Gianluca Curci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2008 | Roma | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Siena | 68 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sampdoria | 26 | (0) |
| 2011– | Roma | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Bologna (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U-21 | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 22 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gianluca Curci (born 12 July 1985 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for Roma as a goalkeeper. Curci has previously played for Siena, Sampdoria and Bologna.
Club career
Roma
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. Curci signed a new 4-year contract on 16 July 2007.[1]
Siena
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.
Sampdoria
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.
Roma return
On 24 June 2011 Roma bought back Curci and Stefano Guberti from Sampdoria[4] for a nominal fee of €1,000[5] in 2-year (Guberti) and 3-year contract (Curci) respectively.[6] On 22 April 2012, Curci made a substitute appearance in a Serie A match against Juventus F.C. after Roma's starting goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg received a red card.
Bologna
On 16 July 2012 Curci was signed by Bologna in temporary deal with option to purchase for €1 million.[6][7][8] On 8 July 2013 the loan was extended for another season, with option to purchase for €1.2 million. Curci also extended his contract with Roma to last until 30 June 2015.[9][10]
Roma return
On 2 September 2014, Curci was included in Roma's squad for the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League as one of the four club trained players required under UEFA rules.[11]
International career
Curci has represented Italy multiple times at youth level. 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
- ↑ "PROLUNGAMENTO DEL CONTRATTO ECONOMICO PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE GIANLUCA CURCI" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE ALLA DATA DEL 25 GIUGNO 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
- ↑ "Compartecipazioni: alla Roma vanno Curci e Guberti" (URL) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO CONCLUSE AL 24 GIUGNO 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Relazione Finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Gianluca Curci". AS Roma. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Curci al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Curci al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "2014/15 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: THE GIALLOROSSI’S LIST OF PLAYERS". AS Roma. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
External links
- FIGC (Italian)
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