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Paulo Gazzaniga
Gazzaniga with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Paulo Dino Gazzaniga[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Murphy, Argentina
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
(on loan from Southampton)
Youth career
Unión y Cultura
2007–2011 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Gillingham 20 (0)
2012– Southampton 21 (0)
2016– → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:23, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Paulo Dino Gazzaniga (born 2 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish side Rayo Vallecano on loan from 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]

He made two Premier League appearances in the 2015–16 season, in the 1–0 defeat away to Crystal Palace and a home 2–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, both in December 2015.[13] He signed a new four-year deal with Southampton on 11 September 2015.[14]

On 29 July 2016, Gazzaniga joined Segunda División club Rayo Vallecano on loan for the 2016–17 season.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 June 2016
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2011–12[16] League Two 20 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 22 0
Total 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0
Southampton 2012–13[17] Premier League 9 0 0 0 2 0 — 11 0
2013–14[18] Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
2014–15[12] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2015–16[19] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 21 0 0 0 2 0 — 23 0
Career total 41 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 45 0
  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" (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Paulo Gazzaniga, debut argentino en la Premier League" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Paulo Gazzaniga extends contract until 2019". Southampton FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Gazzaniga joins Rayo on season-long loan". Southampton FC. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  17. ^ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  18. ^ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Games played by Paulo Gazzaniga in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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