Gianluca Mancini

Gianluca Mancini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈluːka manˈtʃiːni]; born 17 April 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.

Gianluca Mancini
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996
Place of birth Pontedera, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2015 Fiorentina[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Perugia 25 (1)
2017–2020 Atalanta 41 (6)
2019–2020 → Roma (loan) 32 (1)
2020– Roma 17 (3)
National team‡
2017–2019 Italy U21 13 (0)
2019– Italy 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:03, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Club career

Perugia

Mancini left for Perugia on loan in mid–2015, with an option to purchase. Mancini made his professional debut in the Serie B for Perugia on 11 September 2015 in a game against Pescara.[2]

After a brief return to Florence,[3] by the club excising the counter-option.[4] on 1 August 2016, Fiorentina announced that they had sold Mancini to Perugia outright[5] for free.[4] It was later revealed that Fiorentina was eligible to 50% future transfer fee.[6]

Atalanta

In January 2017, Mancini and Alessandro Santopadre,[7] son of Massimiliano Santopadre, chairman of Perugia, were signed by Atalanta for €200,000 and €1 million transfer fees respectively.[6] They were immediately loaned back to Perugia from Atalanta.[8] The deal was later accused by the prosecutor as a manipulation of transfer fees, which overstated the price-tag of Santopadre and understated Mancini.[9] The chairman and both clubs were acquitted of any wrongdoing in July 2018.[6]

Mancini made his Serie A debut in a 1–1 draw against his former team Fiorentina, replacing Rafael Tolói after 25 minutes.[10]

On 4 February 2018, he scored his first goal in a 1–0 for Atalanta against Chievo in Serie A.[11]

Roma

On 17 July 2019, Mancini joined Roma on loan with a conditional obligation to buy for €13 million plus bonuses and a 10 per cent sell on fee.[12]

International career

On 1 September 2017, Mancini made his international debut with the Italy U21 team in a 3–0 friendly loss against Spain.[13]

On 15 March 2019, Gianluca Mancini received a call up from Roberto Mancini for Italy's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Finland and Liechtenstein.[14] On 26 March, he made his senior international debut in a 6–0 home win over Liechtenstein.[15]

He took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[16]

Style of play

Mancini is a tall and physically strong central defender capable of playing in both a three or a four-man defensive line. Among his strengths are his excellent heading ability, which makes him a likely goal threat in the opposition's penalty box. Besides his regular position, he can also play as a right–sided full-back and a defensive midfielder, mainly out of necessity.[17] He has cited Marco Materazzi as his favourite defender of all time.[18]

Personal life

On October 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 January 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perugia 2015–16 Serie B 12020——140
2016–17 13110—2[lower-alpha 1]0161
Total 25130—20301
Atalanta 2017–18 Serie A 1112000—131
2018–19 3052031—356
Total 4164031—487
Roma (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 3212070—411
Roma 2020–21 1731000—183
Total 4943070—594
Career total 115111001012013712
  1. Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

International
As of 7 October 2020[21]
Italy
YearAppsGoals
201930
202010
Total40

References
  1. "Conosciamo i 'Giovanissimi' campioni d'Italia". Viola Channel (Press release) (in Italian). Florence: ACF Fiorentina. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 11 September 2015.
  3. "Squad named for Fiorentina's 2016 summer training camp". Viola Channel (Press release). Florence: ACF Fiorentina. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio 2016-12-31. Registro delle Imprese (in Italian). Florence: C.C.I.A.A. 2017.
  5. "Mancini al Perugia" [Mancini to Perugia]. Viola Channel (Press release) (in Italian). Florence: ACF Fiorentina. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. "(236) – DEFERIMENTO DEL PROCURATORE FEDERALE A CARICO DI: Santopadre Massimiliano (Presidente della Società AC Perugia Calcio Srl), Goretti Roberto (all'epoca dei fatti responsabile dell'area tecnica della Società AC Perugia Calcio Srl), Percassi Luca (Presidente della Società Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio SpA), Sartori Giovanni (all'epoca dei fatti responsabile dell'area tecnica della Società Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio SpA), Società AC Perugia Calcio Srl e Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio SpA - (nota №13057/571pf17-18GP/GC/blp del 07.06.2018)" (PDF). Tribunale Federale Nazionale. Comunicato Ufficiale (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 2018–19 (4). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega B. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. "Cessioni sospette, bufera sul Perugia: deferiti Santopadre e Goretti". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  10. "Azzurrini in the league: First Serie A goal for Mandragora and Mancini makes debut". vivoazzurro.it. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  11. "Serie A Team of the Week | Round 23 | Forza Italian Football". forzaitalianfootball.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  12. "Official: Roma take Atalanta's Mancini". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  13. "Under 21, Spagna-Italia 3-0 in amichevole". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  14. "Italy: Pavoletti & Quag in, Balotelli out". Football Italia. 15 March 2019.
  15. "Euro 2020: Italy hit Liechtenstein for six". Football Italia. 26 March 2019.
  16. "Parte l'avventura europea: Di Biagio ufficializza la lista dei 23 Azzurrini" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 6 June 2019.
  17. Raso, Emilio (28 October 2019). "Guidi: "Mancini nasce centrocampista, Zaniolo regalerà soddisfazioni. Sono innamorato di Riccardi"" (in Italian). www.siamolaroma.it.
  18. "10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GIANLUCA MANCINI". A.S. Roma. 16 July 2019.
  19. "Forza Gianluca". Twitter (in Italian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  20. "Gianluca Mancini". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  21. "Mancini, Gianluca" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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