# Gianluca Simeone
**Gianluca Simeone** (Gianluca Simeone Baldini, born 1998 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a center-forward, the middle son of [Atlético Madrid](https://www.edgepedia.org/atletico-madrid) coach [Diego Simeone](https://www.edgepedia.org/diego-simeone) and brother of the footballers Giovanni and [Giuliano Simeone](https://www.edgepedia.org/giuliano-simeone).[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) • [2](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/11/14/era-el-mas-pequeno-pero-le-pegabamos-y-se-levantaba-gianluca-simeone-explica-donde-nacio-la-garra-de-su-hermano-giuliano-cadena-ser/) His senior career was spent almost entirely in the lower divisions of Spanish football, ending at Rayo Majadahonda, and he has been listed as without a club since 1 April 2026.[3](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gianluca-simeone/transfers/spieler/564234)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Gianluca Simeone Baldini, 1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) |
| Position | Centre-forward, with attacking midfield as a secondary position[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) |
| Family | Son of Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid coach); brother of Giovanni Simeone (Torino FC) and Giuliano Simeone (Atlético de Madrid)[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) |
| Last club | Rayo Majadahonda (Spain), 2024–25; without a club since 1 April 2026[3](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gianluca-simeone/transfers/spieler/564234) • [4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) |
| Career totals | 132 club matches, 5,711 minutes, 24 goals, per weltfussball.de[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) |
| Top-flight record | 1 Argentine Primera División appearance (26 minutes as a substitute), no goals[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) • [5](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&player_id1=91ab4900&player_id2=21a66f6a&player_id3=8d78e732&player_id4=5b92d896&player_id5=3260690c&player_id6=c0c5ee74&request=1&show_form=1&sum=0) |
| Height | Listed as 1.86 m by Transfermarkt and 181 cm by weltfussball.de[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) • [4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) |
## Family
Gianluca Simeone is the middle of three footballing brothers. The eldest, [Giovanni Simeone](https://www.edgepedia.org/giovanni-simeone) (born 1995), plays as a striker for Torino FC, and the youngest, Giuliano Simeone, plays for Atlético de Madrid.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) • [6](https://www.fotmob.com/players/469615) Their father is Diego Simeone, the former Argentina international midfielder who has managed Atlético Madrid since December 2011.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234) • [7](https://as.com/futbol/primera/simeone-en-su-ultimo-ano-f202607-n/) In a November 2025 radio call to Cadena SER during his brother Giuliano's interview, Gianluca was described as the middle brother, already retired from football after a final spell in the Spanish game.[2](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/11/14/era-el-mas-pequeno-pero-le-pegabamos-y-se-levantaba-gianluca-simeone-explica-donde-nacio-la-garra-de-su-hermano-giuliano-cadena-ser/)
Unlike his brothers, he did not stay with River Plate at senior level: FourFourTwo notes that he is the only one of the three footballing brothers not registered with River Plate at the senior level.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/is-giuliano-simeone-related-to-diego-simeone) AS reports that he developed in the youth ranks of River Plate and Frosinone.[10](https://as.com/futbol/mas_futbol/gianluca-el-hijo-de-simeone-ficha-por-el-rayo-majadahonda-n/)
## Playing career
**Early years in Argentina and Chile.** In March 2016, while playing for River Plate's reserve side, Gianluca scored in a reserve match against Racing de [Avellaneda](https://www.edgepedia.org/avellaneda) and dedicated the goal to his father, who attended the training ground in Buenos Aires to watch him.[9](https://as.com/futbol/2016/03/25/primera/1458930139_420408.html) He then moved to Chile, spending the second half of 2018 with Unión La Calera, where he made 9 league appearances.[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) In January 2019 he joined Gimnasia de [La Plata](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-plata), for whom he made a single Primera División appearance as a substitute, totaling 26 minutes, plus one Copa Argentina match.[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) • [5](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&player_id1=91ab4900&player_id2=21a66f6a&player_id3=8d78e732&player_id4=5b92d896&player_id5=3260690c&player_id6=c0c5ee74&request=1&show_form=1&sum=0)
**Spain.** From August 2019 his career was based in Spain, first with [UD Ibiza](https://www.edgepedia.org/ud-ibiza) and CF San Rafel, then CD Ibiza from 2020 to 2022, Xerez DFC in 2022–23, and CD Tudelano in 2023–24.[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) His final listed club was Rayo Majadahonda, where he spent the 2024–25 season in the Segunda Federación, the Spanish fifth tier.[3](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gianluca-simeone/transfers/spieler/564234) • [4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) Across the Segunda Federación groups and playoffs he scored 24 goals there, and he also played 4 [Copa del Rey](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-del-rey) matches.[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/)
**Retirement.** Transfermarkt has listed him without a club since 1 April 2026, with his last club given as Rayo Majadahonda.[3](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gianluca-simeone/transfers/spieler/564234) In the November 2025 Cadena SER conversation, his brother Giuliano said Gianluca was living in Argentina and had recently become a father to a son named Faustino, after whom Giuliano celebrated a goal with an "F" gesture.[2](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/11/14/era-el-mas-pequeno-pero-le-pegabamos-y-se-levantaba-gianluca-simeone-explica-donde-nacio-la-garra-de-su-hermano-giuliano-cadena-ser/)
## Career statistics
weltfussball.de records the following club career totals: 132 matches, 55 starts, 5,711 minutes, 24 goals, 27 yellow cards, 1 yellow-red card, and 2 red cards.[4](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/) FBref, whose coverage of senior-level play may be incomplete, records his domestic-league career as 1 appearance and 26 minutes with 2 squads, reflecting that his Spanish clubs played below the competitions FBref covers in full.[5](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&player_id1=91ab4900&player_id2=21a66f6a&player_id3=8d78e732&player_id4=5b92d896&player_id5=3260690c&player_id6=c0c5ee74&request=1&show_form=1&sum=0)
## References
1. [Gianluca Simeone – Perfil del jugador, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.es/gianluca-simeone/profil/spieler/564234)
2. ["Era el más pequeño, pero le pegábamos y se levantaba": Gianluca Simeone explica dónde nació la garra de su hermano Giuliano, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/11/14/era-el-mas-pequeno-pero-le-pegabamos-y-se-levantaba-gianluca-simeone-explica-donde-nacio-la-garra-de-su-hermano-giuliano-cadena-ser/)
3. [Gianluca Simeone – Transfer history, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gianluca-simeone/transfers/spieler/564234)
4. [Gianluca Simeone – Profil, weltfussball.de](https://www.weltfussball.de/person/pe548294/gianluca-simeone/)
5. [Player Comparison: Gianluca Simeone career, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&player_id1=91ab4900&player_id2=21a66f6a&player_id3=8d78e732&player_id4=5b92d896&player_id5=3260690c&player_id6=c0c5ee74&request=1&show_form=1&sum=0)
6. [Giovanni Simeone – stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/469615)
7. [Simeone, en su último año, AS](https://as.com/futbol/primera/simeone-en-su-ultimo-ano-f202607-n/)
8. [Is Giuliano Simeone related to Diego Simeone?, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/is-giuliano-simeone-related-to-diego-simeone)
9. [Simeone acudió a ver jugar a su hijo Gianluca en el Racing-River, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2016/03/25/primera/1458930139_420408.html)
10. [Gianluca, el hijo de Simeone, ficha por el Rayo Majadahonda](https://as.com/futbol/mas_futbol/gianluca-el-hijo-de-simeone-ficha-por-el-rayo-majadahonda-n/)
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