Pierluigi Gollini
Italian footballer (born 1995)
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Key Takeaways
- Pierluigi Gollini (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Roma.
- Having played at SPAL and Fiorentina at youth level and graduating from Manchester United's youth academy, Gollini began his senior career with Hellas Verona in 2014, and joined Atalanta in 2018 after playing for Aston Villa in 2016.
- He made his Serie A debut on 24 September 2014 as a starter in a 2–2 home draw against Genoa.
- He made his first appearance for Aston Villa in an 8–0 friendly win over Austrian side Grazer AK the following day.
- Di Matteo was sacked in early October and replaced by Steve Bruce, who continued to play Gollini until December.
Pierluigi Gollini (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Roma. He also plays for the Italy national team.
Having played at SPAL and Fiorentina at youth level and graduating from Manchester United's youth academy, Gollini began his senior career with Hellas Verona in 2014, and joined Atalanta in 2018 after playing for Aston Villa in 2016.
Club career
Hellas Verona
Gollini joined Hellas Verona in 2014 from Manchester United. He made his Serie A debut on 24 September 2014 as a starter in a 2–2 home draw against Genoa.
Aston Villa
After two seasons with Verona, Gollini signed for Championship club Aston Villa on 8 July 2016. He made his first appearance for Aston Villa in an 8–0 friendly win over Austrian side Grazer AK the following day.
Gollini started the season as newly relegated Villa's first-choice goalkeeper under manager Roberto Di Matteo; however, Villa struggled in the early parts of the campaign, with Gollini making notable errors against Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town. Di Matteo was sacked in early October and replaced by Steve Bruce, who continued to play Gollini until December. The Italian was dropped for the festive period games in favour of Mark Bunn, and on 5 January 2017, Villa brought goalkeeper Sam Johnstone in on loan from Manchester United, and he took over as first-choice goalkeeper.
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