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Wilfried Gnonto

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Wilfried Gnonto
Gnonto with Leeds United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Degnand Wilfried Gnonto
Date of birth ( 2003-11-05 ) 5 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Verbania , Italy
Height 1.72m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Leeds United
Number 29
Youth career
2008?2010 Baveno
2010?2012 Suno
2012?2020 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2020?2021 Zurich II 3 (2)
2020?2022 Zurich 65 (9)
2022? Leeds United 60 (10)
International career ‡
2018?2019 Italy U16 10 (1)
2019?2020 Italy U17 10 (5)
2021 Italy U18 1 (0)
2021?2022 Italy U19 10 (5)
2023? Italy U21 7 (5)
2022? Italy 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Degnand Wilfried Gnonto ( Italian pronunciation: [??onto] ; born 5 November 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Italian national team .

Early life [ edit ]

Gnonto was born in Verbania , Italy, in 2003 to Ivorian parents and he grew up in Baveno , where he attended a liceo classico before switching to pursue secondary education at a liceo scientifico . [1] [2]

Club career [ edit ]

FC Zurich [ edit ]

A youth product of Inter Milan since the age of nine, Gnonto joined Swiss club Zurich on 23 April 2020. [3] Gnonto made his professional debut with Zurich as a substitute in a 4?1 away Swiss Super League win over FC Vaduz on 24 October 2020, and assisted his team's final goal. [4] He scored his first professional goal on 21 May 2021, once again in a 4?1 league home win over FC Vaduz, after replacing Antonio Marchesano in the second half. [5]

In his second season, he won the 2021?22 Swiss Super League title with the club, with four games remaining. [6]

Leeds United [ edit ]

On 2 September 2022, Gnonto joined Leeds United on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [7] He made his Premier League debut on 29 October, in Leeds’ 2?1 win against Liverpool at Anfield , coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Jack Harrison and opening the action that led to the winning goal by Crysencio Summerville . [8] On 5 November, he again replaced Harrison in the second half of the league match against Bournemouth , eventually assisting Summerville for his second consecutive winning goal. [9]

On 4 January 2023, Gnonto scored his first Premier League goal for Leeds, a 28th minute opener in a 2?2 home draw against West Ham United . [10] Two weeks later he scored a brace for Leeds in an FA Cup third round replay against Cardiff City at Elland Road , a volley within the first minute and a goal scored in the 36th minute in a 5?2 win. [11]

On 8 February 2023, he scored less than a minute into Leeds' 2?2 draw with Manchester United , following a pass from Patrick Bamford . [12] In doing so, he became the youngest overseas player to score at Old Trafford in a Premier League fixture. [13]

In August 2023, Gnonto refused to play for Leeds in an attempt to force a transfer away from the club, following Leeds' relegation to the EFL Championship at the end of the 2022?23 season : [14] he then returned to training and officially apologized to manager Daniel Farke at the end of the month. [15] On 26 August, in his first game since his return, Gnonto scored a goal in a 4?3 away league win over Ipswich Town . [16]

In the 2023?24 season , Gnonto, an almost-constant regular on the right wing in Farke’s starting XI, had a run of form that saw him net seven goals from February to mid-March 2024. [17] [18] On 16 May, he set up a goal in Leeds's 4?0 win over Norwich City in the EFL Championship play-off semi-final , which allowed them to advance to the final against Southampton at Wembley Stadium . [19] [20]

International career [ edit ]

Gnonto represented Italy at under-17 level in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup ; he was one of the team's key players, scoring three goals en-route to the quarter-finals, where Italy lost out 2?0 to eventual champions Brazil . [21] [22] His opening individual goal in Italy's 2?1 win over Mexico in their second group match ? which allowed them to advanced to the round of 16 ? was later named the "Goal of the Tournament." [23] [24] His other two goals came in Italy's opening group match, a 5?0 win over Solomon Islands . [25]

In May 2022, after being called by Roberto Mancini to join a training camp for the Italy national team , Gnonto was included in the final 30-player Azzurri squad for the 2022 Finalissima . [26] [27] On 4 June 2022, Gnonto made his senior debut for Italy in a UEFA Nations League game against Germany , coming on as a substitute and providing an assist in a 1?1 home draw. [28] On 14 June, in Italy's fourth group match, he scored his first international goal in a 5?2 away loss to Germany, to become the youngest goalscorer for Italy , aged 18 years and 222 days, breaking the previous record held by Bruno Nicole since 1958. [29]

In June 2023, Gnonto was included in Italy's squad for the 2022?23 UEFA Nations League Finals. [30] On 18 June, Gnonto started in Italy's 3?2 win over Netherlands in the third-place match of the tournament, contributing to Davide Frattesi 's goal, who scored after the former's shot was blocked. [31]

Style of play [ edit ]

Gnonto is a quick, agile, and technically gifted forward , with a low centre of gravity, who is known for his dribbling ability and close control at speed. [32] [33] [34] [35] He has also stood out for his work-rate on the pitch. [36] Although he is a right-footed player, who is often used as a left winger, a position which allows him to drift out wide, take on opponents, and strike at goal, [32] [37] [38] he is able to play anywhere across the front line, courtesy of his ability to use either foot, and has also been used as a second striker , or even as a right winger, or striker on occasion. [34] [39] [40] [41] Despite his diminutive stature (standing at 1.72m/5 ft 7 in), he possesses significant elevation and physical strength, which allows him to retain the ball under pressure. [32] [33] [38] His qualities and playing style have led him to be compared to English winger Raheem Sterling in the media; Gnonto has also cited his idol, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi , as a major influence. [40] [42] Martin Hardy of The Times also likened Gnonto to compatriot Paolo Di Canio in 2024. [39]

Considered to be a promising young player in the media, in 2020, he was named one of the "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football" by The Guardian . [32] [43]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Club [ edit ]

As of match played 26 May 2024 [44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup [a] League cup [b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zurich II 2020?21 Swiss Promotion League 3 2 ? ? ? 2 [c] 1 5 3
Zurich 2020?21 Swiss Super League 26 1 0 0 ? ? ? 26 1
2021?22 Swiss Super League 33 8 3 2 ? ? ? 36 10
2022?23 Swiss Super League 6 0 1 0 ? 5 [d] 1 ? 12 1
Total 65 9 4 2 ? 5 1 ? 74 12
Leeds United U21 2022?23 ? ? ? ? 2 [e] 0 2 0
Leeds United 2022?23 Premier League 24 2 3 2 1 0 ? ? 28 4
2023?24 Championship 36 8 4 1 1 0 ? 3 [f] 0 44 9
Total 60 10 7 3 2 0 ? 3 0 72 13
Career total 128 21 11 5 2 0 5 1 7 1 153 28
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup , FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Swiss Promotion League relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League , three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs


International [ edit ]

As of match played 12 September 2023 [45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2022 8 1
2023 5 0
Total 13 1
Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gnonto goal. [45]
List of international goals scored by Wilfried Gnonto
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2022 Borussia-Park , Monchengladbach , Germany 4   Germany 1?5 2?5 2022?23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours [ edit ]

Zurich [44]

References [ edit ]

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  3. ^ "Der Stadtclub verpflichtet Nachwuchs-Sturmer Wilfried Gnonto" . FC Zurich . Archived from the original on 2022-05-31 . Retrieved 2020-10-24 .
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