Manolo Portanova

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Manolo Portanova
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Reggiana
Number 90
Youth career
2014 Athletic Club Liberi
2015–2017 Lazio
2017–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Juventus U23 24 (0)
2019–2021 Juventus 3 (0)
2021– Genoa 39 (2)
2023–Reggiana (loan) 36 (5)
International career
2017 Italy U17 8 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U18 13 (2)
2018–2019 Italy U19 17 (5)
2020–2022 Italy U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Manolo Portanova (born 2 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Reggiana on loan from Genoa.

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Club career

Portanova is a youth product of Lazio, having joined in summer 2015, [1] and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season. [2]

In July 2017, Portanova moved to Juventus. [3] He made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 30 March 2019, in a game against Pistoiese, as a 76th-minute substitute for Luca Zanimacchia. [4] His senior and Serie A debut for Juventus came on 26 May 2019, in the club's final match of the season, coming on as a second-half substitute for Emre Can in a 2–0 away loss to Sampdoria. During the match, he set up a goal for Moise Kean, but it was disallowed for offside. [5]

On 29 January 2021, Portanova moved to Genoa for a fee of €10 million, plus a maximum of €5 million in performance-related bonuses. [6]

On 3 August 2023, Portanova joined Reggiana in Serie B on a season-long loan. [7] [8] Three days later, he scored twice on his debut for Reggiana in a Coppa Italia game against Pescara. [9]

International career

Portanova was first called up to represent his country in 2017 with the under-17 squad. [10] He participated in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship; they did not advance from the group stage. [10] With the Italy U19 squad Portanova took part at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [11]

On 13 October 2020, Portanova made his debut with the Italy U21 side, appearing as a substitute in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against the Republic of Ireland in Pisa, which Italy won 2–0.

Personal life

Portanova's father Daniele played in the Serie A for Siena, Bologna, and Genoa. [12]

Gang rape charges and trial

On 10 June 2021, Portanova was placed under house arrest following an injunction related to a case of rape in the city of Siena. [13] [14] On 6 December 2022, Portanova was charged with gang rape along with his uncle, Alessio Langella. Both were sentenced to six years in prison, and in addition Portanova was fined with having to pay 100,000 to the victim, €20,000 to the mother of the victim, and €10,000 to a Siena-based women's shelter who took part in the investigation. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2023 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 3030
2019–20 Serie C2106 [lower-alpha 2] 0270
Total240000060300
Juventus 2018–19 Serie A 1010
2019–20 Serie A000000
2020–21 Serie A20100030
Total3010000040
Genoa 2020–21 Serie A3030
2021–22 Serie A24120261
2022–23 Serie B 12120141
Total392400000432
Reggiana 2023–24 Serie B702292
Career total732720060864
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Two appearances in the Serie C promotion play-offs, four appearances in the Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

Club

Juventus U23 [16]

Juventus [16]

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