The winter transfer window for Europe's top five leagues has closed, but teams can still sign free agents. On February 9, a familiar figure broke into the eyes of fans: 35-year-old free agent Joe Wenko. Jovinco has signed with Sampdoria for half a season, and in Sampdoria, Jovinco will wear the number 21 shirt.
Unconsciously, "atomic ant" Joe Wenko is 35 years old, and after 7 years, he has returned to serie A.
Joe Wenko, who is from Juve's youth training, is only 1.64 meters tall and has been loaned by Juve to Empoli and Parma. During his time in Serie A, Jovenko's highest stage was undoubtedly the 2011-12 season, when he played for Parma and delivered a double-double stat in Serie A, scoring 15 goals and 11 assists to help Parma eventually finish in the Serie A table. In his years in Serie A, this is the only time that Jovenco has scored in double-figures in Serie A in a single season.
In February 2015, Joe Wenko, who was at the golden age of 28, left Juve and went to the MLB to join Toronto FC, where he stayed for four years.
In his first season in the MLB, Jovinko became the Golden Boot winner and assist king, and was named mlug of the MLB, scoring 22 goals and 16 assists in 33 appearances. In the 2017 season, Joe Wenko, who made 25 appearances in the MLB, handed over a brilliant record card of 16 goals and 6 assists, and finally helped Toronto FC win the first MLB championship in team history.
In the 4 seasons of the MLB, Qiao Wenke made a total of 114 appearances for Toronto FC, scored 68 goals and had 52 assists, the performance was quite outstanding, in terms of personal honors and team honors, won the MLB Golden Boot, Assist King, MVP, MLB championship, can be described as conquering the MLB field.
After leaving Toronto FC, Jovenko moved to Asia in January 2019, joining Saudi side Riyadh Crescent. In the 2019 AFC Champions League season, Joe Venko, as the absolute main player in the squad, followed riyadh Crescent all the way through the barrier, including 1 assist each in the semi-final home and away games against Qatari side Thad, and in the second leg of the final against Urawa Ruby, Joe Vinko delivered an assist, and finally helped Riyadh Crescent win 3-0 in two legs to win the AFC Champions League.
At Riyadh Crescent, Joe Vinko spent a total of two and a half years before leaving in August 2021. After six months on the job, he eventually joined Sampdoria and returned to Serie A after seven years, where he was reunited with his former Juventus teammate Quagliarella. In Serie A, countless veterans have rejuvenated, including Quagliarella, but after all, the years are not spared, the 39-year-old Quagliarella's goal efficiency has declined a lot this season, and the veteran has only scored 1 goal after 20 Serie A appearances this season.
In this season's Serie A, Sampdoria are fighting for relegation and the team is not far from the relegation zone.
After many years in North America and Asia, the 35-year-old Joe Wenko is now in Samp, and what will he do next in Serie A?