Rolando Mandragora
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Mandragora | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crotone (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mariano Keller | |||
| 2011–2016 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Genoa | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Pescara (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2016– | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Crotone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Italy U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– 2015 | Italy U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2017 | |||
Rolando Mandragora (born 29 June 1997) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Crotone on loan from Juventus.
Early life
Mandragora is a native of the Naples quartiere of Scampìa. His father ran the local football school established by Paolo and Fabio Cannavaro. Mandragora was scouted by Serie A clubs while at Mariano Keller and joined the youth sector of Genoa at age fourteen.[1]
Club career
Genoa
A native of Naples, Mandragora moved north to join the youth sector of Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on 29 October 2014 against Juventus in a 1–0 home win. He played the first 69 minutes of the game, before being substituted by Juraj Kucka.[2]
Juventus
On 19 January 2016, Juventus confirmed the signing of Mandragora from Genoa. He signed a five-year contract for an initial fee of €6 million, potentially rising to €12 million based on performance. [3] He spent the rest of the 2015-16 season on loan at provincial Serie B side Pescara. In April 2016 he suffered a fractured metatarsal in his right foot which required surgery. His recovery was hindered due to complications and he was forced to undergo a second surgery that August.[4]
Mandragora returned to Juventus for the 2016-17 season and was given the number 38 shirt. He made his Juventus debut on 23 April 2017, coming on a substitute for Claudio Marchisio in the 86th minute against his former club Genoa.[5][6][7]
Crotone
On 5 August 2017, Mandragora was loaned to Crotone on a season-long loan.[8]
International career
A season youth international, Mandragora made his debut for the Italy U21 team on 12 August 2015, in a friendly match against Hungary.
He was named in the team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[9][10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 May 2017
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe2 | Other Cups3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Genoa | Serie A | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | Serie B | 2015–16 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Juventus | Serie A | 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Juventus[11]
References
- ↑ "Rolando Mandragora, il nuovo enfant prodige del calcio italiano". Tuttosport (in Italian). 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Genoa vs. Juventus - 29 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ↑ "AGREEMENT WITH GENOA C.F.C. FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE PLAYER ROLANDO MANDRAGORA" (PDF). Juventus F.C. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Juventus, Mandragora l'acquisto ancora mai visto". Tuttosport (in Italian). 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "The 50 best young footballers in Italy". The Guardian. 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Juventus-Genoa 4-0: autogol di Munoz, Dybala, Mandzukic e Bonucci". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Mandragora esordisce con la Juventus: tutta la gioia su Instagram". Tuttosport (in Italian). 24 April 2017.
- ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/107246/official-crotone-loan-mandragora
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Azzurrini in partenza per la Corea del Sud. Evani: “Abbiamo il dovere di arrivare in fondo”". FIGC. 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "R. Mandragora". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
External links
- Profile at Soccerway
- Profile at FIGC (in Italian)