Paulo Gazzaniga

Paulo Gazzaniga
Personal information
Full namePaulo Dino Gazzaniga[1]
Date of birth2 January 1992
Place of birthMurphy, Argentina
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Southampton
Number25
Youth career
Unión y Cultura
2007–2011Valencia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Gillingham20(0)
2012–Southampton17(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paulo Dino Gazzaniga (born 2 January 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English side Southampton.

Career

Gazzaniga joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2007,[3] after starting out with hometown side Unión y Cultura.[4] However, he failed to make a first team appearance for the Che, and was subsequently released in May 2011.

In July 2011, Gazzaniga signed a two-year deal with League Two side Gillingham, to challenge Ross Flitney for the number one spot.[5] He made his professional debut for the club on 4 October 2011, in a 3–1 defeat to Barnet in the Football League Trophy.[6]

On 20 July 2012, Gazzaniga signed a four-year deal with newly promoted Premier League side Southampton, with Tommy Forecast going to Gillingham on loan as part of the deal.[7][8] He described it as "a crazy situation" but said it was like "a dream".[9]

Gazzaniga made his debut on 28 August in a 4–1 victory against Stevenage in the second round of the League Cup.[10] He made his league debut almost a month later, on 22 September in a 4–1 win against Aston Villa.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2011–12[12] League Two 20010001[lower-alpha 1]0220
Southampton 2012–13[13] Premier League 900020—110
2013–14[14] Premier League 800000—80
Total 1700020—190
Career total 370102010410
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Paulo Gazzaniga". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Los porteros "suplentes" que el Valencia dejó escapar" [The "reserve" goalkeepers who Valencia let out] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Paulo Gazzaniga, debut argentino en la Premier League" [Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine debut in Premier League] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gillingham sign goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga". 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Gillingham 1 - 3 Barnet". 4 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Southampton sign Gillingham goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga". 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Saint Paulo Becomes Fourth Signing". Southampton FC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Saints summer spending continues as Gazzaniga checks in from Gillingham". Daily Mail. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Stevenage 1–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Aimee (22 September 2012). "Southampton 4–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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