| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catanzaro | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Lazio | ||
| 2010–2012 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Pescara (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Reggina (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Frosinone (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Frosinone | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Pescara | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Pro Vercelli (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Trapani (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Pro Vercelli (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pro Vercelli | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Universitatea Craiova | 120 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Palermo | 74 | (0) |
| 2024– | Catanzaro | 38 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Italy U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2025 | |||
Mirko Pigliacelli (born 30 June 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Catanzaro.
Pigliacelli is a graduate of the Roma youth academy. In 2012, he moved to fellow Serie A club Parma. For the 2012–13 season, he was loaned to Serie B team Sassuolo, but played only once for I Neroverdi as they were promoted to Serie A. During the 2013–14 season, he had further Serie B loan spells, this time for Pescara and Reggina, playing a combined 24 league games.
In 2014, he joined Serie B newcomers, Frosinone on a season long loan. [2] on 26 January 2015 the deal became definitive. [3]
Pigliacelli then joined Pescara in the summer of 2015 as a free agent, [4] and was immediately loaned to Pro Vercelli for the remainder of the season. On 3 January 2018, he was again loaned to Pro Vercelli. [5]
On 30 June 2018, he joined Universitatea Craiova on a season long loan. [6] After becoming one of the most appreciated goalkeepers of the Romanian Liga I, on 18 December 2018, "the white and blues" announced they had extended their contract with Pigliacelli. The goalkeeper signed a new deal until 2022, plus an extension for another year while CS U paid Pro Vercelli €300,000 to make the move permanent. [7] [8]
In 2019, according to Tuttomercato he attracted transfer interest from Serie A clubs Torino, Cagliari and Parma. [9] [10]
On 22 July 2022, Pigliacelli signed a three-year contract with Palermo in Serie B. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Reggina (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Pescara | 2015–16 | Serie B | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Pro Vercelli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Trapani (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Pro Vercelli (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2018–19 | Liga I | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [a] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 141 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 1 | ||
| Palermo | 2022–23 | Serie B | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |||
| Catanzaro | 2024–25 | Serie B | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Career total | 384 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 419 | 1 | ||
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