Gianmarco Zigoni

Gianmarco Zigoni
Personal information
Full name Gianmarco Zigoni
Date of birth 10 May 1991 (1991-05-10) (age 20)
Place of birth Verona, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Avellino (on loan from Milan)
Youth career
Opitergina
Treviso
2009–2010 Milan
2010–2011 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Treviso 18 (2)
2009–2010 Milan 1 (0)
2010–2011 Genoa 0 (0)
2011 → Frosinone (loan) 6 (1)
2011– Milan 0 (0)
2011– → Avellino (loan) 13 (3)
National team‡
2009 Italy U-18 4 (1)
2009–2010 Italy U-19 5 (4)
2009– Italy U-20 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2010

Gianmarco Zigoni (born 10 May 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Avellino on loan from A.C. Milan.

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Early years

Zigoni was born in Verona, the son of former Juventus and Hellas Verona striker Gianfranco Zigoni and grandson of former Napoli midfielder Pierluigi Ronzon.[1]

Club career

Early career

Raised in Oderzo, Zigoni started playing football with local team Opitergina, before joining Treviso's youth system, where he scored more than one hundred goals.[1] He made his professional debut with the club in a Serie B game against Ancona on 26 January 2009, aged 17. The match ended in a 2–1 loss for Treviso, with Zigoni scoring their lone goal.[2] He scored his second goal only four days later, in a 3–2 win against Brescia.[3] The young striker went on to make a total of 18 appearances for Treviso in the 2008–09 season, being included 8 times in the starting line-up.[4]

AC Milan (2009–2010)

Coming to the attention of several Serie A clubs, such Fiorentina, Internazionale and Juventus,[4] Zigoni was eventually signed by Milan at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, for €1.3 million.[5][6] He became a regular of their youth team, scoring a total of 19 goals in league and cup games.[7] In particular, he scored in both legs of the Coppa Italia Primavera final, as Milan defeated Palermo 3–1 on aggregate to lift the trophy 25 years after the club's last success in the competition.[8]

As for the first team, Zigoni made only one appearance during the season. He came off the bench in the final minutes of a league game against Lazio, which ended in 1–1 draw, on 28 March 2010.[9]

Genoa and Frosinone (2010–2011)

In July 2010, Zigoni was transferred to Genoa in co-ownership for €3.75 million,[10] as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos join Milan.[11] With the youth team of his new club Zigoni scored two goals in the Supercoppa Primavera, as Genoa defeated 5–0 his former Milan teammates to secure the trophy.[12] However, he failed to get any first-team appearances in his first months at the club.

Subsequently, on 29 January 2011, Zigoni was sent out on loan to Serie B club Frosinone.[13] In his short stint with the club, he made a mere six appearance with a single goal, and Frosinone ended being relegated to the third tier at the end of the season.

Return to AC Milan

On 24 May 2011, AC Milan re-acquired the second half of Zigoni from Genoa.[14]

International career

Zigoni won his first international cap in February 2009, shortly after his debut in Serie B with Treviso, being called-up by Italy U-20 for a game against Austria.[15] Italy lost 2–1, with Zigoni himself scoring their lone goal.[16]

Zigoni went on to be selected also at under-18 and under-19 level, being capped a total of 9 times and scoring 5 goals.[17]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 2011.

Team Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cup		 European
Competition1		 Other
Tournaments2		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Treviso 2008–09 18 2 0 0 – – 18 2
Milan 2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Genoa 2010–11 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Frosinone 2011 6 1 0 0 – – 6 1
Avellino 2011-2012 9 2 0 0 – – 9 2
Career Total 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 5

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League.
2Other tournaments include none to date.

References

  1. ^ a b Sebastiano Vernazza (5 February 2009). "Uno Zigoni tira l' altro "Sei più forte di papà"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 19. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/febbraio/05/Uno_Zigoni_tira_altro_Sei_ga_10_090205051.shtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Zigoni jr, debutto con gol Ma l'Ancona vola con Nassi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 22. 27 January 2009. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/gennaio/27/Zigoni_debutto_con_gol_Ancona_ga_10_090127027.shtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  3. ^ Guglielmo Longhi (1 February 2009). "Il Brescia rimpiange Possanzini" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 23. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/febbraio/01/Brescia_rimpiange_Possanzini_ga_10_090201066.shtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Filippo Di Chiara (7 June 2009). "Zigoni jr: rossoneri in pole Ma c' è anche la Juventus" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 12. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/giugno/07/Zigoni_rossoneri_pole_anche_Juventus_ga_3_090607007.shtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "AC Milan Group 2009 Annual Report" (in Italian). AC Milan. ca. April 2010. http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-09.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "A.C. Milan Official Announcement". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 1 July 2009. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=87038. Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  7. ^ "Calendario Primavera 2009/2010" (in Italian). acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. http://www.acmilan.com/infoPage.aspx?id=88187. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  8. ^ Fabiana Della Valle (15 April 2010). "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 13. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/aprile/15/Milan_del_futuro_vola_con_ga_10_100415017.shtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  9. ^ Luigi Garlando (29 March 2010). "Più di così non può" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: pp. 1–3. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/marzo/29/PIU_COSI_NON_PUO__ga_10_100329007.shtml. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  10. ^ "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (in Italian). AC Milan. ca. April 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
  11. ^ "Official A.C. Milan press release". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 20 July 2010. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail_popup.aspx?idNews=124923. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  12. ^ "I Grifoncini sollevano la Supercoppa" (in Italian). genoacfc.it (Genoa). 9 September 2010. http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10470&Itemid=31. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
  13. ^ Alessio Calfapietra (29 January 2011). "Ufficiale: Frosinone, ecco Zigoni dal Genoa" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=251021. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 
  14. ^ "Boateng è del Milan Riscatto da 7 milioni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 25 May 2011. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2011/maggio/25/Boateng_del_Milan_Riscatto_milioni_ga_10_110525107.shtml. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
  15. ^ "Calcio, Treviso; Zigoni Jr.: "Felice della Chiamata nell'Under-20"" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 6 February 2009. http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/sport/CALCIO-TREVISO-ZIGONI-JR-FELICE-DELLA-CHIAMATA-NELLUNDER-20/news-dettaglio/3539970. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  16. ^ "Italia - Austria" (in Italian). figc.it. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 11 February 2009. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/TabellinoGara?squadra=11&codiceGara=2504. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 
  17. ^ "Gianmarco Zigoni" (in Italian). figc.it. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3392&squadra=1. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 

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