| Intro | Italian footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Italy | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 7 April 1994, Bergamo, Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy | ||||
| Age: | 26 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Roberto Gagliardini (born 7 April 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale.
Club career
Atalanta and loan spells
Born in Bergamo, 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.
On 4 December 2013, Gagliardini made his professional debut, starting in a 2–0 home win over Sassuolo, for the campaign’s Coppa Italia. On 17 January 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Cesena. Gagliardini scored his first professional goal eight days later, in a 3–1 win at Varese. He helped the team win promotion to Serie A.
On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Spezia. On 29 July 2015, Gagliardini moved to Serie B side Vicenza on loan, with an option to purchase.
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. The first half of the following season, he was promoted to the starting line-up, making 13 more league appearances for the club.
Internazionale
On 11 January 2017, Gagliardini joined Internazionale on loan, with an obligation to buy in the summer of 2018. 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). 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. On 5 March, he scored his first goal for Inter in a 5–1 win at Cagliari. The following week, Gagliardini scored against his parent club Atalanta in a 7–1 thrashing by Inter.
International career
On 28 February 2014, Gagliardini was called up to the Italy under-20 side. 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.
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.
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.
Style of play
Gagliardini is a quick, hard-working, energetic, physically strong, and well-rounded midfielder, who is capable of playing as a box-to-box, central, attacking, or defensive midfielder. He is effective as a ball winner, but can also distribute the ball well and start attacking plays or provide assists after winning back possession, courtesy of his good vision and technique. He also possesses a good shot, which allows him to contribute to his team’s offensive play with goals.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cesena (loan) | 2013–14 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Spezia (loan) | 2014–15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Vicenza (loan) | 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Atalanta | 2013–14 | 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 | |||
| Internazionale | 2016–17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 74 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 80 | 5 | |||
International
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |