Vito Mannone
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| Vito Mannone | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 2, 1988 (age 19) | |
| Place of birth | Desio, Italy | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Arsenal | |
| Number | 36 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| Jul. 2003-Jul 2005 Jul 2005-present Aug 2006-Octo 2006 |
Atalanta Arsenal → Barnsley (loan) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vito Mannone (born March 2, 1988) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Arsenal.
Mannone is a goalkeeper and was signed by Arsène Wenger in the 2005 close season. He signed a 3 year deal with the Gunners after joining from Atalanta for a £350,000 compensation fee, as the player had not yet signed a professional contract with the Italian side.
He is currently down the pecking order at Arsenal, behind senior goalkeepers Jens Lehmann, Manuel Almunia and Mart Poom. He made his Arsenal debut in a friendly match against Barnet on July 16, 2005, as Arsenal ran out 4-1 winners. As of July 2006 he has not appeared in a competitive match for the Gunners.
On August 18, 2006 he was sent out on a three month loan to Barnsley where he was expected to challenge Nick Colgan for the number one spot.[1] Mannone's time at Barnsley was not a happy one - on his debut away to Preston North End on September 22 he came on as a substitute after Colgan was red-carded and gifted Preston the winning goal, punching the ball onto Patrick Agyemang's head.[2] In his next match, against Luton Town, starting in place of the suspended Colgan, he dropped a cross late on and allowed Ahmet Brkovic to score the winner.[3]
After suffering a knee injury, Mannone's loan period was cut short and he returned to Arsenal on October 23 for treatment.[4] It was rumoured that he was going to go on loan to Scottish Premier League side Inverness CT in January 2007, however they could not guarantee him a first team place.
[edit] References
- ^ Tykes loan for Gunners goalkeeper. BBC Sport.
- ^ Preston North End 1 Barnsley 0: Mannone gifts Preston the points. The Independent.
- ^ Rivals bosses console Mannone. Teamtalk.
- ^ On-loan Mannone back at Arsenal. BBC Sport.
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