Gianluca Simeone


Gianluca Simeone Baldini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for CF Sant Rafel, on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima.

Career

Simeone began his career with River Plate, where he had a loan stint away with Frosinone. He was loaned out in 2018 to Chilean Primera División side Unión La Calera, with the forward making his senior debut on 20 June during a Copa Chile second round win over Magallanes. Simeone made two further appearances in the next round against Palestino, who were the eventual winners. He returned to River Plate without featuring in the league, though was an unused sub three times. In 2019, Simeone joined Argentine Primera División team Gimnasia y Esgrima. his debut versus Atlético Tucumán came soon after.
On 13 August 2019, Simeone was signed on loan by Segunda División B outfit Ibiza. He was, however, immediately moved to their reserve team, Sant Rafel, in the Tercera División. He scored on his second Sant Rafel appearance versus Formentera on 1 September. His first senior hat-trick arrived on 22 February 2020 against Santanyí.

Personal life

Simeone is the son of football manager Diego. His brother Giovanni is also a professional footballer.

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