Gianfranco Zola
Attack - Second Striker
at Retired
👕500+ Apps
⚽200+ Goals
🎯100+ Assists
🏴25+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
7.5
Strong
Second Striker Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.3
goals / match
Chelsea FC
top club · 312 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#10
goals rank
#6
assists rank
222
season goals
122
season assists
Among 40 Attack - Second Strikers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€600k
peak value · 2004
€6.75m
top transfer fee · 93/94
28
best season · 94/95
35 / 10
int'l caps / goals
751Appearances
222Goals
122Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
131Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Gianfranco Zola |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1966-07-05 (59 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Oliena, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Attack - Second Striker (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2005-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2005
Transfer: Cagliari → Retired
05/06 · Transfer
Apr 2005
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Mar 2005
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2004
04/05 — Cagliari Calcio
37 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Cagliari Calcio
44 matches · 14 G · 13 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Chelsea → Cagliari
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Chelsea FC
46 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Chelsea FC
50 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Chelsea FC
43 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Chelsea FC
53 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Chelsea FC
49 matches · 15 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Chelsea FC
41 matches · 12 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 1996
Transfer: AC Parma → Chelsea
96/97 · Transfer · €6.20m
Jul 1996
96/97 — Chelsea FC, AC Parma
41 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 1996
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 1995
95/96 — AC Parma
36 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — AC Parma
51 matches · 28 G · 22 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — AC Parma
51 matches · 22 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
Transfer: Napoli → AC Parma
93/94 · Transfer · €6.75m
Jul 1992
92/93 — SSC Napoli
43 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — SSC Napoli
37 matches · 13 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — SSC Napoli
29 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — SSC Napoli
26 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1989
Transfer: SEF Torres → Napoli
89/90 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 1988
88/89 — SEF Torres
28 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1987
87/88 — SEF Torres
24 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1987
Transfer: Nuorese → SEF Torres
87/88 · Transfer
Jul 1986
86/87 — SEF Torres
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1984
84/85 — Nuorese Calcio
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1984
Transfer: Nuorese Youth → Nuorese
84/85 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 21 other Attack - Second Strikers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals8 total · 0.56/90
Assists5 total · 0.35/90
G+A13 total · 0.91/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
Chelsea FC
44.5%
AC Parma
19.6%
SSC Napoli
17.3%
SEF Torres
12.7%
Nuorese Calcio
0.0%
Cagliari Calcio
5.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 7 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 312 | 80 | 45 | 5,246 |
| AC Parma | 4 | 93/94 | 96/97 | 149 | 64 | 43 | 2,317 |
| SSC Napoli | 4 | 89/90 | 92/93 | 135 | 36 | 13 | 2,039 |
| SEF Torres | 3 | 86/87 | 88/89 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 1,504 |
| Nuorese Calcio | 1 | 84/85 | 84/85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagliari Calcio | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 81 | 27 | 21 | 696 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | Chelsea FC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 409 |
| 99/00 | Champions League Qu. | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 557 |
| 98/99 | Cup Winners' Cup | Chelsea FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 481 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 225 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Super Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Charity Shield | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Cup Winners' Cup | Chelsea FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 157 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 235 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 159 |
| 96/97 | Italy Cup | AC Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 246 |
| 96/97 | Serie A | AC Parma | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
| 96/97 | UEFA Cup | AC Parma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Cup Winners' Cup | AC Parma | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 95/96 | Italy Cup | AC Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Serie A | AC Parma | 29 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
| 95/96 | Supercoppa Italiana | AC Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Italy Cup | AC Parma | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 154 |
| 94/95 | Serie A | AC Parma | 32 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 148 |
| 94/95 | UEFA Cup | AC Parma | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 208 |
| 93/94 | Cup Winners' Cup | AC Parma | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 771 |
| 93/94 | Italy Cup | AC Parma | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 93/94 | Serie A | AC Parma | 33 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
| 93/94 | UEFA Super Cup | AC Parma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 269 |
| 92/93 | Serie A | SSC Napoli | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 237 |
| 92/93 | UEFA Cup | SSC Napoli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 91/92 | Serie A | SSC Napoli | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 242 |
| 90/91 | European Cup | SSC Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Serie A | SSC Napoli | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 272 |
| 89/90 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451 |
| 89/90 | Serie A | SSC Napoli | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 298 |
| 89/90 | UEFA Cup | SSC Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | Serie C1 - B | SEF Torres | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 |
| 87/88 | Serie C1 - B | SEF Torres | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 863 |
| 86/87 | Serie C2 - A | SEF Torres | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 |
| 84/85 | Serie C2 - A | Nuorese Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 31 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Cagliari Calcio | 43 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 264 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 38 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 193 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Chelsea FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 593 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Chelsea FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 |
| 00/01 | Charity Shield | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 290 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | Chelsea FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84/85 | 1984-07-01 | Nuorese Youth | Nuorese | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 87/88 | 1987-07-01 | Nuorese | SEF Torres | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 89/90 | 1989-07-01 | SEF Torres | Napoli | Transfer | 0 | €1.00m |
| 93/94 | 1993-07-01 | Napoli | AC Parma | Transfer | 0 | €6.75m |
| 96/97 | 1996-11-08 | AC Parma | Chelsea | Transfer | 0 | €6.20m |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Chelsea | Cagliari | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Cagliari | Retired | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | Muscle tear | 1996-02-18 | 1996-03-23 | 35 | 6 |
| 04/05 | Overstretching | 2005-03-13 | 2005-04-01 | 20 | 5 |
| 04/05 | Thigh problems | 2005-04-07 | 2005-04-29 | 23 | 4 |
Current—
Peak€600k
Low—
Δ since start−€600k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3376 | — | 35 | 10 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | Serie A | AC Parma | 19 | 32 |
| 93/94 | Serie A | AC Parma | 18 | 33 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 14 | 38 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | Serie A | AC Parma | 16 | 32 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Cagliari Calcio | 13 | 43 |
| 93/94 | Serie A | AC Parma | 8 | 33 |
Teams faced most often by Gianfranco Zola's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton FC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 70% |
| Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 40% |
| Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 40% |
| Charlton Athletic | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 50% |
| Newcastle United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 50% |
| Arsenal FC | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 0% |
| Liverpool FC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 60% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 70% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 60% |
| Southampton FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 60% |
| Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38% |
| Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 04/05 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 92/93 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 94/95 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 98/99 | Goal #200 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 53 | 1,291 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 98/99 | 49 | 1,067 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 97/98 | 41 | 392 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 96/97 | 41 | 756 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 94/95 | 51 | 510 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 93/94 | 51 | 1,078 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 92/93 | 43 | 506 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 91/92 | 37 | 512 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 90/91 | 29 | 272 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 89/90 | 26 | 749 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 02/03 | 46 | 306 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 01/02 | 50 | 1,285 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 00/01 | 43 | 500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
238 apps
90 G
50 A
Premier League
229 apps
59 G
27 A
Italy Cup
45 apps
16 G
9 A
Serie B
43 apps
13 G
13 A
FA Cup
31 apps
11 G
4 A
Serie C1 - B
52 apps
11 G
0 A
Cup Winners' Cup
27 apps
8 G
5 A
UEFA Cup
28 apps
6 G
4 A
Serie C2 - A
22 apps
4 G
0 A
Champions League
14 apps
3 G
3 A
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Who is Gianfranco Zola?
Gianfranco Zola is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Retired.
How old is Gianfranco Zola?
Gianfranco Zola is 59 years old. He was born on July 5, 1966 in Oliena.
What position does Gianfranco Zola play?
Gianfranco Zola plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).
What club does Gianfranco Zola play for?
Gianfranco Zola currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Gianfranco Zola scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gianfranco Zola has scored 222 goals in 751 appearances.