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Gianluca Curci
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-12)12 July 1985(age 39)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–2004 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Roma 30 (0)
2008–2010 Siena 68 (0)
2010–2011 Sampdoria 35 (0)
2011–2015 Roma 3 (0)
2012–2014 →Bologna(loan) 51 (0)
2015–2017 Mainz 05 0 (0)
2018 AFC Eskilstuna 27 (0)
2019 Hammarby IF 12 (0)
International career
2003–2004 Italy U19 2 (0)
2004–2005 Italy U20 3 (0)
2005–2007 Italy U21 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gianluca Curci(Italian pronunciation:[dʒanˈluːkaˈkurtʃi];born 12 July 1985) is an Italian former professionalfootballerwho played as agoalkeeper,most recently forHammarby IFin the SwedishAllsvenskan.[1]

Curci has previously played forRoma,Siena,Sampdoria,Bologna,1. FSV Mainz 05andAFC Eskilstuna.

Club career

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Roma

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Born in Rome, Curci is a product of theAS Romayouth 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 goalkeepersIvan PelizzoliandCarlo Zotti.He was replaced in the 2005–06 season by new Brazilian keeperDoni.Curci signed a new four-year contract on 16 July 2007.[2]

Siena

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On 25 June 2008,Sienaconfirmed they signed Curci in a co-ownership deal fromRomafor €1.75 million and signed the remaining 50% rights ofDaniele Galloppafor another €1.75M.[3]In exchange, Roma signed keeperArturfor €750,000 and defenderSimone Loriafor €2.8M.[4]

Curci impressed in all his matches, notably his last two Serie A matches, helping Siena overcomeRoma1–0, and preventingGenoafrom scoring more than they did. Curci then impressed in theTuscan DerbyagainstFiorentina,performing 3 incredible reaction saves to help Siena win 1–0.

Sampdoria

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On 1 July 2010,Sampdoriabought 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. Curci was a key player for Sampdoria during the 2010–11 season and he made some crucial saves for the club. He was an ever-present and the club's undisputed first choice goalkeeper.

Roma return

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On 24 June 2011,Romabought back Curci andStefano GubertifromSampdoria[5]for a nominal fee of €1,000[6]on two-year (Guberti) and three-year deals (Curci) respectively.[7]On 22 April 2012, Curci made a substitute appearance in aSerie Amatch againstJuventusafter Roma's starting goalkeeperMaarten Stekelenburgreceived a red card.

Bologna

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On 16 July 2012, Curci was signed byBolognain a temporary deal with an option to purchase for €1 million.[7][8][9]On 8 July 2013, the loan was extended for another season, with an option to purchase for €1.2 million. Curci also extended his contract with Roma to last until 30 June 2015.[10][11]

Roma return

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On 2 September 2014, Curci was included in Roma's squad for the2014–15 UEFA Champions Leagueas one of the four club trained players required underUEFArules.[12]

Mainz 05

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On 15 August 2015, Curci was signed byBundesligasideMainzon a two-year contract as a free agent.[13]In January 2017, Curci had an unsuccessful trial withBristol Rovers.[14]

He left the club on 30 January 2017, after failing to make a single league appearance.[15]

AFC Eskilstuna

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On 18 January 2018, Curci signed a two-year deal with SwedishSuperettansideAFC Eskilstuna.[16]He kept 18 clean sheets in 27 league appearances, a new club record, as Eskilstuna won a promotion toAllsvenskanthrough qualifiers.[17]

Curci terminated his contract with AFC by mutual consent on 21 January 2019, with the club citing "personal reasons" for his departure.[18]However, according to Curci himself, he sought to leave Eskilstuna due to differences with the club's management.[19]

Hammarby IF

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On 24 January 2019, Curci signed a six-month contract with fellow Swedish clubHammarby IF,replacing the injured starting goalkeeperJohan Wiland,with an extension option of a further one-and-a-half year.[1]Curci confirmed his departure from the club on 8 July 2019 as his contract had expired.[20]

International career

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Curci has represented Italy multiple times at youth level. He received his first call-up to theAzzurrisquad for a friendly againstHungary.[21]

He has not been called up since November 2008.

Career statistics

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As of 6 August 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Roma 2004–05 Serie A 11 0 6 0 0 0 – 17 0 [22]
2005–06 10 0 5 0 8 0 – 23 0 [22]
2006–07 7 0 6 0 0 0 – 13 0 [22]
2007–08 2 0 5 0 1 0 – 8 0 [22]
Total 30 0 22 0 9 0 0 0 61 0
Siena 2008–09 Serie A 32 0 1 0 0 0 – 33 0 [22]
2009–10 36 0 1 0 0 0 – 37 0 [22]
Total 68 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
Sampdoria 2010–11 Serie A 35 0 0 0 6 0 – 41 0 [22]
Roma 2011–12 Serie A 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0 [22]
2014–15 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 [23]
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bologna(loan) 2012–13 Serie A 14 0 0 0 0 0 – 14 0 [22]
2013–14 Serie A 37 0 1 0 0 0 – 38 0 [22]
Total 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 0
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 [23]
2016–17 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 [23]
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFC Eskilstuna 2018 Allsvenskan 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 0 [22]
Hammarby IF 2018 Allsvenskan 12 0 2 0 0 0 – 14 0 [22]
Career total 226 0 27 0 15 0 2 0 270 0

Honours

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Club

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Roma[23]

References

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  1. ^ab"Hammarby tar in Gianluca Curci"(in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 January 2019.Retrieved24 January2019.
  2. ^"PROLUNGAMENTO DEL CONTRATTO ECONOMICO PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE GIANLUCA CURCI"(PDF)(in Italian). AS Roma. 16 July 2007.Retrieved12 July2014.
  3. ^"Mercato: Curci e Barusso al Siena"(in Italian). AC Siena. 25 June 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 30 June 2008.Retrieved25 June2008.
  4. ^"OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE ALLA DATA DEL 25 GIUGNO 2008"(PDF)(in Italian). AS Roma. 25 June 2008.Retrieved25 June2008.
  5. ^"Compartecipazioni: alla Roma vanno Curci e Guberti"(URL)(in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 June 2011.Retrieved24 June2011.
  6. ^"OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO CONCLUSE AL 24 GIUGNO 2011"(PDF)(in Italian). AS Roma. 24 June 2011.Retrieved12 July2014.
  7. ^ab"Relazione Finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2012"(PDF)(in Italian). AS Roma. 31 October 2012.Retrieved12 July2014.
  8. ^"Gianluca Curci".AS Roma. 17 July 2012.Retrieved12 July2014.
  9. ^"Curci al Bologna"(in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 16 July 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2012.Retrieved12 July2014.
  10. ^"OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO"(PDF)(in Italian). AS Roma. 8 July 2013.Retrieved12 July2014.
  11. ^"Curci al Bologna"(in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 8 July 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2013.Retrieved12 July2014.
  12. ^"2014/15 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: THE GIALLOROSSI'S LIST OF PLAYERS".AS Roma. 3 September 2014.Retrieved3 September2014.
  13. ^"Curci kommt fürs Tor"(in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 15 August 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2015.Retrieved16 August2015.
  14. ^"NO DEAL FOR GIANLUCA CURCI".Bristol Rovers F.C. 12 January 2017.Retrieved12 January2017.
  15. ^"Curci lascia la Bundesliga: risolto il contratto col Mainz".La Gazzetta dello Sport(in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 30 January 2017.Retrieved7 March2017.
  16. ^"Calciomercato, Curci in Serie B svedese: ha firmato con l'Eskilstuna".Goal(in Italian). 18 January 2018.Retrieved18 January2018.
  17. ^"Uppgifter: Lämnade AFC - nu uppges Curci vara nära Hammarby".Fotbollskanalen(in Swedish). 23 January 2019.Retrieved23 January2019.
  18. ^"Pressmeddelande: Gianluca Curci lämnar AFC Eskilstuna".AFC Eskilstuna(in Swedish). 21 January 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 17 October 2019.Retrieved21 January2019.
  19. ^"Curci alla conquista della Svezia con l'Hammarby:" Ora sono in un top club "".gianlucadimarzio(in Italian). 24 January 2019.Retrieved25 January2019.
  20. ^Curci lämnar Bajen efter bara ett halvår,expressen.se, 8 July 2019
  21. ^"Italy turn to Curci and Aquilani".UEFA.Retrieved26 February2021.
  22. ^abcdefghijkl"Gianluca Curci » Club matches".worldfootball.net.Retrieved6 August2019.
  23. ^abcd"G. Curci".Soccerway.Retrieved30 December2015.
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