Pierluigi Gollini
Pierluigi Gollini (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pierluigi Gollini[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
Number | 95 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Fiorentina | ||
2012–2014 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Hellas Verona | 29 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Aston Villa | 20 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Atalanta (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2018– | Atalanta | 53 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) |
2015 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 1 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019 |
Club career
Gollini joined Hellas Verona in 2014 from Manchester United. He made his Serie A debut on 24 September 2014 as a starter in a 2–2 home draw against Genoa.[3]
After two seasons with Verona, Gollini signed for Championship club Aston Villa on 8 July 2016.[4] He made his first appearance for Aston Villa in an 8–0 friendly win over Austrian side Grazer AK the following day.[5]
On 13 January 2017, Gollini signed for Italian side Atalanta on an 18-month loan. On 10 June 2018, Gollini signed permanently for Atalanta for an undisclosed fee.[6] He spent the first half of the year as backup to Etrit Berisha, however claimed the starting spot in the second half of the season. Berisha was loaned out the following summer making Gollini the undisputed starter.[7] Gollini started every match in Atalanta's debut season in the UEFA Champions League, as they finished 2nd in the group stage, qualifying for the round of 16.[8]
International career
Gollini made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 2 June 2016, in a 0–1 loss against France.[9]
He made his senior debut for Italy under manager Roberto Mancini, on 15 November 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Gianluigi Donnarumma in a 3–0 away win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 August 2020[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Hellas Verona | 2014–15 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||||
Aston Villa | 2016–17 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Atalanta (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
Atalanta | 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | ||||
Total | 64 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | 80 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 123 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- https://www.atalanta.it/personaggi/pierluigi-gollini
- "Hellas Verona vs. Genoa - 24 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- "Pierluigi Gollini: Aston Villa sign Hellas Verona goalkeeper". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Match report: GAK Graz 0-8 Villa". Aston Villa FC. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- "Pierluigi Gollini: Aston Villa sell goalkeeper to Atalanta after loan spell". BBC Sport. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "SPAL acquires Berisha on loan from Atalanta". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Atalanta: Italian side reach Champions League last 16". 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Under 21, Italia-Francia 0-1: Cornet firma il primo k.o. del bienno di Di Biagio". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Italy: Dominant display in Bosnia". Football Italia. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Pierluigi Gollini at Soccerway