Pierluigi Gollini

Pierluigi Gollini
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995
Place of birth Bologna, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2012 Fiorentina
2012–2014 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Hellas Verona 29 (0)
2016– Aston Villa 15 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Italy U19 8 (0)
2015 Italy U20 2 (0)
2016– Italy U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016

Pierluigi Gollini (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Aston Villa.

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.[1]

After two seasons with Verona, Gollini signed for Championship club Aston Villa on 8 July 2016.[2] He made his first appearance for Aston Villa in an 8–0 friendly win over Austrian side Grazer AK the following day.[3]

International career

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 2 June 2016, in a 0-1 loss against France.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 May 2016 [5]
Club performance League Cup Europe Other Total
ClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hellas Verona 2014–15 Serie A 300030
2015–16 26010270
Aston Villa 2016–17 Championship 17000170
Career statistics 360100000470

    References

    1. "Hellas Verona vs. Genoa - 24 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
    2. "Pierluigi Gollini: Aston Villa sign Hellas Verona goalkeeper". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
    3. "Match report: GAK Graz 0-8 Villa". Aston Villa FC. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
    4. "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.
    5. Pierluigi Gollini profile at Soccerway
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