Wilfried Gnonto

Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (born 5 November 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swiss club FC Zürich.

Wilfried Gnonto
Personal information
Full name Degnand Wilfried Gnonto[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003
Place of birth Verbania, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zürich
Number 22
Youth career
Baveno
Suno
2012–2020 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Zürich II 3 (2)
2020– Zürich 55 (9)
National team‡
2018–2019 Italy U16 10 (1)
2019–2020 Italy U17 10 (5)
2021 Italy U18 1 (0)
2021– Italy U19 10 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

A youth product of Inter Milan since the age of 9, Gnonto joined FC Zürich on 23 April 2020.[2] Gnonto made his professional debut with Zürich as a substitute in a 4–1 Swiss Super League win over FC Vaduz on 24 October 2020, and assist his team's final goal.[3]

International career

Born in Italy, Gnonto is of Ivorian descent. He is a youth international for Italy.[4] He took part with the Italy U17 in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. "Der Stadtclub verpflichtet Nachwuchs-Stürmer Wilfried Gnonto". FC Zürich.
  3. "Vaduz vs. Zürich - 24 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - 'Willy' Gnonto: Italy's sharp-shooting 15-year-old - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
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