Gabriele Boloca

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Gabriele Boloca
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Chieri, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AlbinoLeffe
Youth career
2009–2021 Juventus
2019–2020Bologna (loan)
2020–2021Monza (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Juventus U23 1 (0)
2022 Seregno 2 (0)
2023 Chieri 10 (0)
2023–2024 Albenga 13 (0)
2024 Ternana 7 (0)
2024– AlbinoLeffe 0 (0)
International career
2017 Romania U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U17 5 (0)
2019 Romania U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024

Gabriele Boloca (born 31 March 2001) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie C Group A club AlbinoLeffe. Born in Italy to Romanian parents, he represented Romania at youth international level.

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Club career

A youth product of Juventus, Boloca was first called-up by Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 10 February 2019, for a match against Arzachena. [1] Boloca was eventually called-up six times at the end of the season, without debuting. [1] Boloca was sent on loan to the under-19 teams of Bologna and Monza, in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons respectively. [2] [3]

On 25 January 2020, Boloca was called up by Siniša Mihajlović to Bologna's senior squad, for their game against SPAL; he was an unused substitute. [3] In January 2021, Juventus announced Boloca's loan to Monza had been interrupted prematurely. [4]

After being benched 21 times during the season, [1] Boloca made his professional debut for Juventus U23 on 24 April 2022, as a starter in a Serie C game against Legnago Salus, helping his side win 3–2. [5]

In 2022, he joined Serie D club Seregno. [6] After spending the first half of the 2023–24 season with fellow Serie D club Albenga, Boloca was signed by Serie B club Ternana in January 2024. [7]

On 30 August 2024, Boloca moved to AlbinoLeffe in Serie C. [8]

International career

In 2018, Boloca was called up to represent the Romania national under-17 team. [9]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Daniel Boloca who also plays football for US Sassuolo Calcio. [10]

Style of play

Boloca is a defender who mainly plays as a centre-back, and can also play as a left-back on occasion. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gabriele Boloca at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Calciomercato Monza, ufficiale: ecco il giovane difensore Boloca dalla Juventus per rinforzare la Primavera di Allegretti". Monza-News (in Italian). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Calciomercato: il chierese Gabriel Boloca approda in prestito al Monza". TuttocalcioPiemonte.com il portale del calcio dilettantistico piemontese. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. "Juventus, Boloca al rientro dal Monza: rinforzerà la Primavera?". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. "Juventus U23, esordio tra i professionisti per Boloca". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "În loc de Eintracht Frankfurt, a ajuns în Serie D! Fotbalistul român de la Juventus Torino a început munca de jos". Sport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. "Ternana UFFICIALE, Gabriele Boloca nuovo rossoverde" (in Italian). Calcio Ternano. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. "Gabriele Boloca è un nuovo giocatore dell'U.C. AlbinoLeffe!" [Gabriele Boloca is a new player of UC AlbinoLeffe!] (in Italian). AlbinoLeffe. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. Gargano, Mirko (5 March 2018). "Gabriele Boloca convocato dalla Romania". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. "Un nou debut românesc la Juventus Torino. A bifat primele minute la profesioniști". www.digisport.ro.