Edoardo Goldaniga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edoardo Goldaniga | ||
| Date of birth | November 2, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Perugia (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2010 | Pizzighettone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Pizzighettone | 63 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Pisa (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2014– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Perugia (loan) | 0 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Italy U20[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Italy U21[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Edoardo Goldaniga (born 2 November 1993) is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Perugia, on loan from three-time defending Serie A champions Juventus.
Club career
Early career
Born in Milan, Goldaniga began his career when he was signed by Pizzighettone as a youth. He made his senior debut for the club in a Serie D league match in 2010.[2] After eventually racking up more than 60 appearances for the club, he was subsequently noted by scouts from Serie A club Palermo, who agreed to sign him in July 2012. Initially joining the first team's pre-season camp, Goldaniga was then included into the Primavera under-20 squad, where he spent the 2012-13 season.
In July 2013 he was loaned out to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Pisa in order to gain regular first team experience. His impressive performances in the first half of the 2013–14 season won him interest from 2011 and Serie A champions, Juventus, who acquired 50% of the player's transfer right in January 2014 on a co-ownership basis from Palermo.[2] He remained with Pisa for the entirety of the 2013-14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione helping the team to a 6th place finish in the Girone B standings and a promotion play-off spot. Goldaniga featured in all 33 matches for the club as a starter, scoring two goals, although Pisa eventually lost out in their hopes for promotion following a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Frosinone Calcio in the semi-finals. Upon the conclusion of the loan agreement, Goldaniga returned to Juventus on 30 June 2014, after the club renewal of the co-ownership agreement.[3] As part of the renewal, however, the Turin-based club has now obtained the sporting rights to the player's contract from Palermo on 18 June 2014.[4]
Juventus
After officially joining Juventus for the first time on 1 July 2014, Goldaniga was instantaneously sent out on a season long loan deal to newly promoted Serie B side Perugia, who were promoted from the Lega Pro Prima Divisione as Girone B champions.[5]
International career
Goldaniga is part of the Italy U21 squad since April 2014, selected by coach Luigi Di Biagio, with whom he made his debut on 4 June 2014 in a friendly match against Montenegro.[6] He has also featured for the Italy U20 squad on three occasions.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Edoardo Goldaniga". FIGC.it. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "La favola di Edoardo Goldaniga: dalla D alla Juventus, all'Under 21, passando per il Pisa" (in Italian). Pisa Informa. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/juventus/?action=read&idtmw=565814
- ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/juventus/?action=read&idtmw=565775
- ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/juventus/?action=read&idtmw=569962
- ↑ "ESCLUSIVA TB - Palermo, Goldaniga brilla in Under 21. Lo vogliono Spezia e Latina". Tutto B. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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