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Giovanni Sio

Giovanni Sio

Attack - Centre-Forward  at US Sainte-Anne de Vertou
Age37
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire France
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornMarch 31, 1989
at US Sainte-Anne de Vertou 319 days · joined 2025-07-09
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

17
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.28
goals / match
FC Sion
top club · 100 apps

Career highs

€6.00m
peak value · 2012
€5.80m
top transfer fee · 11/12
18
best season · 09/10
4 · 3.1%
pens / of goals
452Appearances
127Goals
48Assists
101Yellow cards
5Red cards
59Full matches (90′)
Full nameGiovanni Sio
Name in home countryGiovanni-Guy Yann Sio
Date of birth1989-03-31 (37 yrs)
Place of birthSaint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, Cote d'Ivoire
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire France
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubUS Sainte-Anne de Vertou
Joined2025-07-09
Contract expires
Jul 2025
Transfer: Without Club → USSA Vertou
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — US Sainte-Anne de Vertou
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2023
Transfer: Ratchaburi FC → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: FC Sion → Ratchaburi FC
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Ratchaburi FC
10 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Sion
33 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2021
Transfer: Without Club → FC Sion
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Sion
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
Transfer: Genclerbirligi → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
May 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Genclerbirligi Ankara
22 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Montpellier → Genclerbirligi
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Genclerbirligi Ankara
28 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2019
Transfer: Ittihad Kalba → Montpellier
18/19 · Return from loan
Sep 2018
Transfer: Montpellier → Ittihad Kalba
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Montpellier HSC, Montpellier HSC B, Al-Ittihad Kalba SC
27 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Stade Rennais → Montpellier
17/18 · Transfer · €2.20m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Montpellier HSC
37 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Stade Rennais FC
35 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Stade Rennais FC
37 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Basel → Stade Rennais
15/16 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jun 2015
Transfer: SC Bastia → FC Basel
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: FC Basel → SC Bastia
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Basel 1893, SC Bastia
25 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Basel
13/14 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — VfL Wolfsburg, FC Basel 1893
39 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: FC Sochaux → VfL Wolfsburg
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Sochaux
12/13 · Loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: FC Augsburg → VfL Wolfsburg
12/13 · Return from loan
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2012
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Augsburg
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Augsburg, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
20 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: FC Sion → VfL Wolfsburg
11/12 · Transfer · €5.80m
Jul 2011
11/12 — VfL Wolfsburg, FC Sion
31 matches · 8 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Sion U21, FC Sion
37 matches · 16 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Sion U21 → FC Sion
10/11 · Transfer
Sep 2009
Transfer: Real Sociedad B → FC Sion U21
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Sion U21, FC Sion
21 matches · 18 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Real Sociedad B, Real Sociedad
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Real Sociedad B
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Nantes B → Real Sociedad B
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Nantes
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: FC Nantes U19 → FC Nantes B
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: FC Nantes U17 → FC Nantes U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: FC Nantes Yth. → FC Nantes U17
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
5,351 min
Minutes played by club
US Sainte-Anne de Vertou 0.0%
Ratchaburi FC 5.1%
FC Sion 29.3%
Genclerbirligi Ankara 15.6%
Al-Ittihad Kalba SC 3.6%
Montpellier HSC B 0.0%
Montpellier HSC 4.1%
Stade Rennais FC 12.6%
SC Bastia 3.0%
FC Basel 1893 18.8%
VfL Wolfsburg 0.0%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 5.1%
FC Augsburg 0.0%
FC Sion U21 2.8%
Real Sociedad 0.0%
Real Sociedad B 0.0%
FC Nantes 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
US Sainte-Anne de Vertou 1 25/26 25/26 1 0 0 0
Ratchaburi FC 1 23/24 23/24 10 5 3 275
FC Sion 5 09/10 22/23 100 32 15 1,566
Genclerbirligi Ankara 2 19/20 20/21 50 13 4 833
Al-Ittihad Kalba SC 1 18/19 18/19 25 7 4 193
Montpellier HSC B 1 18/19 18/19 1 0 0 0
Montpellier HSC 2 17/18 18/19 38 10 3 220
Stade Rennais FC 2 15/16 16/17 72 16 9 672
SC Bastia 1 14/15 14/15 15 5 0 161
FC Basel 1893 2 13/14 14/15 48 14 5 1,004
VfL Wolfsburg 2 11/12 13/14 10 0 1 0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1 12/13 12/13 13 4 3 275
FC Augsburg 1 12/13 12/13 7 0 0 0
FC Sion U21 2 09/10 10/11 22 21 0 152
Real Sociedad 1 08/09 08/09 3 0 0 0
Real Sociedad B 2 07/08 08/09 37 0 1 0
FC Nantes 1 06/07 06/07 0 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€1.5M12€3M18€4.5M24€6M08/09 — 1 assists108/0909/10 — 18 goals (FC Sion U21)1809/1010/11 — 16 goals (FC Sion)10/11 — 8 assists2410/1111/12 — 8 goals (FC Sion)11/12 — 6 assists1411/1212/13 — 4 goals (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard)12/13 — 3 assists712/1313/14 — 12 goals (FC Basel 1893)13/14 — 4 assists1613/1414/15 — 7 goals (FC Basel 1893)14/15 — 1 assists814/1515/16 — 7 goals (Stade Rennais FC)15/16 — 7 assists1415/1616/17 — 9 goals (Stade Rennais FC)16/17 — 2 assists1116/1717/18 — 10 goals (Montpellier HSC)17/18 — 3 assists1317/1818/19 — 7 goals (Al-Ittihad Kalba SC)18/19 — 4 assists1118/1919/20 — 11 goals (Genclerbirligi Ankara)19/20 — 3 assists1419/2020/21 — 2 goals (Genclerbirligi Ankara)20/21 — 1 assists320/2121/22 — 1 goals (FC Sion)21/22 — 1 assists221/2222/23 — 10 goals (FC Sion)22/23 — 1 assists1122/2323/24 — 5 goals (Ratchaburi FC)23/24 — 3 assists823/2409/10 — €50K10/11 — €750K11/12 — €4.5M12/13 — €6M13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €4M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €2M20/21 — €1.8M21/22 — €600K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 181809/1010/11: 161610/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 111119/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 101022/2323/24: 5523/2425/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 3323/2425/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 National 3 - Grp. B US Sainte-Anne de Vertou 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Thai FA Cup Ratchaburi FC 1 2 0 0 0 17
23/24 Thai League Ratchaburi FC 9 3 3 3 0 258
22/23 Super League FC Sion 27 9 1 6 1 156
22/23 Super League Barrage FC Sion 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Swiss Cup FC Sion 4 1 0 1 0 163
21/22 Super League FC Sion 9 1 1 4 0 496
20/21 Süper Lig Genclerbirligi Ankara 22 2 1 5 0 638
19/20 Süper Lig Genclerbirligi Ankara 28 11 3 12 0 195
18/19 Ligue 1 Montpellier HSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 N3 - Occitanie Montpellier HSC B 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 UAE League Cup Al-Ittihad Kalba SC 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 UAE Pro League Al-Ittihad Kalba SC 21 7 4 2 0 193
17/18 Coupe de France Montpellier HSC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Coupe de la Ligue Montpellier HSC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Ligue 1 Montpellier HSC 33 10 3 5 1 220
16/17 Coupe de France Stade Rennais FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 1 Stade Rennais FC 34 9 2 6 0 300
15/16 Coupe de France Stade Rennais FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Coupe de la Ligue Stade Rennais FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ligue 1 Stade Rennais FC 34 7 7 8 0 372
14/15 Champions League FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue SC Bastia 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Ligue 1 SC Bastia 13 5 0 2 1 161
14/15 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 2 1 0 0 0 110
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 7 1 1 1 0 203
13/14 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League FC Basel 1893 5 1 0 1 0 157
13/14 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 2 1 0 1 0 155
13/14 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League FC Basel 1893 5 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 3 1 1 1 0 196
13/14 Super League FC Basel 1893 23 9 3 3 1 183
12/13 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 6 0 0 1 1 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Ligue 1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 13 4 3 3 0 275
11/12 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 9 0 1 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying FC Sion 2 1 0 1 0 180
11/12 Super League FC Sion 18 7 5 4 0 231
11/12 Swiss Cup FC Sion 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 1. Liga Gr. 1 (- 11/12) FC Sion U21 2 3 0 1 0 53
10/11 Super League FC Sion 30 10 7 11 0 224
10/11 Swiss Cup FC Sion 5 3 1 1 0 116
09/10 1. Liga Gr. 1 (- 11/12) FC Sion U21 20 18 0 3 0 99
09/10 Swiss Cup FC Sion 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 2ª B - Grupo I Real Sociedad B 21 0 1 9 0 0
08/09 2ª División Real Sociedad 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 2ª B - Grupo II Real Sociedad B 16 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Ligue 1 FC Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 FC Nantes Yth. FC Nantes U17 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 FC Nantes U17 FC Nantes U19 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 FC Nantes U19 FC Nantes B Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Nantes B Real Sociedad B Transfer 0
09/10 2009-09-01 Real Sociedad B FC Sion U21 Transfer 50000
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Sion U21 FC Sion Transfer 50000
11/12 2012-01-04 FC Sion VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 4500000 €5.80m
12/13 2012-07-10 VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg Loan 6000000
12/13 2013-01-30 FC Augsburg VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan 2500000
12/13 2013-01-31 VfL Wolfsburg FC Sochaux Loan 2500000
12/13 2013-06-30 FC Sochaux VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan 2000000
13/14 2013-08-16 VfL Wolfsburg FC Basel Transfer 2000000 €2.00m
14/15 2015-02-01 FC Basel SC Bastia Loan 1500000
14/15 2015-06-30 SC Bastia FC Basel Return from loan 2000000
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Basel Stade Rennais Transfer 2000000 €2.00m
17/18 2017-07-18 Stade Rennais Montpellier Transfer 4500000 €2.20m
18/19 2018-09-30 Montpellier Ittihad Kalba Loan 3500000
18/19 2019-06-30 Ittihad Kalba Montpellier Return from loan 2000000
19/20 2019-07-17 Montpellier Genclerbirligi Transfer 2000000
21/22 2021-07-01 Genclerbirligi Without Club Transfer 300000
21/22 2021-11-23 Without Club FC Sion Transfer 300000
23/24 2023-07-03 FC Sion Ratchaburi FC Transfer 300000
23/24 2023-11-06 Ratchaburi FC Without Club Transfer 250000
25/26 2025-07-09 Without Club USSA Vertou Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Knee problems 2010-09-10 2010-09-20 11 1
12/13 Achilles tendon problems 2012-10-29 2012-11-17 20 5
13/14 Eye injury 2014-02-07 2014-02-17 11 2
19/20 flu 2019-12-21 2019-12-28 8 2
19/20 unknown injury 2020-02-04 2020-02-06 3 0
19/20 unknown injury 2020-06-29 2020-07-05 7 2
19/20 unknown injury 2020-07-11 2020-07-20 10 2
20/21 unknown injury 2020-10-12 2020-11-09 29 4
20/21 Ill 2021-02-03 2021-03-10 36 6
20/21 Fitness 2021-03-10 2021-04-06 28 3
20/21 unknown injury 2021-05-07 2021-05-16 10 3
21/22 unknown injury 2021-12-02 2022-02-11 72 5
22/23 unknown injury 2023-05-18 2023-05-23 6 1
Current
Peak€6.00m
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€1.50m€3.00m€4.50m€6.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Pedro Mendes 1 0 0
Benjamin André 2 1 0
Ludovic Baal 2 4 0
Anthony Sauthier 2 0 0
Zargo Touré 1 0 0
Benjamin Lecomte 1 0 0
Kamil Grosicki 1 3 0
Yann Sommer 2 0 0
Anto Grgic 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 1. Liga Gr. 1 (- 11/12) FC Sion U21 18 20
19/20 Süper Lig Genclerbirligi Ankara 11 28
17/18 Ligue 1 Montpellier HSC 10 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Ligue 1 Stade Rennais FC 7 34
10/11 Super League FC Sion 7 30
11/12 Super League FC Sion 5 18

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 Ittihad Kalba Montpellier Return from loan €2.00m
18/19 2018-09-30 Montpellier Ittihad Kalba Loan €3.50m
14/15 2015-06-30 SC Bastia FC Basel Return from loan €2.00m
14/15 2015-02-01 FC Basel SC Bastia Loan €1.50m
12/13 2013-06-30 FC Sochaux VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan €2.00m
12/13 2013-01-31 VfL Wolfsburg FC Sochaux Loan €2.50m
12/13 2013-01-30 FC Augsburg VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan €2.50m
12/13 2012-07-10 VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg Loan €6.00m

Teams faced most often by Giovanni Sio's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Luzern 36 18 10 8 64 45 +19 50%
FC St. Gallen 35 14 6 15 53 45 +8 40%
BSC Young Boys 35 6 5 24 40 75 -35 17%
FC Zürich 35 16 9 10 65 43 +22 46%
FC Lugano 27 6 12 9 38 41 -3 22%
AS Saint-Étienne 26 8 3 15 18 35 -17 31%
Paris Saint-Germain 26 3 3 20 18 64 -46 12%
Lille OSC 25 3 6 16 21 34 -13 12%
FC Nantes 25 8 7 10 26 24 +2 32%
OGC Nice 25 10 6 9 28 31 -3 40%
Girondins Bordeaux 25 10 8 7 35 29 +6 40%
Olympique Lyonnais 25 6 5 14 31 51 -20 24%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 First senior goal
13/14 Goal #50 (career)
19/20 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 10 275 3 0 0 0.98
22/23 33 319 7 0 1 2.26
21/22 9 496 4 0 0 0.73
20/21 22 638 5 0 0 0.71
19/20 28 195 12 0 0 5.54
18/19 27 193 3 0 0 1.4
17/18 37 220 5 0 1 2.45
16/17 35 300 6 0 0 1.8
15/16 37 372 8 2 0 2.42
14/15 25 474 3 0 1 0.76
13/14 39 691 8 1 1 1.3
12/13 20 275 4 0 1 1.64
11/12 31 411 6 0 0 1.31
10/11 37 393 13 0 0 2.98
09/10 21 99 3 0 0 2.73
08/09 24 0 10 0 0 0
07/08 16 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
114 apps
37 G
18 A
Ligue 1
128 apps
35 G
15 A
1. Liga Gr. 1 (- 11/12)
22 apps
21 G
0 A
Süper Lig
50 apps
13 G
4 A
UAE Pro League
21 apps
7 G
4 A
Swiss Cup
17 apps
6 G
2 A
Thai League
9 apps
3 G
3 A
Thai FA Cup
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
2 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Giovanni Sio

Who is Giovanni Sio?

Giovanni Sio is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for US Sainte-Anne de Vertou.

How old is Giovanni Sio?

Giovanni Sio is 37 years old. He was born on March 31, 1989 in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire.

What position does Giovanni Sio play?

Giovanni Sio plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Giovanni Sio play for?

Giovanni Sio currently plays for US Sainte-Anne de Vertou.

How many career goals has Giovanni Sio scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Giovanni Sio has scored 127 goals in 452 appearances.