Daniele Rugani

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Daniele Rugani
Personal information
Full name Daniele Rugani
Date of birth (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Lucca, Italy
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2013 Empoli
2012–2013 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Empoli 78 (5)
2015– Juventus 17 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Italy U17 13 (3)
2011–2012 Italy U18 9 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U19 11 (0)
2013 Italy U20 2 (0)
2014– Italy U21 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Daniele Rugani (born 29 July 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Juventus. He began his professional club career with Empoli in Serie B in 2013, where he immediately helped the club achieve Serie A promotion, and was named the 2014 Serie B Footballer of the Year. His defensive performances the following season saw him named to the 2015 Serie A Team of the Year, and earned him a transfer to Juventus, where he immediately won the Serie A title during his first season with the club. At international level, he has represented the Italy national under-21 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Club career

Early career with Empoli and Juventus loan

Born in Lucca, Italy, Rugani began his footballing career with Tuscan side Empoli in 2000, at the age of 6.[2] He remained within the clubs youth academy for twelve full seasons, before being transferred to Serie A giants Juventus on loan in August 2012. After joining Juventus, Rugani was registered with the club's Primavera (under-20) youth squad where he was a regular starter within the side during the 2012–13 season,[3] winning the Coppa Italia Primavera.[4]

After his successes during his first season with Juventus, Rugani was purchased outright by the club on 31 July 2013[5] and then sent back to Empoli on a season-long loan deal ahead of their 2013–14 Serie B campaign.

Empoli return

At age 20, Rugani was Empoli's star defender during their promotion–achieved campaign, as he finished the season having made 40 appearances and scoring 2 goals for the club. He scored his first career goal from a header off of a corner on 22 March 2014, in a 4–0 home win over Reggina.[6] The club finished the season in 2nd place, thus achieving automatic promotion to Serie A, alongside champions Palermo.[7]

On 18 June 2014, it was confirmed that the co-ownership agreement between the two clubs would be renewed, with the player remaining with newly-promoted Empoli for the 2014–15 Serie A campaign on loan from Juventus.[8] Rugani made his Serie A debut on 31 August 2014, at the age of 20, in a 2–0 away defeat to Udinese,[9] later scoring his first goal in Serie A on 20 September, in a 2–2 away draw against Cesena.[10] On 2 February 2015, Juventus bought out the remaining half of Daniele Rugani’s registration rights from Empoli.[11] Rugani was a key player for Empoli that season, appearing in all 38 of Empoli's league matches that season without being substituted or booked, in addition to scoring 3 goals, as the club finished the league in 15th place.[12][13][14]

Juventus return

2015–16 season

In the summer of 2015, Rugani officially returned to Juventus.[15] He made his debut with the club on 30 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 home win over Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League group stage, also making his European debut in the process.[16] He made his first start with the club on 16 December, in a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals Torino in the Derby della Mole in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia.[17] His league debut with the club came four days later, as he came on for veteran defender Andrea Barzagli in the 56th minute of a 3–2 away win over Carpi.[18] He made his first league start for the club in a 2–1 away win over Sampdoria in Serie A, on 10 January 2016.[19] On 24 April, Rugani was booked for the first time in his entire Serie A career in his 53rd Serie A appearance. He received a yellow card in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 away win over Fiorentina; he had last been carded at club level with Empoli, on 1 March 2014, in an away Serie B fixture against Siena.[20] Following Napoli's loss to Roma the following day, Juventus clinched the league title with three games to spare.[21]

International career

Rugani has represented Italy at various youth levels since 2010. His first cap for the under-21 team came on 5 March 2014 in a European qualifier against Northern Ireland, in which he scored the first goal for the azzurini in a 2–0 victory.[22]

On 9 November 2014, he was called up by Antonio Conte to the senior Italy squad ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Croatia and a friendly against Albania.[23]

With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship under manager Luigi Di Biagio.[24]

On 31 May 2016, Rugani was named one of three reserves for Antonio Conte's senior side for Euro 2016.[25]

Style of play

Rugani is a tall, tactically versatile, and physically strong centre-back, who is good in the air, both defensively and offensively. He is known in particular for his anticipation, intelligence, and marking ability, despite his lack of notable pace or mobility.[26][27][28] He is also considered to be a correct player,[27][29] who often avoids committing to challenges, preferring to restrict his opponents through his positioning.[30] Due to his confidence in possession, he is capable of playing the ball out from the back-line.[27][28][31] Regarded as one of the most promosing young Italian players of his generation,[32] in 2015, he was named one of the best players in the world born after 1994, by Don Balón.[33]

Statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Empoli
2013–14 40 2 2 0 – – 42 2
2014–15 38 3 1 0 – – 39 3
Total 78 5 3 0 – – 81 5
Juventus
2015–16 17 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Total 17 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Career total 95 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 102 5

Honours

Club

Juventus[7]

Individual

References

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