Gabriele Angella
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriele Angella | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Empoli | 51 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Udinese | 20 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Siena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Reggina (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2013– | Watford | 74 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Italy U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gabriele Angella (born 28 April 1989 in Florence) is an Italian footballer currently playing for Watford.
Club career
Angella began his career at Empoli in 2006 and was promoted to the first team in 2008, he played his first Serie B match on 13 September 2008, a 0–0 draw with U.C. AlbinoLeffe.
On 31 August 2010, Udinese signed him along with Diego Fabbrini in co-ownership deal for €3 million.[1] As part of the deal, Ricardo Chará and Flavio Lazzari joined Empoli, also in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn.[1][2] He was loaned out to Siena for the 2011–2012 season[3] and moved on loan to Reggina in late January 2012. In June 2013 Angella and Daniele Mori were signed outright for €350,000 each.[4]
In July 2013, Angella joined Watford permanently on a five-year deal from Udinese, making his debut away to Birmingham City on 3 August 2013. Having opened his Watford account away to Bristol Rovers on 6 August 2013, Angella scored twice in Watford's 6–1 win over Bournemouth on 10 August 2013. On 30 January 2014, Angella scored a brace in an eventual 4–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest.
International career
He made his Italy U-21 debut on 4 September 2009 as starter, in a match lost 1–2 against Wales in Swansea.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Empoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ "Gabriele Angella è un giocatore dell'Udinese". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ "Raduno: il bilancio della prima settimana tra lavoro e volti nuovi". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ Empoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
External links
- Profile at FIGC (Italian)
- Profile at Empoli (Italian)
- Profile at Football.it (Italian)
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