Gianluca Frabotta

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Gianluca Frabotta
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Frabotta playing for Frosinone in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2012 Consalvo
2012–2015 Savio
2015–2018 Bologna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Bologna 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Renate (loan) 12 (0)
2019 → Pordenone (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2024 Juventus 16 (1)
2019–2020 Juventus U23 18 (0)
2021–2022 → Hellas Verona (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Lecce (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Frosinone (loan) 22 (0)
2023–2024 → Bari (loan) 7 (0)
2024 → Cosenza (loan) 15 (3)
2024– West Bromwich Albion 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 Italy U18 4 (0)
2017 Italy U19 3 (0)
2019 Italy U20 5 (2)
2020–2021 Italy U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021

Gianluca Frabotta (born 24 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

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Coming through the youth system, Frabotta began his career at Bologna, who loaned him to Renate in 2018 and Pordenone in 2019. He joined Juventus in 2019, playing for their second team Juventus U23, before being made part of the first team in 2020.

Frabotta had represented Italy at youth level since 2017.

Club career

Bologna

Frabottta received a few call-ups to the bench in Bologna's in Serie A games for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons; however, did not make any appearances for the side.

Loan to Renate

On 21 June 2018, Frabotta was signed by Serie C side Renate on a season-long loan deal. [2] On 29 July he made his debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Giacomo Caccin in the 63rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Rezzato in the first round of Coppa Italia. [3] On 16 September he made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 2–0 away win over Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Lorenzo Saporetti in the 72nd minute. [4] One week later he played his first entire match for Renate, a 2–1 away defeat against Pordenone. [5] In January 2019, Frabotta was re-called to Bologna leaving Renate with 13 appearances and 2 assists. [6]

Loan to Pordenone

On 11 January 2019, Frabotta was loaned to Serie C club Pordenone on a 6-month loan deal. [7] On 26 January he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Michele De Agostini in the 69th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against Rimini. [8] On 24 May he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 away draw against Ternana. [9] Frabotta ended his 6-month loan to Pordenone with 7 appearances, including only 2 as a starter. [6]

Juventus

On 6 August 2019, Frabotta joined to Serie C club Juventus U23. [10] He made his professional senior debut for Juventus, as well as his Serie A debut, on 1 August 2020, in a 3–1 home defeat to Roma. [11] On 20 September, in Juventus's opening match of the 2020–21 season, Frabotta played as a starter against Sampdoria; Juventus won 3–0 at home. [12] On 4 November, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a second–half substitute for Juan Cuadrado in a 4–1 away win over Ferencváros in the group stage. [13] Frabotta scored his first goal for Juventus on 27 January 2021, scoring his team's second goal in a 4–0 Coppa Italia win over SPAL in the quarter-finals. [14]

Loan to Verona

On 30 July 2021, Frabotta moved to Hellas Verona on loan. [15]

Loans to Lecce and Frosinone

On 27 June 2022, Frabotta was loaned to Lecce. [16] Frabotta remained on the bench for Lecce in the first four games of the 2022–23 Serie A season. On 1 September 2022, he moved on a new loan to Frosinone with the consent of Lecce and Juventus. [17]

Loans to Bari and Cosenza

On 27 August 2023, Frabotta joined Bari in Serie B on loan. [18] On 11 January 2024, after making just seven appearances for the club, Frabotta left Bari and joined fellow Serie B side Cosenza on loan until the end of the season. [19] [20]

West Bromwich Albion

On 6 August 2024, Frabotta was announced as a new signing for English club West Bromwich Albion. [21] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 away win against QPR in the opening league game. [22]

International career

Frabotta represented Italy at under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. On 8 February 2017 he made his U18 debut in a 1–1 away draw against France; he was replaced by Luca Ranieri after 83 minutes. On 9 August 2017, Frabotta made his U19 debut as a substitute replacing Alessandro Tripaldelli in the 67th minute of a 2–0 away win over Croatia.

On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with Italy U21 playing as a starter in a 2021 UEFA European Championship qualification match against the Republic of Ireland, which ended in a 2–0 win. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 January 2025 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Renate (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 12010—1 [b] 0140
Pordenone (loan) 2018–19 50——2 [c] 070
Juventus U23 (res.) 2019–20 180——8 [d] 1261
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A10———10
2020–21 150111 [e] 000171
Total160111000181
Hellas Verona (loan) 2021–22 Serie A2000——20
Frosinone (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 22000——220
Bari (loan) 2023–24 Serie B7000——70
Cosenza (loan) 2023–24 Serie B15300——153
West Bromwich Albion 2024-25 Championship 6010——70
Career total104331101111195
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C
  4. ↑ Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances one goal in Serie C promotion play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Pordenone [24]

Juventus U23 [24]

Juventus [24]

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References

  1. ↑ Gianluca Frabotta at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Renate, arrivano Frabotta e Pattarello dal Bologna" (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Renate vs. Rezzato - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Renate - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Italy - G. Frabotta - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, presi in prestito Frabotta e Rover - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Rimini - 26 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ternana vs. Pordenone - 24 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, ceduto Frabotta alla Juventus U23 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Milone, Antonino (2 August 2020). "Pagelle Juve: Frabotta talento vero. Rugani ancora male". www.tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  14. ↑ "Coppa Italia, Juventus-Spal LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Gianluca Frabotta in prestito al Verona - Juventus" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  16. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (27 June 2022). "Frabotta lascia la Juventus, è UFFICIALE: giocherà nel Lecce. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "FRABOTTA È GIALLAZZURRO" (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Benvenuto Gianluca Frabotta !" [Welcome, Gianluca Frabotta!] (in Italian). SSC Bari. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Mercato: Gianluca Frabotta passa al Cosenza" [Market: Gianluca Frabotta moves to Cosenza] (in Italian). SSC Bari. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Gianluca (11 January 2024). "Gianluca Frabotta in rossoblù!". Sito ufficiale del Cosenza Calcio (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  21. ↑ WBA, We're delighted to announce the signing of defender Gianluca Frabotta from @juventusfc, X.com
  22. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 1-3 West Bromwich Albion". Sky Sports. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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