeone - Magazine - Serie a TIM 2016/17". YouTube.
  2. ^ La vida de Simeone: "70% fútbol, 30% familia", diario El Mundo, 19 de octubre de 2006.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Simeone #9 - Cagliari Calcio". Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2020.