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Roberto Gagliardini
Gagliardini with Atalanta in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 6
Youth career
2001–2013 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Atalanta 14 (0)
2014 → Cesena (loan) 19 (1)
2014–2015 → Spezia (loan) 14 (1)
2015–2016 → Vicenza (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2023 Inter Milan 156 (16)
2023– Monza 33 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 Italy U20 5 (2)
2015–2017 Italy U21 6 (0)
2017–2020 Italy 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Roberto Gagliardini (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ɡaʎʎarˈdiːni]; born 7 April 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Monza.

Club career

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Atalanta and loan spells

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Born in Bergamo to physical education teacher and a Sicilian mother, Gagliardini began his career at hometown club Atalanta playing for their youth teams and later for the reserves. He was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2013–14 season.[2]

On 4 December 2013, Gagliardini made his professional debut, starting in a 2–0 home win over Sassuolo, for the campaign's Coppa Italia.[3]

Loan to Cesena

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On 17 January 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Cesena with a 6-month loan deal.[4] On 25 January he made his debut for Cesena as a substitute, replacing Guido Marilungo in the 74th minute and one minute later he scored his first career goal in a 3–1 away win over Varese.[5][6] On 2 February, Gagliardini played his first full match for Cesena, a 1–1 away draw against Virtus Lanciano.[7] On 6 June, Gagliardini was sent-off with a double yellow card in the 67th minute of a 1–0 away win against Modena.[8] Gagliardini ended his 6-month loan to Cesena with 21 apeparences, including 16 as a starter, and 1 goal.[9] He helped the team win promotion to Serie A.[2]

Loan to Spezia

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On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Spezia on a season-long loan deal.[10] On 7 September he made his debut for Spezia as a substitute replacing Juri Cisotti in the 68th minute of a 2–1 home win over Frosinone.[11] On 24 January 2015, Gagliardini played his first entire match for Spezia and he scored his first goal in the 55th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Frosinone.[12] Gagilardini ended his season-long loan to Spezia with 14 appearances and 1 goal.[9]

Loan to Vicenza

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On 29 July 2015, Gagliardini moved to Serie B side Vicenza on loan, with an option to purchase.[13] On 9 August he made his debut for Vicenza in the second round of Coppa Italia in a match won at penalty 4–2 against Cosenza.[14] On 15 August, Gagliardini played in the third round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Giovanni Sbrissa in the 78th minute of a 1–0 away win over Empoli.[15] On 6 September he made his Serie B debut for Vicenza in a 1–0 away win against Modena.[16] On 27 October, Gagilardini scored his first goal for Vicenza in the 24th minute of a 2–1 away win over Trapani.[17] On 3 December he played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia in a 2–1 away defeat against Carpi, he was replaced in the 64th minute by Salvatore D'Elia.[18] Gagliardi finished his loan to Vicenza with 19 appearances and 1 goal.[9]

Return to Atalanta

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On 15 May 2016, he made his Serie A debut with Atalanta in a 2–1 away win over Genoa, on the final match-day of the 2015–16 season.[19][20][21] The first half of the following season, he was promoted to the starting line-up, making 13 more league appearances for the club.[22]

Inter Milan

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On 11 January 2017, Gagliardini joined Inter Milan on loan, with an obligation to buy in the summer of 2018.[23][24] He was presented two days later, where he was assigned the squad number 5 (previously worn by Felipe Melo, who left Inter in the same transfer window).[25][26] Gagliardini made his Inter debut on 14 January against Chievo at San Siro, playing the full-90 minutes in a 3–1 win to help the Nerazzurri claim their fifth consecutive league victory.[27] On 5 March, he scored his first goal for Inter in a 5–1 win at Cagliari.[28] The following week, Gagliardini scored against his parent club Atalanta in a 7–1 thrashing by Inter.[29]

Monza

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On 7 July 2023, Gagliardini signed for Monza as a free agent on a one-year deal, with an option to extend a further year.[30]

International career

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On 28 February 2014, Gagliardini was called up to the Italy under-20 side.[31] On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with the under-21 side under manager Luigi Di Biagio, in a friendly match against Hungary, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[32][33][34]

In November 2016, Gagliardini was called up to the Italian senior squad for the first time by manager Gian Piero Ventura for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein and a friendly match against Germany, following an injury to Claudio Marchisio.[35][36]

On 28 March 2017, Gagliardini made his first senior appearance for the Italy national football team, along with four other players; he came off the bench to replace the injured Daniele De Rossi in the 37th minute of a 2–1 friendly away win against the Netherlands.[37][38]

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Di Biagio.[39] Italy were eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals on 27 June, following a 3–1 defeat, during which Gagliardini was sent off.[40][41]

Style of play

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At 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Gagliardini is a complete midfielder, known for his physical attributes, work-rate, vision, ability to read the game, and technique. He also possesses a good shot from outside the penalty area. He can play as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder or mezzala.[22][42][43]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 May 2024[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cesena (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 21 1 — — — 21 1
Spezia (loan) 2014–15 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Vicenza (loan) 2015–16 16 1 3 0 — — 19 1
Atalanta 2013–14 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Total 14 0 2 0 — — 16 0
Inter Milan (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 18 2 1 0 0 0 — 19 2
Inter Milan 2017–18 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
2018–19 19 5 2 0 0 0 — 21 5
2019–20 24 4 0 0 8 0 — 32 4
2020–21 28 3 1 0 4 0 — 33 3
2021–22 18 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 24 2
2022–23 19 0 3 0 6 0 1[a] 0 29 0
Total 156 16 10 0 23 0 1 0 190 16
Monza 2023–24 Serie A 33 1 1 0 — — 34 1
Career total 254 20 16 0 23 0 1 0 294 20
  1. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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As of match played 11 November 2020[44]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2020 1 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Inter Milan

References

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