1. Paulo Dino Gazzaniga Farias was born on 2 January 1992 and is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Girona.
15 Facts About Paulo Gazzaniga
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Paulo Gazzaniga's father is Daniel Gazzaniga, a footballer, as is his brother Gianfranco who plays as a goalkeeper.
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Paulo Gazzaniga studied in the only public school and a secondary college in Murphy.
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Paulo Gazzaniga played for the football team of Centro Recreativo Union y Cultura in Murphy as a goalkeeper.
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In 2007, when he was 15, Paulo Gazzaniga left his hometown side Union y Cultura with his brother and father for Spain, where he joined the Spanish club Valencia's youth setup.
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In July 2011, Paulo Gazzaniga signed a two-year contract with League Two club Gillingham, to challenge Ross Flitney for the number one spot.
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Paulo Gazzaniga was recommended to Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler by Gary Penrice, Wigan Athletic's European scout, following his release from Valencia.
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On 20 July 2012, Paulo Gazzaniga signed a four-year deal with newly promoted Premier League side Southampton, with Tommy Forecast going to Gillingham on loan as part of the deal.
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Paulo Gazzaniga described it as "a crazy situation" but said it was like "a dream".
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Paulo Gazzaniga signed a new four-year deal with Southampton on 11 September 2015.
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On 23 August 2017, Paulo Gazzaniga signed for fellow Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract.
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Paulo Gazzaniga reunited with his compatriot and former Southampton manager, Mauricio Pochettino.
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Pochettino said that Paulo Gazzaniga performed "fantastically well" on his debut.
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Paulo Gazzaniga became effectively the number two goalkeeper for Tottenham this season, having started in more games than Michel Vorm when Hugo Lloris was not available.
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On 24 July 2021, Paulo Gazzaniga joined EFL Championship club Fulham on a two-year contract.