Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriele Cataldo Biancheri [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 98 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2023 | Cardiff City | ||
2023– | Manchester United | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Wales U16 | 2 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Wales U17 | 10 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Wales U18 | 3 | (1) |
2024– | Wales U19 | 3 | (5) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 |
Gabriele Cataldo Biancheri (born 18 September 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Wales under-19 national team.
Biancheri started his career in the academy of Cardiff City, where his prolific goal-scoring form earned him a call-up to the club's under-21 side, featuring in a 1–0 Premier League Cup home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 3 December 2022. [2] After over nine years with the Welsh club, Biancheri moved to Manchester United in February 2023. [3] [4]
Biancheri is of Italian descent, and thus is able to represent Wales and Italy at international level. [4] [5] He has represented Wales at under-16 and under-17 level. [1]
He played for Wales at the Under-17 EUROs in 2023, scoring once against Poland as Wales were eliminated after the group stage. [6]
In March 2024 Biancheri was called up to the Wales under-19 squad for the first time, [7] and scored his first goal against Belgium in a 1–0 away win on March 25. [8]
Described as a "pacy, sharp and dynamic forward", Biancheri is comfortable playing across the front three, while also capable of playing in the number 10 role. [9]
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