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Zinho Gano

Zinho Gano

Bissau-Guinean footballer

Zinho Gano (born 13 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for SV Zulte Waregem. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

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Early life

Gano was born in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Belgian Flemish mother.[2]

Club career

Gano is a youth exponent from Brugge. During the 2013–14 season, he scored six goals out of 22 league games with Belgian Second Division side Lommel United, on loan from Brugge. Then he played on loan for Mouscron in the Belgian Pro League. He made his top division debut at 27 July 2014 against Anderlecht.[3] On 2 July 2018 he joined Genk from fellow Pro League side Oostende for a value of £1.62 million.[4]

On 2 September 2019, he joined Antwerp on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5]

International career

Gano made his senior debut for Guinea-Bissau on 23 March 2022, starting in a 3–0 friendly win over Equatorial Guinea.[6]

In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 25 Bissao-Guinean players selected by Baciro Candé to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours

Genk

References

  1. [1]
    "Zinho Gano - Profil".
  2. [2]
    "Ik kan het nog niet geloven". BlueArmy. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Anderlecht vs. Mouscron-Péruwelz - 27 July 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Zinho Gano komt naar Genk!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Genk. 2 July 2018.
  5. [5]
    "ONTDEK ONZE NIEUWE REDS!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Antwerp. 2 September 2019.
  6. [6]
    "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022.
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