Gastón Sangoy (born 5 October 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Maximiliano Sangoy | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ajax (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Universitario | 23 | (15) |
| 2006 | Millonarios | 2 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Hapoel Ashkelon (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Apollon Limassol | 78 | (45) |
| 2010–2013 | Sporting Gijón | 70 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Apollon Limassol | 48 | (27) |
| 2015–2016 | Al Wakrah | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Arka Gdynia (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Arka Gdynia II (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2016 | Mumbai City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Nea Salamina | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Atlètico Paraná | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA product of the Boca Juniors youth system in Argentina, he has been loaned out for most of his young career to clubs in the Netherlands,[1] Israel and Cyprus. Playing mainly as a second striker, but also as a right and left winger because of his ability to use both his feet with great success, he is renowned for his excellent direct free-kicks.
Universitario de Deportes
editIn January 2006, he moved to Peru to play for Universitario de Deportes. He played Copa Libertadores and scored 3 goals in 5 games.
Stint in Israel and settle in Cyprus
editAfter trialling with Maccabi Tel Aviv,[2] the club turned down the loan offer citing the players weight problems.[3] He then found his way to Liga Leumit side, Hapoel Ashkelon. There he had a breakout season and guided the club to the Israel State Cup final. Despite his performances in the cup, the club was relegated to the Liga Artzit and Sangoy left Israel to sign with Cypriot club, Apollon Limassol. In April 2008, after several decent performances with his new club, he signed a four-year extension to his contract until 2012. Despite being a very disappointing season for Apollon Limassol, 2008–09 was for Sangoy the most prolific season in his career having scored 20 goals in 27 championship matches and as a result being the fans favourite. In May 2009 a very controversial decision was taken by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). After announcing a month before that the league's top scorer was to be decided at the end of the regular season, who at the time was Sangoy, the CFA reversed its decision by saying that the top scorer was to be decided after the end of the play-offs. Thus Sangoy, who during this time was preserved by his coach for the more important cup matches, missed the "golden boot". In 2009, he became Apollon's captain.
In 2010, he played a major role in helping his team Apollon Limassol win the Cypriot Cup.
Al Wakrah
editSangoy joined Qatar Stars League side Al Wakrah in July 2015.[4]
Honours
editApollon Limassol
Arka Gdynia
Individual
- Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2013–14
References
edit- ^ "No permanent contracts for South-American loanees". Ajax-USA.com. 31 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- ^ Goldberg, Asher (29 January 2007). "גסטון סנגוי מועמד למכבי". Telesport.co.il. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ Spunder, Or (31 January 2007). בשעה טובה: דיאן איליץ' חתם במכבי ת"א (in Hebrew). One.co.il.
- ^ "Al Wakrah officially signs Argentinean striker Gastón Sangoy". Qatar Stars League. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links
edit- Gastón Sangoy at Soccerway
- Gastón Sangoy at BDFutbol