Daniele Rugani ( italian pronunciation : [ daˈnjɛːle ruˈɡaːni ] ; born 29 July 1994 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus. Rugani began his professional clubhouse 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 won five back-to-back Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles.
Reading: Daniele Rugani
At the external level, he has represented the Italy U21 team at the UEFA european Under-21 Championship in 2015 and 2017, and made his senior introduction for Italy in 2016 .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Born in Lucca, Italy, Rugani began his footballing career with tuscan side Empoli in 2000, at the historic period of 6. [ 2 ] He remained within the club ‘s youth academy for twelve entire seasons, before being transferred to Serie A giants Juventus on lend in August 2012, for €150,000 tip. [ 3 ] After joining Juventus, Rugani was registered with the club ‘s Primavera ( under-20 ) youth police squad where he was a regular crank within the side during the 2012–13 temper, [ 4 ] winning the Coppa Italia Primavera. [ 5 ] After his successes during his foremost temper with Juventus, Rugani was purchased by the baseball club on 31 July 2013 in a co-ownership deal for €500,000 [ 3 ] [ 6 ] and then sent back to Empoli on a season-long loan distribute ahead of their 2013–14 Serie B crusade. At age 20, Rugani was Empoli ‘s leading defender during their successful campaign, as he finished the temper 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 dwelling win over Reggina. [ 7 ] The club finished the season in 2nd place, thus achieving automatic pistol promotion to Serie A, aboard champions Palermo. [ 8 ] 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 crusade on lend from Juventus. [ 9 ] Rugani made his Serie A introduction on 31 August 2014, at the age of 20, in a 2–0 away frustration to Udinese, [ 10 ] later scoring his inaugural goal in Serie A on 20 September, in a 2–2 away draw against Cesena. [ 11 ] On 2 February 2015, Juventus bought out the remaining half of Daniele Rugani ‘s adjustment rights from Empoli, for an extra €3.5 million. [ 12 ] Rugani was a key player for Empoli that season, appearing in all 38 of Empoli ‘s league matches that temper without being substituted or booked, in addition to scoring 3 goals, as the club finished the league in 15th station. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
Juventus [edit ]
In the summer of 2015, Rugani officially returned to Juventus. [ 16 ] He made his debut with the club on 30 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 home acquire over Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League group stage, besides making his european debut in the process. [ 17 ] He made his first depart with the cabaret on 16 December, in a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals Torino in the Derby della Mole in the rung of 16 of the Coppa Italia. [ 18 ] His league debut with the baseball 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. [ 19 ] He made his first league startle for the club in a 2–1 away win over Sampdoria in Serie A, on 10 January 2016. [ 20 ] On 24 April, Rugani was booked for the first meter in his entire Serie A career in his 53rd Serie A appearance. He received a yellow card in the 72nd hour of a 2–1 away win over Fiorentina ; he had last been carded at cabaret degree with Empoli, on 1 March 2014, in an away Serie B fixture against Siena. [ 21 ] Following Napoli ‘s loss to Roma the stick to day, Juventus clinched the league style with three games to spare. [ 22 ] On 21 September 2016, Rugani made his first appearance of the temper and scored his first goal for Juventus, in a 4–0 dwelling win over Cagliari. [ 23 ] On 25 September 2016, it was confirmed that Rugani would be sidelined for six weeks after limping off the pitch a day before away to Palermo with a twist veracious knee ; tests at the J-Medical center revealed he suffered a sift collateral lateral ligament. [ 24 ] He returned to training early on 20 October. [ 25 ] On 7 December, Rugani scored his first ever UEFA Champions League goal on his third appearance in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb. [ 26 ] On 14 December, Rugani extended his persist at Juventus, signing a new sign that will run until 2021. [ 27 ] Following the sale of Leonardo Bonucci to Milan in the summer of 2017, the 2017–18 season saw Rugani receive more play time in central defense with Juventus. In total, he made 22 Serie A appearances for Juventus, and 26 in all competitions, scoring two goals, both of which came in the league, as Juventus once again finished the season by winning a domestic doubling of the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] On 30 March 2019, Rugani extended his contract with Juventus, keeping him at the club until June 2023. [ 30 ] He made his hundredth appearance for Juventus on 29 July 2020, in a 2–0 away kill to Cagliari, in Serie A. [ 31 ]
Rennes [edit ]
On 3 October 2020, Rugani was loaned out to Rennes for the season at a cost of €1.5 million. [ 32 ]
Cagliari [edit ]
On 1 February 2021, Rugani joined Cagliari on a six-month lend. [ 33 ] On 3 March 2021, Rugani scored his first goal for the clubhouse, in a base league match against Bologna that ended 1–0. [ 34 ]
International career [edit ]
Rugani has represented Italy at versatile youth levels since 2010. His beginning hood 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. [ 35 ] On 9 November 2014, he was called up by Antonio Conte to the senior Italy police squad ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying catch against Croatia and a friendly against Albania. [ 36 ] With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA european Under-21 Championship under coach Luigi Di Biagio. [ 37 ] On 31 May 2016, Rugani was named one of three reserves for Antonio Conte ‘s elder side for Euro 2016. [ 38 ] Rugani made his senior international introduction on 1 September 2016, with newly appointed bus Gian Piero Ventura, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly get the better of to France. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 police squad for the 2017 UEFA european Under-21 Championship by director Di Biagio. [ 41 ] Italy were eliminated in the semifinals following a 3–1 kill to Spain on 27 June. [ 42 ]
style of play [edit ]
Rugani is a grandiloquent, tactically versatile, and physically potent centre-back, who is well in the air out, both defensively and offensively. He is known in finical for his anticipation, news, and marking ability, despite his miss of celebrated pace or mobility. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] He is besides considered to be a decline musician, [ 44 ] [ 46 ] who much avoids committing to challenges, preferring to restrict his opponents through his put. [ 47 ] ascribable to his confidence in possession, he is adequate to of playing the ball out from the back-line. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 48 ] Regarded as one of the most promise young italian players of his generation, [ 49 ] in 2015, he was named one of the best players in the world digest after 1994, by Don Balón. [ 50 ]
personal liveliness [edit ]
On 11 March 2020, it was announced that Rugani tested positivist for COVID-19, while being asymptomatic, amid its pandemic in Italy. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] He became the inaugural musician in Serie A to have tested convinced for COVID-19. [ 53 ]
career statistics [edit ]
golf club [edit ]
- As of match played 6 November 2021[8]
Club
Season
League
Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Empoli (loan)
2013–14
Serie B
40
2
2
0
–
–
42
2
2014–15
Serie A
38
3
1
0
–
–
39
3
Total
78
5
3
0
–
–
81
5
Juventus
2015–16
Serie A
17
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
2016–17
15
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
20
3
2017–18
22
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
26
2
2018–19
15
2
1
0
4
0
0
0
20
2
2019–20
10
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
14
0
2021–22
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
Total
80
6
10
0
13
1
1
0
104
7
Rennes (loan)
2020–21
Ligue 1
1
0
–
1
0
–
2
0
Cagliari (loan)
2020–21
Serie A
16
1
–
–
–
16
1
Career total
175
12
13
0
14
1
1
0
203
13
International [edit ]
- As of 4 June 2018[8]
Italy
Year
Apps
Goals
2016
2
0
2017
2
0
2018
3
0
Total
7
0
Honours [edit ]
Juventus [ 8 ]
Individual
References [edit ]
- Daniele Rugani at Soccerway
Read more: Sevilla FC