Gianmarco Zigoni
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Gianmarco Zigoni is an Italian
professional footballer who plays as a striker for Avellino on loan from A.C. Milan
.
, the son of former Juventus
and Hellas Verona
striker Gianfranco Zigoni
and grandson of former Napoli
midfielder Pierluigi Ronzon
.
, Zigoni started playing football with local team Opitergina
, before joining Treviso's youth system, where he scored more than one hundred goals. He made his professional debut with the club in a Serie B
game against Ancona
on 26 January 2009, aged 17. The match ended in a 2–1 loss for Treviso, with Zigoni scoring their lone goal. He scored his second goal only four days later, in a 3–2 win against Brescia
. The young striker went on to make a total of 18 appearances for Treviso in the 2008–09 season, being included 8 times in the starting line-up.
clubs, such Fiorentina
, Internazionale
and Juventus
, Zigoni was eventually signed by Milan
at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, for €1.3 million. He became a regular of their youth team
, scoring a total of 19 goals in league and cup games. In particular, he scored in both legs of the Coppa Italia Primavera
final, as Milan defeated Palermo
3–1 on aggregate to lift the trophy 25 years after the club's last success in the competition.
As for the first team, Zigoni made only one appearance during the season. He came off the bench in the final minutes of a league game against Lazio
, which ended in 1–1 draw, on 28 March 2010.
in co-ownership
for €3.75 million, as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
join Milan. With the youth team of his new club Zigoni scored two goals in the Supercoppa Primavera
, as Genoa defeated 5–0 his former Milan teammates to secure the trophy. However, he failed to get any first-team appearances in his first months at the club.
Subsequently, on 29 January 2011, Zigoni was sent out on loan to Serie B
club Frosinone
. In his short stint with the club, he made a mere six appearance with a single goal, and Frosinone ended being relegated to the third tier at the end of the season.
with Treviso, being called-up by Italy U-20 for a game against Austria. Italy lost 2–1, with Zigoni himself scoring their lone goal.
Zigoni went on to be selected also at under-18 and under-19
level, being capped a total of 9 times and scoring 5 goals.
1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League
.
2Other tournaments include none to date.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professional footballer who plays as a striker for Avellino on loan from A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
.
Early years
Zigoni was born in VeronaVerona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, the son of former Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
striker Gianfranco Zigoni
Gianfranco Zigoni
Gianfranco Zigoni is an Italian former football striker. Nicknamed Zigogol by his fans, he played with several major Serie A throughout his career in the 1960s and the 1970s, including Juventus and AS Roma, being famous for his colourful style.-Career:Zigoni started his professional career at the...
and grandson of former Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
midfielder Pierluigi Ronzon
Pierluigi Ronzon
Pierluigi Ronzon is a former Italian football player from Gemona del Friuli in the Province of Udine. He played club football for some of the top clubs in his country, including Sampdoria, Napoli, Lazio, Atalanta and AC Milan....
.
Early career
Raised in OderzoOderzo
Oderzo is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.It lies in the heart of the Venetian plain, about 66 km to the northeast of Venice...
, Zigoni started playing football with local team Opitergina
U.S. Opitergina
Unione Sportiva Opitergina is an Italian association football club, based in Oderzo, Veneto.Opitergina in the season 2010-11, from Serie D group C relegated, in the play-out, to Eccellenza Veneto, where it plays in the current season....
, before joining Treviso's youth system, where he scored more than one hundred goals. He made his professional debut with the club in a Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
game against Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
on 26 January 2009, aged 17. The match ended in a 2–1 loss for Treviso, with Zigoni scoring their lone goal. He scored his second goal only four days later, in a 3–2 win against Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
. The young striker went on to make a total of 18 appearances for Treviso in the 2008–09 season, being included 8 times in the starting line-up.
AC Milan (2009–2010)
Coming to the attention of several Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
clubs, such Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
, Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
and Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, Zigoni was eventually signed by Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, for €1.3 million. He became a regular of their youth team
A.C. Milan Primavera
Associazione Calcio Milan Primavera are the under-20 team of Italian professional football club Associazione Calcio Milan. They play in the Group B of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. They have been champions only once, back in 1965...
, scoring a total of 19 goals in league and cup games. In particular, he scored in both legs of the Coppa Italia Primavera
Coppa Italia Primavera
The Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....
final, as Milan defeated Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
3–1 on aggregate to lift the trophy 25 years after the club's last success in the competition.
As for the first team, Zigoni made only one appearance during the season. He came off the bench in the final minutes of a league game against Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, which ended in 1–1 draw, on 28 March 2010.
Genoa and Frosinone (2010–2011)
In July 2010, Zigoni was transferred to GenoaGenoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
for €3.75 million, as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen on loan from Genoa and the Greek national team, as a defender. Since the surname Papastathopoulos cannot fit on his club shirt, his first name Sokratis is usually displayed instead; however, a common nickname...
join Milan. With the youth team of his new club Zigoni scored two goals in the Supercoppa Primavera
Supercoppa Primavera
The Supercoppa Primavera is an Italian youth teams football match played by the winner of Campionato Primavera and the winner of Coppa Italia Primavera at the beginning of the season.The competition is held since 2004....
, as Genoa defeated 5–0 his former Milan teammates to secure the trophy. However, he failed to get any first-team appearances in his first months at the club.
Subsequently, on 29 January 2011, Zigoni was sent out on loan to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Frosinone
Frosinone Calcio
Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B....
. In his short stint with the club, he made a mere six appearance with a single goal, and Frosinone ended being relegated to the third tier at the end of the season.
Return to AC Milan
On 24 May 2011, AC Milan re-acquired the second half of Zigoni from Genoa.International career
Zigoni won his first international cap in February 2009, shortly after his debut in Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
with Treviso, being called-up by Italy U-20 for a game against Austria. Italy lost 2–1, with Zigoni himself scoring their lone goal.
Zigoni went on to be selected also at under-18 and under-19
Italy national under-19 football team
The Italy national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year....
level, being capped a total of 9 times and scoring 5 goals.
Career statistics
As of 29 January 2011.| Team | Season | Domestic League |
Domestic Cup |
European Competition1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Treviso | 2008–09 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
2009–10 2009–10 Serie A The 2009–10 Serie A was the seventy-eighth season since its establishment. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball - the T90 Ascente - for this season... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Genoa Genoa C.F.C. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria... |
2010–11 2010–11 Serie A The 2010–11 Serie A was the 79th season since its establishment, the first under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frosinone Frosinone Calcio Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B.... |
2011 2010–11 Serie B The 2010–11 Serie B is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2009–10 season, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.-Events:On April 25, 2010 Livorno... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| Avellino | 2011-2012 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
2Other tournaments include none to date.
External links
- Profile at official club website
- Profile at Assocalciatori.it
- International caps at FIGC.it