Zinho Gano

Zinho Gano

Gano as a SV Zulte Waregem player in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Raed
Youth career
	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Club Brugge	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Lommel United (loan)	22	(6)
2014–2015	→ Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)	17	(5)
2015–2017	Waasland-Beveren	73	(25)
2017–2018	Oostende	31	(8)
2018–2021	Genk	21	(1)
2019–2020	→ Antwerp (loan)	11	(2)
2021	→ Kortrijk (loan)	11	(6)
2021–2024	Zulte Waregem	67	(33)
2024–2025	Al-Hazem	30	(15)
2025–	Al-Raed	0	(0)
International career‡
2011	Belgium U18	2	(1)
2011–2012	Belgium U19	11	(1)
2022–	Guinea-Bissau	7	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2024

Zinho Gano (born 13 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Raed. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Early life

Gano was born in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Belgian Flemish mother. ^[2]

Club career

Gano is a youth exponent from Brugge. During the 2013–14 season, he scored six goals out of 22 league games with Belgian Second Division side Lommel United, on loan from Brugge. Then he played on loan for Mouscron in the Belgian Pro League. He made his top division debut at 27 July 2014 against Anderlecht. ^[3] On 2 July 2018 he joined Genk from fellow Pro League side Oostende for a value of £1.62 million. ^[4]

On 2 September 2019, he joined Antwerp on a season-long loan with an option to buy. ^[5]

On 5 September 2025, Gano joined Al-Raed. ^[6]

International career

Gano made his senior debut for Guinea-Bissau on 23 March 2022, starting in a 3–0 friendly win over Equatorial Guinea. ^[7]

In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 25 Bissao-Guinean players selected by Baciro Candé to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19

References

1. "Zinho Gano - Profil". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. "Ik kan het nog niet geloven". BlueArmy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
3. "Anderlecht vs. Mouscron-Péruwelz - 27 July 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
4. "Zinho Gano komt naar Genk!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Genk. 2 July 2018.
5. "ONTDEK ONZE NIEUWE REDS!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Antwerp. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
6. "عائلة #الرائد تضم نجمنا الجديد البلجيكي زينهو جانو".
7. "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022.

External links

• Zinho Gano at Soccerway
• Zinho Gano at the Royal Belgian Football Association