Gianluca Simeone (; born 23 July 1998) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
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 UD 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. The centre-forward departed back to Gimnasia at the end of 2019–20, having scored thirteen goals in twenty-five matches. In August 2020, Simeone returned to Spain with Tercera División side CD Ibiza. He netted a hat-trick in his third game versus Sóller on 1 November.
In the 2022–23 season, Simeone played for Xerez Deportivo, while prior to the 2023–24 season he moved to CD Tudelano.Gianluca Simeone firma con el CD Tudelano, cdtudelano.com, 18 July 2023
Simeone retired after ending the 2024–25 Segunda Federación with Rayo Majadahonda.
Post-retirement Following his retirement, Simeone became a football agent.
Personal life Simeone is the son of football manager Diego Simeone. His brothers Giovanni and Giuliano are also more accomplished professional footballers.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRiver Plate2018–19Argentine Primera División000000Unión La Calera (loan)2018Chilean Primera División003030Gimnasia y Esgrima2018–19Argentine Primera División1010202019–20Argentine Primera División000000Total101020Ibiza (loan)2019–20Segunda División B000000Sant Rafel (loan)2019–20Tercera División2513002513Ibiza Islas Pitiusas2020–21Tercera División25101026102021–22Segunda División RFEF34410354Total5914206114Xerez Deportivo2022–23Segunda Federación29400294Tudelano2023–24Segunda Federación33920359Rayo Majadahonda2024–25Segunda Federación34700347Career total181478018947
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