Gianluca Mancini
Italian footballer (born 1996)
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Gianluca Mancini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈluːka manˈtʃiːni]; born 17 April 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.
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Mancini warming up for Roma in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontedera, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Fiorentina[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Perugia | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Atalanta | 41 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Roma (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2020– | Roma | 206 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2019– | Italy | 20 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Perugia
Mancini left for Perugia on loan in mid–2015, with an option to purchase. Mancini made his professional debut in the Serie B for Perugia on 11 September 2015 in a game against Pescara.[2]
After a brief return to Florence,[3] by the club excising the counter-option.[4] on 1 August 2016, Fiorentina announced that they had sold Mancini to Perugia outright[5] for free.[4] It was later revealed that Fiorentina was eligible to 50% future transfer fee.[6]
Atalanta
In January 2017, Mancini and Alessandro Santopadre,[7] son of Massimiliano Santopadre, chairman of Perugia, were signed by Atalanta for €200,000 and €1 million transfer fees respectively.[6] They were immediately loaned back to Perugia from Atalanta.[8] The deal was later accused by the prosecutor as a manipulation of transfer fees, which overstated the price-tag of Santopadre and understated Mancini.[9] The chairman and both clubs were acquitted of any wrongdoing in July 2018.[6]
Mancini made his Serie A debut in a 1–1 draw against his former team Fiorentina, replacing Rafael Toloi after 25 minutes.[10]
On 4 February 2018, he scored his first goal in a 1–0 for Atalanta against Chievo in Serie A.[11]
Roma
On 17 July 2019, Mancini joined Roma on loan with a conditional obligation to buy for €13 million plus bonuses and a 10% sell on fee.[12]
Mancini scored an own goal in the 2023 Europa League final against Sevilla, which Sevilla ultimately won on penalties. This made him the first player to score in a European final against a team managed by José Mourinho since Henrik Larsson in the 2003 UEFA Cup final.[13]
International career
On 1 September 2017, Mancini made his international debut with the Italy U21 team in a 3–0 friendly loss against Spain.[14]
On 15 March 2019, Gianluca Mancini received a call up from Roberto Mancini for Italy's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Finland and Liechtenstein.[15] On 26 March, he made his senior international debut in a 6–0 home win over Liechtenstein.[16]
He took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[17]
Style of play
Mancini is a tall and physically strong central defender capable of playing in both a three or a four-man defensive line. Among his strengths are his excellent heading ability, which makes him a likely goal threat in the opposition's penalty box. Besides his regular position, he can also play as a right–sided full-back and a defensive-midfielder, mainly out of necessity.[18] He has cited Marco Materazzi as his favourite defender of all time.[19]
Personal life
In December 2019, Gianluca married his long-term partner Elisa, together they have two daughters.[20]
Despite sharing a surname, he is not related to Italian football manager Roberto Mancini.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 April 2026[22]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perugia | 2015–16 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Atalanta | 2017–18 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 48 | 7 | |||
| Roma (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| Roma | 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 41 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14[b] | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12[b] | 3 | — | 49 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | — | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| Roma total | 238 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 7 | — | 315 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 304 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 393 | 28 | ||
- Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | |
- Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mancini goal.[23]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2025 | Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy | 16 |  Israel | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 13 November 2025 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 17 |  Moldova | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
