Mirko Pigliacelli

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Mirko Pigliacelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2012–2013Sassuolo (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014Pescara (loan) 3 (0)
2014Reggina (loan) 21 (0)
2014–2015Frosinone (loan) 10 (0)
2015 Frosinone 7 (0)
2015–2018 Pescara 8 (0)
2015–2016Pro Vercelli (loan) 39 (0)
2017Trapani (loan) 21 (0)
2018Pro Vercelli (loan) 21 (0)
2018 Pro Vercelli 0 (0)
2018Universitatea 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.

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Club career

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]

Universitatea Craiova

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]

Return to Italy

On 22 July 2022, Pigliacelli signed a three-year contract with Palermo in Serie B. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sassuolo (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 100010
Pescara (loan) 2013–14 Serie B302050
Reggina (loan) 2013–14 Serie B210210
Frosinone (loan) 2014–15 Serie B17000170
Pescara 2015–16 Serie B0000
2016–17 Serie A 000000
2017–18 Serie B801090
Total801090
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2015–16 Serie B390390
Trapani (loan) 2016–17 Serie B210210
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B210210
Universitatea Craiova 2018–19 Liga I 361302 [a] 01 [b] 0421
2019–20 Liga I290106 [a] 0360
2020–21 Liga I400601 [a] 0470
2021–22 Liga I350201 [c] 02 [d] 0400
2022–23 Liga I1010
Total1411120100301661
Palermo 2022–23 Serie B38020400
2023–24 Serie B360101 [e] 0380
Total7403010780
Catanzaro 2024–25 Serie B380103 [e] 0420
Career total3841180100704191
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Supercupa României
  3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance in Liga I European play-offs
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

Honours

Sassuolo

Universitatea Craiova

Individual

References

  1. La Gazzetta dello Sport profile (in Italian)
  2. "MIRKO PIGLIACELLI AL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "MIRKO PIGLIACELLI DEFINITIVO AL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Calcio Mercato Serie B" (in Italian). Milan: Lega Serie B. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: IL PORTIERE MIRKO PIGLIACELLI A TITOLO TEMPORANEO DAL PESCARA" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. "UFFICIALE: IL PORTIERE MIRKO PIGLIACELLI IN PRESTITO AL CRAIOVA" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. "TRANSFER Pigliacelli – Cati bani a dat Universitatea Craiova pe portar: 'Nu ma asteptam sa semnez pentru ca…' | FanClub Universitatea Craiova". Archived from the original on 20 December 2018.
  8. "Vești bune pentru olteni". 28 November 2018.
  9. "Mirko Pigliacelli, dorit în Serie A » Cagliari și Parma îl vor pe portarul lui CSU Craiova". GSP.
  10. "EXCLUSIV Mirko Pigliacelli în Serie A! Anunţ OFICIAL despre viitorul goalkeeper-ului din Bănie. Cine îl poate înlocui la Craiova". Telekomsport.
  11. "MIRKO PIGLIACELLI È ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. Mirko Pigliacelli at Soccerway. Retrieved 02 May 2021.
  13. "Liga 1 Betano: Echipa sezonului regulat" [Liga I Betano: Team of the regular season] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  14. "Echipa sezonului 2018/2019" [Team of the season 2018/2019] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  15. "LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.