Giovani dos Santos

Who is Giovani dos Santos?

Giovani dos Santos Ramírez, simply referred to as Giovani, is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Villarreal.

Giovani began his football career at a young age, being recruited by Spanish club FC Barcelona and played for their B team until age 18. He made his way up the ranks, eventually playing for the senior squad, making his debut in 2007. That year, dos Santos was named by World Soccer Magazine as one of the "Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers". After playing one season at Barcelona, he transferred to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 in search for more playing time. Though he would stay with the club until 2012, his time there was mostly spent away on loan, at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray, and Racing Santander, with varying degrees of success. Tottenham eventually sold him to Mallorca in 2012. After Mallorca's relegation, he was sold to Villarreal in 2013.

Giovani was a member of the Mexican national under-17 team that won the 2005 U17 World Cup held in Peru. He made his senior debut for the Mexico national team in a 1–0 victory over Panama on 9 September 2007. He was called to play at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.