Gianluca Caprari
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.png) Caprari in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Padova | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Roma | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Pescara | 38 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Pescara | 71 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pescara (loan) | 35 | (9) |
| 2017–2022 | Sampdoria | 73 | (14) |
| 2020 | → Parma (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Benevento (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 35 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Hellas Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Monza (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2023–2026 | Monza | 48 | (3) |
| 2026– | Padova | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Italy U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011 | Italy U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Gianluca Caprari (born 30 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Padova. He has also appeared for the Italy national team.
Roma
Born in Rome, Italian capital, Caprari started his career at Atletico 2000.[1] He then joined esordienti team of A.S. Roma in 2003. He played for Roma's Allievi Nazionali team at 2010 Torneo Città di Arco, which beat Fiorentina in the final.[2]
Caprari made his first team debut on 8 March 2011, in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League round of 16. He replaced Simone Perrotta in the last minute; his team lost to Shakhtar Donetsk with a 0–3 score.[3]
In the next season he played both legs of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, losing to Slovan Bratislava. He played only one match in Serie A in 2011–12 season, substituting Totti in a 2–0 win over Chievo.
Pescara
In January 2012, Caprari was sent on loan to Serie B club Pescara[4] in order to allow him to play more first-team football. He scored three goals in 15 matches in 2011–12 season. The club also won promotion to Serie A.
In June 2012 Pescara purchased Caprari in a co-ownership deal for €1.2 million.[5][6] On 20 June 2013, Roma re-signed him for €2 million[7][8] by means of a player swap, with Giammario Piscitella and Matteo Politano moving to Pescara for €2 million.[9][10] Caprari played his first match of his second Roma career on 10 November 2013, against Sassuolo coming on as a substitute.
On 24 January 2014, Caprari returned to Pescara by swapped clubs with Piscitella (both were tagged for €1.5 million)[11][12]
On 27 June 2015, Roma bought back Politano for €601,000, with Caprari moving to Pescara outright for €125,000.[13][14]
Inter Milan and Sampdoria
On 8 July 2016, Caprari was sold to Inter Milan, in a deal involving Cristiano Biraghi moving the other way. He was sent back on loan to Pescara.[15]
Sampdoria
On 30 June 2017, Caprari joined fellow Serie A club Sampdoria.[16] On 4 November 2019, Gianluca Caprari came off the bench to score the only goal and a stoppage-time winner for Sampdoria against SPAL.[17]
Parma (loan)
On 31 January 2020, Caprari joined Parma on loan with an option to buy.[18]
Benevento (loan)
On 4 September 2020, Caprari joined Benevento on loan until 30 June 2021.[19]
Hellas Verona
On 31 August 2021, Caprari joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[20] During the 2021–22 season, he scored 12 goals and made 7 assists in the Serie A.[21]
Monza (loan)
On 21 July 2022, Caprari joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on a one-year loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.[21] He made his debut on 8 August, scoring a penalty in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win against Frosinone.[22] Caprari's first Serie A goal for Monza was a volley in a 3–0 away win to Sampdoria on 2 October.[23]
Padova
On 30 January 2026, Caprari signed with Padova until 30 June 2026, with an option to extend.[24]
International career
Caprari was called up to the Italy senior squad for the 2022 Finalissima against Argentina on 1 June 2022, and for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage matches against Germany, Hungary, England and Germany between 4 and 14 June.[25] He made his debut against Germany on 14 June.[21]
