Manolo Gabbiadini

Manolo Gabbiadini
Personal information
Full name Manolo Gabbiadini
Date of birth 26 November 1991 (age 25)
Place of birth Calcinate, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 23
Youth career
Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Atalanta 25 (1)
2010–2011 → Cittadella 27 (5)
2012–2013 Juventus 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Bologna (loan) 30 (6)
2013–2015 Sampdoria 47 (15)
2015– Napoli 53 (14)
National team‡
2010 Italy U20 3 (2)
2010–2013 Italy U21 24 (12)
2012– Italy 6 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Manolo Gabbiadini (Italian pronunciation: [maˈnɔːlo ɡabbjaˈdiːni]) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Napoli, usually as a striker or winger.

Club career

Atalanta

Gabbiadini began his professional career with Atalanta. He made his Serie A debut for the club on 14 March 2010 in a league match against Parma, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Simone Tiribocchi.[1] Following his debut, Gabbiadini made one further appearance for the club during the 2009–10 Serie A campaign.

On 9 July 2010, Gabbiadini joined Serie B side Cittadella, along with Daniele Gasparetto, in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500,[2] as part of the negotiation that saw Atalanta sign Matteo Ardemagni.[3][4] He scored five goals in 27 appearances, including 15 starts, during the 2010–11 Serie B season.

On 21 June 2011, Gabbiadini returned to Atalanta after his co-ownership deal was resolved for €1.5 million for 50 percent of his registration rights.[5][6] During the 2011–12 Serie A campaign, Gabbiadini was fully integrated into the club's first team. He made 25 league appearances for the club, including eight starts, and scored his first Serie A goal on 25 March 2012 in the 2–0 home victory over Bologna. He also scored in his lone 2011–12 Coppa Italia appearance for the Nerrazzurri.

Juventus

On 24 August 2012, Juventus officially signed Gabbiadini in a new co-ownership agreement for €5.5 million, however it involved €3.5 million cash along with the co-ownership of James Troisi's contract, which was valued at €2 million. Troisi was a free agent just two days prior to the deal, but signed by Juventus for the sole purpose of this negotiation. Immediately following his transfer to the city of Turin, Gabbiadini was loaned to fellow Serie A side Bologna on a season-long loan deal. The loan deal was not confirmed until the final week of the 2012 summer transfer window, though Gabbidini previously trained with Bologna days before the deal was officially finalized.[7][8] He enjoyed a productive year at Bologna, scoring seven goals in 31 appearances during the 2012–13 Serie A season. On 19 June 2013, at the end of the campaign, the co-ownership agreement between Atalanta and Juventus was renewed, with the players registration rights remaining with Juventus.[9]

Sampdoria

On 9 July 2013, Sampdoria acquired the 50 percent registration rights of Gabbiadini from Atalanta for €5.5 million, with Juventus retained the remaining 50 percent registration rights. Gabbiadini would spend the 2013–14 Serie A for the Ligurian club.[10] In his first season with the Blucerchiati, he scored ten goals, a personal best, in 35 appearances.

Napoli

In the January 2015 transfer window, Gabbiadini joined Napoli for a reported fee of €13 million, to be split equally between Sampdoria and Juventus, each owning 50 percent of the player at the time of the deal.[11] (Juventus later declared that their revenue was €6.25 million.[12]) He made his debut on 11 January against former team Juventus at the Stadio San Paolo, replacing José Callejón for the last 17 minutes of a 1–3 defeat.[13] His first goal for the team came on 1 February, the winner in a 1–2 victory away to Chievo from Ivan Strinić's assist.[14] On 19 March 2016, he scored a first-half brace in a convincing 6–0 victory over Bologna.[15]

International career

On 17 November 2010, Gabbiadini made his debut with the Italian under-21 squad in a friendly game against Turkey. On 29 March 2011, he scored his first goal for the U21 team in a friendly game against Germany. On 6 October 2011, he scored a hat trick in the away match won 7–2 against Liechtenstein. He took part at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships in Israel, scoring two goals against hosts Israel in the group stage, as Italy went on to reach the final, only to lose to Spain.[16]

On 15 August 2012, Gabbiadini made his debut with the Italian senior team, playing in the second half of the friendly match against England in Bern, which Italy lost 2–1.[17]

On 17 November 2015, he came off the bench to score his first international goal for Italy in the 66th minute of a 2–2 friendly home draw against Romania, in Bologna, although he was forced off early after sustaining an injury.[18]

Style of play

Gabbiadini is versatile, creative and hardworking forward, who is capable of playing in several offensive positions, as a striker, supporting forward, attacking midfielder or as a winger on either flank. His preferred role is on the right, however, where he is capable of curling shots on goal with his stronger left foot. A dynamic player, he possesses pace, positional sense and good technique, which, along with his strength, allows him to play with his back to goal and hold up the ball for teammates. Gabbiadini is capable both of creating and scoring goals due to his intelligence and his powerful and accurate shot with his left foot; he is also an accurate set-piece taker.[19][20][21]

Personal life

Gabbiadini's older sister Melania is also a forward, who has spent most of her career with AGSM Verona and plays internationally for the Italy women's national football team.[22]

Statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2016[23]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2009–10 Serie A 2000––20
2011–12 23111––242
Total 25111––262
Cittadella 2010–11 Serie B 27520––295
Bologna (loan) 2012–13 Serie A 30611––317
Sampdoria 2013–14 Serie A 34812––3510
2014–15 13722––159
Total 471534––5019
Napoli 2014–15 Serie A 208416[lower-alpha 1]2–3011
2015–16 Serie A 235106[lower-alpha 1]4–309
2016–17 Serie A 1010041–142
Total 531451167–7422
Career totals 18241127167–21055
  1. 1 2 All appearances in Europa League

International

As of 17 November 2015[24]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
201210
201300
201410
201541
Total61

International goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.[25]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2015 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna  Romania 2–12–2Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Game report by ESPN
  2. ↑ Atalanta BC SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (Italian)
  3. ↑ "MERCATO NERAZZURRO". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 9 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Gabbiadini e Gasparetto in granata". AS Cittadella (in Italian). 9 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Based on the player identification table of the financial report on 31 December 2012 of Atalanta BC SpA (Italian)
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/23515/gabbiadini-bologna-juventus
  8. ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/23646/gabbiadini-trains-bologna
  9. ↑ http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/news/20june2013_co-ownership
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Gazzetta - Gabbiadini andrà al Napoli: cifre e motivi del perchè l'affare si farà".
  12. ↑ "Agreement with Napoli for the disposal of the sharing agreement of the player Manolo Gabbiadini" (PDF). Juventus FC. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Serie A: Juventus win away at Napoli to go three points clear". Sky Sports. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Serie A: Manolo Gabbiadini nets the winner as Napoli beat Chievo 2-1". Sky Sports. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Dries Mertens records hat trick to help Napoli rout Bologna". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  16. ↑ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Manolo Gabiiadini". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Manolo Gabiiadini". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Valerio Clari (17 November 2015). "Amichevole, Italia-Romania 2-2: i gol di Marchisio e Gabbiadini non bastano" [Friendly, Italy-Romania 2–2: Marchisio and Gabbiadini's goals aren't enough] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Manolo Gabbiadini" (in Italian). AreaNapoli.it. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Savoldi a CM: 'Ecco perché Gabbiadini è perfetto per il Napoli'" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Manolo Gabbiadini, il nuovo "numero 9" della Sampdoria" (in Italian). SampNews24.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  22. ↑ Melania Gabbiadini
  23. ↑ Manolo Gabbiadini profile at Soccerway
  24. ↑ Manolo Gabbiadini at National-Football-Teams.com
  25. ↑ "Nazionale in cifre: Marchisio, Claudio" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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