Simone Andrea Ganz (born 21 September 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Triestina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Andrea Ganz | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Triestina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Masseroni Marchese | |||
| 2008–2013 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Barletta (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Como | 70 | (27) |
| 2016–2017 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2017 | Pescara | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Ascoli | 23 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Como (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mantova (loan) | 30 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lecco (loan) | 32 | (14) |
| 2022– | Triestina | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Italy U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2022 | |||
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]
At the start of the 2014–15 season, Ganz joined Lega Pro club Como.[6][7]
After scoring 16 goals in Serie B for Como, Juventus signed Ganz on a four-year deal in May 2016.[8] He was immediately sent out on a season-long loan to Hellas Verona.[9]
On 28 September 2020, he joined Mantova on loan.[10]
On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Lecco on Serie C.[11]
On 26 July 2022, Ganz signed a two-year contract with Triestina.[12]
Ganz won 5 caps and scored one goal with the Italy under-19 side in 2011.[13]
Ganz is the son of former footballer Maurizio Ganz.[14] He is of Austrian origin through his father.[15]
Updated 24 March 2021
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Milan | Serie A | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lumezzane (loan) | Serie C | 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Barletta (loan) | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Como | Lega Pro | 2014–15 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 42 | 15 | |
| Serie B | 2015–16 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 16 | |||
| Total | 70 | 27 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 77 | 31 | |||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | Serie B | 2016–17 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| Pescara | 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Ascoli | 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Como (loan) | Serie C | 2019–20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 8 | ||
| Mantova (loan) | 2020–21 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 10 | |||
| Lecco (loan) | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 184 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 202 | 57 | ||
U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 – current squad | |
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