Giovanni Simeone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Simeone Baldini | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Genoa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | River Plate | 27 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Banfield (loan) | 34 | (12) |
| 2016– | Genoa | 30 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (10) |
| 2016 | Argentina U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 April 2017 |
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Giovanni Simeone Baldini (born 5 July 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Genoa.
The son of former Argentina international footballer Diego Simeone and Carolina Baldini, Giovanni Simeone was born in Buenos Aires while his father was playing for Atlético Madrid. 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 Spanish nationality, but represents Argentina internationally.
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 0–1 away loss 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 win against Tigre.
On 6 July 2015, Simeone joined fellow Argentine Primera División side Banfield on a season-long loan deal. On 12 July 2015, he scored the match-winning goal on his debut in a 1–0 victory against Quilmes.
On 18 August 2016, Simeone signed for Italian club Genoa for €3 million. He scored his first goal, on his first start for the club in a 1–1 draw with Pescara on 25 September 2016. On 27 November, Simeone netted a brace in Genoa's 3–1 win over Serie A leaders, Juventus.
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