Simone Andrea Ganz

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Simone Ganz
Personal information
Full name Simone Andrea Ganz
Date of birth (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lecco
(on loan from Ascoli)
Number 9
Youth career
Masseroni Marchese
2008–2013 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 AC Milan 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Lumezzane (loan) 12 (0)
2014 → Barletta (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2016 Como 70 (27)
2016–2017 Juventus 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Hellas Verona (loan) 21 (4)
2017 Pescara 5 (0)
2017– Ascoli 23 (2)
2019–2020 → Como (loan) 24 (8)
2020–2021 → Mantova (loan) 30 (10)
2021– → Lecco (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2011 Italy U-19 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2021

Simone Andrea Ganz (born 21 September 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Lecco, on loan from Ascoli.

Club career[]

Milan[]

Ganz started playing football as a child at the Masseroni Marchese football academy in Milan, before joining A.C. Milan's youth system at the start of the 2008–09 season.[1] He made his professional debut with the first team on 1 November 2011, coming on as a substitute for Robinho in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against BATE Borisov, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[2][3]

For the 2013–14 season, he was loaned out to Prima Divisione club Lumezzane.[4] However, the deal was cut short during the January transfer window and he subsequently joined Barletta on another loan for the remainder of the season.[5]

Como[]

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Ganz joined Lega Pro club Como.[6][7]

Juventus[]

After scoring 16 goals in Serie B for Como, Juventus signed Ganz on a four-year deal in May 2016.[8] He was immediately sent out on a season-long loan to Hellas Verona.[9]

Ascoli[]

On 28 September 2020, he joined Mantova on loan.[10]

On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Lecco on Serie C.[11]

International career[]

Ganz won 5 caps and scored one goal with the Italy under-19 side in 2011.[12]

Personal life[]

Ganz is the son of former footballer Maurizio Ganz.[13] He is of Austrian origin through his father.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Updated 24 March 2021

Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan Serie A 2011–12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Lumezzane (loan) Serie C 2013–14 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Barletta (loan) 2013–14 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Como Lega Pro 2014–15 35 11 2 0 – 5 4 42 15
Serie B 2015–16 35 16 0 0 – – 35 16
Total 70 27 2 0 – 5 4 77 31
Hellas Verona (loan) Serie B 2016–17 21 4 3 1 – – 24 5
Pescara 2017–18 5 0 3 1 – – 8 1
Ascoli 2017–18 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
2018–19 11 2 1 0 – – 12 2
Total 23 2 1 0 – – 24 2
Como (loan) Serie C 2019–20 24 8 2 0 – – 26 8
Mantova (loan) 2020–21 23 10 0 0 – – 23 10
Lecco (loan) 2021–22 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Career total 184 51 12 2 1 0 5 4 202 57

References[]

  1. ^ "Calciomercato". lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Milan through despite BATE draw". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ "We didn't finish off our chances". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Colpo Lume: dal Milan c'è baby Ganz". novaracalcio.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Lumezzane. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Calciomercato-Barletta: ufficiale l'arrivo di Simone Andrea Ganz". barlettalife.it (in Italian). Società Sportiva Barletta Calcio. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Il Como ha preso Ganz. Da domani in ritiro". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). La Provincia di Como. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Il Como rinforza l'attacco: preso Ganz" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Ganz: 'Juve, but I wanted Milan'". Football Italia. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Verona, UFFICIALE: colpo Ganz" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Calciomercato: Ganz si trasferisce al Mantova" (in Italian). Ascoli. 28 September 2020.
  11. ^ LCN, Redazione (31 August 2021). "UFFICIALE Serie C | Calcio Lecco: Simone Andrea Ganz è un nuovo giocatore bluceleste. Arriva dall'Ascoli". Lecco Channel News (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Simone Andrea Ganz". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  13. ^ Claudio Romiti (28 October 2004). "Ganz, il destino nel... cognome" (in Italian). La Gazzetta di Modena. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  14. ^ Claudio Romiti (28 October 2004). "Ganz, il destino nel... cognome" (in Italian). La Gazzetta di Modena. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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