Paulo Gazzaniga

Paulo Gazzaniga

Gazzaniga with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Paulo Dino Gazzaniga[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992
Place of birth Murphy, Argentina
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 25
Youth career
Unión y Cultura
2007–2011 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2012 Gillingham 20 (0)
2012– Southampton 21 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

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

Club career

Early 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.

Gillingham

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, in a 3–1 home defeat to Barnet in the Football League Trophy.[6]

Southampton

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]

Gazzaniga was used as cover for first choice keepers Kelvin Davis, Artur Boruc and Fraser Forster, making only two appearances in 2014–15.[12] Gazzaniga started his first match of 2015–16 on 12 December 2015 in a 1–0 defeat at Crystal Palace.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2015
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2011–12[14] League Two 20010001[lower-alpha 1]0220
Total 200100010220
Southampton 2012–13[15] Premier League 900020—110
2013–14[16] Premier League 800000—80
2014–15[12] Premier League 200000—20
2015–16[17] Premier League 100000—10
Total 2000020—220
Career total 400102010440
  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 17 October 2011.
  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. 1 2 "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Crystal Palace 1 Southampton 0". BBC Sport. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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