Zinho Gano (born 13 October 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for SV Zulte Waregem. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Early life

Gano was born in

Sint-Katelijne-Waver Sint-Katelijne-Waver (, old spelling: ''Kathelijne-Waver''; french: Wavre-Sainte-Catherine, ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver p ...

, Belgium to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Belgian Flemish mother.

Club career

Gano is a youth exponent from

Brugge Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the countr ...

. During the 2013–14 season, he scored six goals out of 22 league games with

Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa ...

side

Lommel United Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg, that competes in the Challenger Pro League. History The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines (Fast & Free ...

, on loan from

. Then he played on loan for

Mouscron Mouscron (; Dutch and vls, Moeskroen, ; Picard and Walloon: ''Moucron'') is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropoli ...

in the

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

. He made his top division debut at 27 July 2014 against

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

. On 2 July 2018 he joined

Genk Genk () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. I ...

from fellow Pro League side Oostende for a value of £1.62 million. On 2 September 2019, he joined

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

International career

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

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

Honours

Genk *

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gano, Zinho 1993 births Living people People from Sint-Katelijne-Waver Footballers from Antwerp Province Bissau-Guinean footballers Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Belgian footballers Bissau-Guinean people of Belgian descent Belgian people of Bissau-Guinean descent Citizens of Guinea-Bissau through descent Men's association football forwards People of Flemish descent Club Brugge KV players Lommel S.K. players Royal Excel Mouscron players S.K. Beveren players K.V. Oostende players K.R.C. Genk players Royal Antwerp F.C. players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Belgian Pro League players