Gianluca Curci

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Gianluca Curci
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-12) 12 July 1985
Place of birthRome, Italy
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubBologna
Number1
Youth career
1994–2004Roma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2008Roma29(0)
2008–2010Siena68(0)
2010–2011Sampdoria26(0)
2011–Roma3(0)
2012–2014→ Bologna (loan)25(0)
National team‡
2003–2004Italy U-192(0)
2004–2005Italy U-203(0)
2005–2007Italy U-2122(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 22 April 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:01, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Gianluca Curci (born 12 July 1985 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for Roma as a goalkeeper.[1] Curci has previously played for Siena and Sampdoria.

Club career

Curci is a product of the Roma youth academy. At only 19, he became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the second half of the 2004–05 season after injuries to fellow goalkeepers Ivan Pelizzoli and Carlo Zotti. He was replaced in the 2005–06 season by new Brazilian keeper Doni.

On 25 June 2008 Siena confirmed they signed Curci in a co-ownership deal from Roma for €1.75 million and signed the remaining 50% rights of Daniele Galloppa for another €1.75M.[2] In exchange, Roma signed keeper Artur for €750,000 and defender Simone Loria for €2.8M.[3]

Curci impressed in all his matches, notably his last two Serie A matches, helping Siena overcome Roma 1–0, and preventing Genoa C.F.C. from scoring more than they did. Curci then impressed in the Tuscan Derby against ACF Fiorentina, performing 3 incredible reaction saves to help Siena win 1–0.

On 1 July 2010 Sampdoria bought Siena's half for €2.25 million. Roma retained their half. Curci played for Sampdoria in a match for qualification to the Champions League, against Werder Bremen, but his team lost.

On 24 June 2011 Roma bought his other half from Sampdoria alongside with his Sampdoria team-mate, Stefano Guberti who was also co-owned by Roma,[1] for a nominal fee of €1,000. On 22 April 2012, Curci made a substitute appearance in a Serie A match against Juventus after Roma's starting goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg received a red card.

International career

He received his first call-up to the Azzurri squad for a friendly against Hungary.

He has not been called up since November 2008.

Honours

AS Roma

Career statistics

Correct as of August 2008.

Season Team League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Games Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2004–05 Roma Serie A 11 0 6 0 0 0 17 0
2005–06 Roma Serie A 10 0 5 0 8 0 23 0
2006–07 Roma Serie A 6 0 6 0 0 0 12 0
2007–08 Roma Serie A 2 0 5 0 1 0 6 0
2008–09 Siena Serie A 32 0 1 0 0 0 33 0
2009–10 Siena Serie A 36 0 1 0 0 0 37 0
2010–11 Sampdoria Serie A 35 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
2011–12 Roma Serie A 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12 Bologna Serie A 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 149 0 24 0 15 0 188 0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Compartecipazioni: alla Roma vanno Curci e Guberti" (URL) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Mercato: Curci e Barusso al Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008. 
  3. ↑ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE ALLA DATA DEL 25 GIUGNO 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008. 

External links

Bologna F.C. 1909 – current squad
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