Gianfranco Gazzaniga

Gianfranco Gazzaniga Farías (born 22 November 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club SD Ponferradina as a goalkeeper. Despite being born in Ecuador, he also holds Argentine nationality.

Gianfranco Gazzaniga
Personal information
Full name Gianfranco Gazzaniga Farías
Date of birth (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993
Place of birth Sucre, Ecuador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2011 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Almería B 100 (0)
2017–2018 El Ejido 16 (0)
2018– Ponferradina 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:44, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Sucre as his father was representing Deportivo Cuenca, Gazzaniga moved to Spain in 2007,[1] joining UD Almería's youth setup.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 October 2011, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against CD Badajoz.

Gazzaniga subsequently became a regular starter for Almería's B-side before leaving the club on 21 June 2017 and signing for fellow third division side CD El Ejido.[3] On 9 July of the following year, he moved to SD Ponferradina in the same category.[4]

Gazzaniga contributed with 20 appearances during the 2018–19 season, as his side returned to Segunda División after three years. On 15 July 2019, he renewed his contract with Ponfe.[5] Initially a third-choice behind José Antonio Caro and Manu García, he made his professional debut on 14 January 2020 by starting in a 0–1 away loss against Málaga CF.[6]

Personal life

Gazzaniga comes from a family of goalkeepers: his father Daniel played professionally in Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia,[7] while his older brother Paulo built his career in England.[1][2]

References
  1. "Familia de arqueros" [Family of goalkeepers] (in Spanish). Diario Uno. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. "Los Gazzaniga, puro ADN de arqueros" [The Gazzanigas, pure goalkeeper DNA] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "Gianfranco firma por el CD Ejido" [Gianfranco signs for CD Ejido] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "La SD Ponferradina ficha al portero Gianfranco Gazzaniga" [SD Ponferradina sign the goalkeeper Gianfranco Gazzaniga] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. "El portero Gianfranco Gazzaniga continuará en la SD Ponferradina" [The goalkeeper Gianfranco Gazzaniga will remain at SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. "Antoñín alegra al malaguismo" [Antoñín cheers up the malaguismo] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. Daniel Gazzaniga at BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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