Giovanni Moreno

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Giovanni Andrés Moreno Cardona (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 1 July 1986) is a Colombian former footballer who used to play for club Atlético Nacional where he primarily operated as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Moreno would start his career with top tier Colombian side Envigado in the 2006 league season, however in his debut season he would be part of the squad that was relegated to the second tier.[1] The manager Jesús Barrios would show significant faith in Moreno who would go on to play a major part in guiding the team to the Categoría Primera B title and promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2007 league season.[2] In the club's first league game of the 2008 league season on 3 February 2008 Moreno would be included in the first team and also score his first top flight goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Deportivo Pereira.[3] He would continue his good form despite the step up in quality and after playing half the season for Envigado where he played in 22 games and scored 10 goals he would start to attract the interests of fellow top-tier club Atlético Nacional.

Moreno transferred to Atlético Nacional for 1.6 million Euros and he would go on to score his first goal for the club on 27 July 2008 in a league game against Once Caldas in a 2–0 victory.[4] In his first full season for the club he would help guide them to the semi-finals of the 2009 Copa Colombia while personally becoming their top goalscorer of the season with 21 goals.[5] The Colombian footballer joined Argentine Primera División side Racing Club for the 2010-11 season. Atlético Nacional received 4.3 million US dollars for 75% of Moreno's rights, half being paid by Racing and the other half by a third party entrepreneurial group.[6] He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 14 August 2010 against Boca Juniors in a 2–1 victory.[7] This was followed by his first goal for the club, which was in a league game on 18 September 2010 against Club Atlético Lanús in a 4–0 win.[8] His season would come to a premature end when on 13 February 2011 in league game against All Boys when he sustained a posterior cruciate ligament injury in the knee, ruling him out for eight months.[9] Upon his return Moreno would soon regain his position in the team, however after a series of disappointing results Moreno and teammate Federico Santander would receive death threats that reached its escalation point on Tuesday, 22 May 2012, after training when both men were held at gunpoint by a gang who told them to play better or have their legs blown off.[10]

After the incident in Argentina, Moreno left to join Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on June 24, 2012, on a two-year contract with the option of a further two years for 9 million dollars.[11] He would go on to make his debut in a league game on July 1, 2012, against Qingdao Jonoon F.C. away in a 1–0 defeat.[12] This was followed by his first goal for the club in a league game against Guangzhou Evergrande on July 28, 2012, in a 2–2 draw.[13] The following season would see the owners of the club have a shareholders dispute, which ultimately saw the club's biggest shareholder Zhu Jun eventually leaving, causing a gap in the club finances resulting in unpaid wages forcing Moreno to refuse to play the March 31, 2013 league game against Liaoning Whowin.[14] He would return to playing for Shenhua and the club would go on to find themselves a new majority shareholder in Greenland Holding Group Company Limited.[15] For his loyalty with remaining with Shenhua the club made Moreno their captain and he extended his stay in China by signing a two-year contract extension with Shenhua in July 2015.[16] This would then see him become the club's top league goalscorer with 43 goals when he scored against Beijing Guoan on July 23, 2017, in a 2–1 defeat.[17] At the end of the season Moreno would win his first piece of silverware with the club when he captained Shenhua to the 2017 Chinese FA Cup.[18]

International career

Moreno was given his international debut by Eduardo Lara in a friendly against Nigeria on 20 November 2008 coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory.[19]

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[20] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[21]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Envigado 2006 Categoría Primera A 2 0 2 0
2007 Categoría Primera B 42 30 42 30
2008 Categoría Primera A 22 10 22 10
Total 66 40 66 40
Atlético Nacional 2008 Categoría Primera A 16 7 16 7
2009 34 16 8 5 42 21
2010 17 11 6 5 23 16
Total 67 34 14 10 81 44
Racing Club 2010–11 Primera División de Argentina 16 5 16 5
2011–12 31 6 3 1 34 7
Total 47 11 3 1 50 12
Shanghai Shenhua 2012 Chinese Super League 14 2 2 0 16 2
2013 21 10 0 0 21 10
2014 27 8 5 3 32 11
2015 26 6 4 1 30 7
2016 26 9 4 1 30 10
2017 26 15 7 0 1Template:Efn 0 34 15
2018 27 5 0 0 6Template:Efn 3 1Template:Efn 0 34 8
2019 28 11 5 2 33 13
2020 14 3 0 0 3Template:Efn 3 17 6
2021 14 2 5 2 19 4
Total 223 71 32 9 10 6 1 0 266 89
Career total 403 156 49 20 10 6 1 0 463 185

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International

As of match played 27 March 2018.[23]

Colombia
Year Apps Goals
2008 1 0
2009 4 1
2010 7 2
2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2017 6 0
2018 1 0
Total 21 3

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[23]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 September 2009 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States {{ Template:Yesno alias = Mexico flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg link alias-army = Mexican Army link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force link alias-naval = Mexican Navy flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg link alias-navy = Mexican Navy flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 2–1 || Friendly

2. 10 October 2009 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellin, Colombia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Chile flag alias = Flag of Chile.svg flag alias-mapuche = Ancient mapuche flag.svg flag alias-lautaro = Lautaro flag.svg flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg flag alias-spain1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg flag alias-1812 = Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg flag alias-1812a = Flag of Chile (1812-1814, alternative).svg flag alias-andes = Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg flag alias-1817 = Flag of Chile of the transition (1817).svg flag alias-1817_proposal = Flag of Chile (1817-1818, 2nd).svg flag alias-1818 = Flag of Chile (1818).svg flag alias-1818a = Flag of Chile (1818-1854).svg flag alias-1819 = State Ensign of Chile (1819-1834).svg flag alias-expedition = Flag of the Liberating Expedition of Peru.svg flag alias-1826 = Flag of Chile (Civil Use, 1826-1854).svg flag alias-ap = Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg flag alias-easter1 = Easter Island flag 1876 to 1888.svg flag alias-easter = Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg flag alias-president = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Chile.svg link alias-naval = Chilean Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Chilean Air Force.svg link alias-air force =Chilean Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Chilean Army.svg link alias-army = Chilean Army flag alias-navy = Flag of Chile.svg link alias-navy = Chilean Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center| 2–2 || align=center| 2–4 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

3. 27 May 2010 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa {{ Template:Yesno alias = South Africa flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron link alias-naval = South African Navy flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg link alias-air force = South African Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg link alias-army = South African Army flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg link alias-military = South African National Defence Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg link alias-navy = South African Navy link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align=center| 1–1 || align=center| 1–2 || Friendly

Honours

Envigado

Shanghai Shenhua

Atlético Nacional

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