Paulo Gazzaniga

Paulo Gazzaniga

Gazzaniga with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Dino Gazzaniga[1]
Date of birth	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^â€	(Gls)^â€
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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2011–12[14]	League Two	20	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	0
	Total		20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	0
Southampton	2012–13[15]	Premier League	9	0	0	0	2	0	—		11	0
	2013–14[16]	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[17]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	2	0	—		22	0
Career total			40	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	44	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" [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. "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.

External links

• Paulo Gazzaniga Career Profile
• Paulo Gazzaniga career statistics at Soccerbase
• Southampton FC profile