Gianfranco Gazzaniga

Gianfranco Gazzaniga Farías (born 22 November 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Real Murcia CF. Despite being born in Ecuador, he also holds Argentine nationality.

Club career
Born in Sucre as his father was representing Deportivo Cuenca, Gazzaniga moved to Spain in 2007, joining UD Almería's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 October 2011, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against CD Badajoz.

Gazzaniga subsequently became a regular starter for Almería's B-side before leaving the club on 21 June 2017 and signing for fellow third division side CD El Ejido. On 9 July of the following year, he moved to SD Ponferradina in the same category.

Gazzaniga contributed with 20 appearances during the 2018–19 season, as his side returned to Segunda División after three years. On 15 July 2019, he renewed his contract with Ponfe. Initially a third-choice behind José Antonio Caro and Manu García, he made his professional debut on 14 January 2020 by starting in a 0–1 away loss against Málaga CF.

On 15 June 2021, free agent Gazzaniga signed for Primera División RFEF side Racing de Ferrol. He was a first-choice as the club achieved promotion to the second division, but spent the 2023–24 season as a backup to Ander Cantero.

On 28 June 2024, Gazzaniga agreed to a deal with Real Murcia CF in the third division.

Personal life
Gazzaniga comes from a family of goalkeepers: his father Daniel played professionally in Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia, while his older brother Paulo built his career in England.