Andrea Ranocchia

Andrea Ranocchia
Personal information
Date of birth 16 February 1988 (1988-02-16) (age 24)
Place of birth Assisi, Italy
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Internazionale
Number 23
Youth career
Perugia
Arezzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Arezzo 56 (1)
2008–2011 Genoa 16 (2)
2008–2010 Bari (loan) 34 (3)
2011– Internazionale 24 (2)
National team
2007–2010 Italy U-21 14 (2)
2010– Italy 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Andrea Ranocchia (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa raˈnɔkkja]; born 16 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.

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Club career

Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season[1] and promoted to the first team in the following year. He played one season at Serie B and followed the team to play at Serie C1.

In August 2008, Genoa purchased half of the registration rights for €1.55 million[2] and sent him on loan to Bari, where he won the Serie B Championship. On 26 June 2009 Genoa have signed him outright for another €2.45 million, made Genoa paid €4 million in total within a year.[2][3]

He made his Serie A debut with Bari in the 2009–10 season, forming a widely praised centre-back duo of youngsters with Leonardo Bonucci. Unfortunately, in January he suffered a serious season ending knee injury.

On 1 July 2010 he moved back to Genoa. After a link with Internazionale in February 2010, the clubs agreed a deal in June 2010 which involved the transfer of young striker Mattia Destro.[4] The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Inter signed half of the registration rights of Ranocchia[5] for €6.5 million[6] and sent Destro on loan to Genoa with option to sign him in co-ownership deal.[7] Ranocchia also loaned back to Genoa for a season.[5]

On 27 December 2010, Internazionale bought full ownership from Genoa for €12.5 million ($16.5 million) according to local media reports[citation needed] which were later confirmed by Genoa President Enrico Preziosi who expressed his delight at doing business with Inter. The president of Inter, Moratti, spoke on the transfer to Sky Italia and said: "Finally an Italian. We had kept an eye on him from before. It is our project to go ahead with young players."[8] On 9 January 2011, Ranocchia made his debut against Catania where Inter won the match 2-1. He made his Champions League debut against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Round of 16.

International career

On 21 August 2007 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against France. He took part at the 2009 U-21 Championship.

He made his debut with Italy senior team on 17 November 2010, in a friendly match against Romania.

Club career statistics

As of 29 May 2011[9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arezzo 2006–07 24 1 5 1 29 2
2007–08 32 0 32 0
Total 56 1 5 1 61 2
Bari 2008–09 17 1 0 0 17 1
2009–10 17 2 1 0 18 2
Total 34 3 1 0 35 3
Genoa 2010–11 16 2 1 0 17 2
Total 16 2 1 0 17 2
Internazionale 2010–11 18 0 4 0 4 0 26 0
Total 18 0 4 0 4 0 26 0
Career totals 124 6 11 1 4 0 139 7

Honours

Internazionale

References

  1. ^ "Primavera SQUADRA" (in Italian). AC Arezzo. ca. September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060117082918/www.arezzocalcio.it/sett_giovanile/primavera.php. Retrieved 21 July 2010. 
  2. ^ a b (in Italian) Genoa CFC 2009 annual report. C.C.I.A.A. & registroimprese.it. 28 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Compartecipazioni" (in Italian). AC Arezzo. 2009-06-26. http://www.arezzocalcio.it/archivio/notizia.php?art=2271. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  4. ^ Graziano, Mirko (22 June 2010). "Maicon, ci sono solo due milioni fra l' Inter e il Real" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/giugno/22/Maicon_sono_solo_due_milioni_ga_10_100622049.shtml. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "Andrea Ranocchia signs five-year contract". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 21 July 2010. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=34165&L=en. Retrieved 21 July 2010. 
  6. ^ Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (Italian)
  7. ^ "Mattia Destro on loan to Genoa". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 20 July 2010. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=34163&L=en. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  8. ^ "Ranocchia completes second training session with Inter". footballitaliano (www.footballitaliano.co.uk). 30 December 2010. http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk=en. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  9. ^ Transfermarkt player statistics