Roberto Gagliardini
Gagliardini with Atalanta in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 29)
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 6 (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 20:54, 23 September 2023 (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

Atalanta and loan spells

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Gagliardini is a complete midfielder, known for his physical attributes, vision and technique. He can play as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder or mezzala.[22][42][43]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 September 2023.[44]
Club Season League Cup 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 5 1 1 0 — — 6 1
Career total 226 20 16 0 23 0 1 0 266 20
  1. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 11 November 2020.[44]
Italy
Year Apps Goals
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 –
2020 1 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Inter Milan

References

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