Giovanni Simeone
Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈβani simeˈone]; born 5 July 1995) also known as Gio Simeone, or “El Cholito”, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Argentina national team.
 Simeone with Genoa in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1995 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Torino (on loan from Napoli) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
| 2008–2013 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | River Plate | 27 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Banfield (loan) | 34 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | Genoa | 35 | (12) |
| 2017–2020 | Fiorentina | 74 | (20) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cagliari (loan) | 37 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Cagliari | 34 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 35 | (17) |
| 2022–2023 | Hellas Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Napoli (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2023– | Napoli | 58 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Torino (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (10) |
| 2016 | Argentina U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Argentina | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:31, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
He is the son of Diego Simeone.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 October 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Banfield (loan) | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| Total | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | ||
| Genoa | 2016–17 | Serie A | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 13 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2017–18 | Serie A | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 8 | |||
| Total | 74 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 22 | ||
| Cagliari (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||
| Cagliari | 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cagliari total | 71 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 17 | ||
| Napoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7[c] | 4 | — | 33 | 9 | |
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 2[d] | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Napoli total | 83 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 14 | ||
| Torino (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 364 | 89 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 403 | 103 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 19 June 2023[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simeone goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2018 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Guatemala
|
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [7] |
Honours
River Plate
Napoli
Argentina U20
Individual
References
- ↑ "Approfondimento su Simeone - Magazine - Serie a TIM 2016/17". YouTube. 4 November 2016.
- ↑ La vida de Simeone: "70% fútbol, 30% familia", diario El Mundo, 19 de octubre de 2006.
- ↑ "Giovanni Simeone #9 - Cagliari Calcio". Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ La vida de Simeone: "70% fútbol, 30% familia", “El Mundo” newspaper, October 19, 2006.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Giovanni Simeone at Soccerway
- ↑ Giovanni Simeone at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Lebanon finish in style". the-afc.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ↑ "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Serie A title decider: Napoli and Inter battle it out for the Scudetto – live". The Guardian. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ Giovanni Simeone EA Sports Player of the Month for October. Serie A. 9 November 2021. https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/giovanni-simeone-ea-sports-player-of-the-month-for-october-1. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
This short article about a sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.