Giovanni Sio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Basel | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2007 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Real Sociedad B | 37 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Real Sociedad | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sion II | 22 | (21) |
| 2010–2012 | Sion | 48 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Augsburg (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sochaux (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2013– | Basel | 10 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | France U16 | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | France U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | France U18 | 15 | (1) |
| 2013– | Côte d'Ivoire | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio (born 31 March 1989 in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for as a Striker for Basel.
Career
Sio began his career with Nates[1] and joined in summer 2007 to Real Sociedad B after Nantes released him.[2] He was promoted in summer 2008 to the Segunda División team.[3] Sio signed a two-year deal with an option for a third year.[4]
On 2 September 2009, Sion signed the French striker from Real Sociedad.[5]
In January 2012 he joined VfL Wolfsburg for a fee reported as 5 million euros signing a four-year deal keeping him until 2016.[6] He was sent to Augsburg on 10 July 2012 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 campaign.[7] The loan was ended prematurely on 31 January 2013.
On 16 August 2013, Sio joined Basel on a four-year contract.[8]
International career
Sio is also former member of the France national youth football team, he represented his country at U-15, U-16 and U-17.[9] Sio was also called up to the Ivory Coast U-20 squad for the 2010 Toulon Tournament.
References
- ↑ Weitere Wechsel beim FC Sion
- ↑ Football : Giovanni Sio à la Real Sociedad : c'est fait !
- ↑ Ein Paraguayer und ein Franzose stossen zu den Wallisern
- ↑
- ↑ Wallis: Rober Antonio Servìn und Giovanni Sio neu beim FC Sitten
- ↑ "Wolfsburg sign strike pair Vieirinha and Sio". Sport.co.uk. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Giovanni Sio verstärkt den FCA
- ↑ "Basel holt Giovanni Sio als Ersatz für Raul Bobadilla". Aargauer Zeitung. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ Transfer-Wirbel beim FC Sion
External links
- Giovanni Sio at fussballdaten.de (German)
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