Simone Andrea Ganz

Simone Andrea Ganz

Personal information
Full name	Simone Andrea Ganz
Date of birth	21 September 1993
Place of birth	Genoa, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Como
Number	9
Youth career
	Masseroni Marchese
2008–2013	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–2014	Milan	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Lumezzane (loan)	8	(0)
2014	→ Barletta (loan)	6	(0)
2014–	Como	58	(31)
National team
2011	Italy U-19	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Simone Andrea Ganz (born 21 September 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Como. He is the son of former footballer Maurizio Ganz. He made his professional debut at 17 years old, directly in Champions League substituting Robinho.

Performances: goals & matches

Ganz in last 4 regular season scored 77 goals in 107 matches (in goals and matches are not considered cup and tournament).

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 Calcio Como.^[6][7] He is top-scorer in Calcio Como, with 18 goals in 36 matches (15 in Lega Pro and 3 in Coppa Italia). He also played with U21 lega pro scoring the winning goal in Prague against U23 Rep Czech in december 2014 (Rep Czech U23 - Italy U21 0-1 , Ganz). In season 2015/2016 Ganz is again top scorer in Como with 14 goals in 27 matches-

International career

Ganz won 5 caps and scored one goal with Italy under-19 in 2011.^[8] In 2014 October the 14th Ganz made his debut with goal in U20 Lega Pro, in match Italy-Czech Republic in Prague. Match ended 0-1 thanks to Ganz's goal (80').

Statistics

As of 23 July 2014

Team	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition^1		Other Tournaments^2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Milan Primavera	2011–13	67	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barletta	2013–14	6	0	–		–		–		6	0
Como	2014–15	56	30	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career Total		129	89	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0

¹European competitions include the UEFA Champions League.
²Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana.

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. "Simone Andrea Ganz". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

External links

• International caps at figc.it (Italian)