Gabriele Rolando

Gabriele Rolando
Personal information
Full name Gabriele Rolando
Date of birth (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995
Place of birth Genoa, Italy[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 95
Youth career
2012–2014 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Sampdoria 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Como (loan) 20 (2)
2015–2016 → Matera (loan) 21 (3)
2016–2017 → Latina (loan) 23 (1)
2017–2018 → Palermo (loan) 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2018

Gabriele Rolando (born 2 April 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Sampdoria. He primarily plays as a defender, but can also be deployed as a midfielder.

Club career

Sampdoria

Born in Genoa, Liguria, Rolando joined hometown club Sampdoria in 2012. He graduated from the youth academy and was promoted to the first team. During his time spent in the academy, he won a single Scudetto with the Under-17 team in the Allievi Nazionali league, in the 2011–12 season.[3][4]

2014–15 season: Loan to Como

On 11 June 2014, Rolando was sent out on loan to newly-promoted Lega Pro side Como on a season-long loan. On 10 August, he made his professional debut as a starter in the first round of the Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Giacomo Casoli in the 58th minute of a 5–0 home win over Matelica Calcio.[5] On 17 August, he played in the second round, as a substitute, replacing Simone Fautario in the 26th minute of a match won 3–1 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.[6] On 24 August, Rolando played in the third round, as a starter, in a 4–1 away defeat against parent club Sampdoria, he was replaced by Giovanni Cristofari in the 65th minute.[7] Rolando's first senior start for the club, came on 31 August 2014, when he was named in their starting lineup for the game against Südtirol at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia (resulting in a 0–0 home draw).[8] He was named on the substitutes' bench for the away fixture against AlbinoLeffe. After 62 minutes, Rolando was called upon to replace fellow defender Marco Russu in a 0–2 victory for the visiting side.[9] On 10 October, Rolando scored his first professional goal in the 41st minute of a 4–3 home win over Pro Patria.[10] On 26 October, he scored his second goal in the 42nd minute of a 2–0 home win over Renate.[11] Rolando ended his loan to Como with 23 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assists.[12]

2015–16 season: Loan to Matera

On 10 July, Rolando was signed by Serie C side Matera on a season-long loan deal. On 2 August, he made his debut for Matera, as a substitute, replacing Antonio Meola in the 76th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Südtirol in the first round of the Coppa Italia.[13] On 13 September, Rolando made his Serie C debut, as a substitute, replacing Antonio Meola in the 73rd minute of a 3–0 away defeat against Fidelis Andria.[14] On 5 December, Rolando scored his first goal for Matera in the 28th minute of a 2–1 home win over Paganese.[15] On 12 December, he played his first entire match for Matera, a 5–0 away win over Ischia.[16] On 16 January, he scored his second goal in the 39th minute of a 4–1 away win over Akragas.[17] On 7 March, Rolando scored his third goal and the only goal of a 1–0 home win against Cosenza.[18] On 19 March, he received a red card in the 87th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Juve Stabia.[19] Rolando ended his loan to Matera with 22 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists.[12]

2016–17 season: Loan to Latina

On 29 July, Serie B side Latina announced that they had signed both Rolando and Michele Rocca from Sampdoria on loan, with an option to purchase the pair on permanent deals.[20] On 7 August, Rolando made his debut for Latina, as a substitute, replacing MacDonald Mariga 61st minute of a 1–0 home win over Matera in the second round of the Coppa Italia.[21] On 13 August, he played in the third round as a substitute, replacing Matteo Bruscaglin in the 85th minute of a 1–0 away defeat after extra time against Novara.[22] On 2 October, Rolando made his Serie B debut, as a substitute, replacing Luca Di Matteo in the 83rd minute and he scored his first goal for Latina in the 93rd minute of a 2–2 away draw against Cesena.[23] On 30 December, he made his first start for Latina against Avellino, he was replaced by Christian D'Urso in the 79th minute of a 0–0 home draw.[24] Rolando ended his season-long loan to Latina with 25 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist, though he did not play an entire match during his time there.

2017–18 season: Loan to Palermo

On 11 July 2017, Rolando joined newly-relegated Serie B side Palermo on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2017–18 season.[25] On 2 September, he made his debut in Serie B for Palermo, as a starter in a 0–0 away draw against Brescia, he was replaced by Andrea Accardi in the 90th minute.[26] On 24 October, Rolando played his first entire match for Palermo, a 3–1 away win over Carpi.[27] On 5 May 2018, he scored his first goal for Palermo in the 61st minute of a 3–2 away win over Ternana.[28] Rolando ended his season-long loan to Palermo with 14 appearances and 1 goal.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Como (loan) 2014–15 Serie C 20 2 3 0 — — 23 2
Matera (loan) 2015–16 Serie C 21 3 1 0 — — 22 3
Latina (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 23 1 2 0 — — 25 1
Palermo (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Career total 78 7 6 0 — — 84 7


References

  1. ↑ "Gabriele Rolando: Tutto Calciatori Player Profile". tuttocalciatori.it. Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Prima squadra 2017/2018 - U.S. Città di Palermo". U.S. Città di Palermo (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "SAMPDORIA CAMPIONE D'ITALIA ALLIEVI SERIE A E B". www.figc.it (in Italian). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rolando sizing up new challenge: "Now to break into the first team"". www.sampdoria.it/en. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Como vs. Matelica Calcio - 10 August 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Frosinone vs. Como - 17 August 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sampdoria vs. Como - 24 August 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Como vs. Südtirol - 31 August 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Como vs. Südtirol - 31 August 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Como vs. Pro Patria - 10 October 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Como vs. Renate - 26 October 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 "Italy - G. Rolando - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Matera vs. Südtirol - 2 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Fidelis Andria vs. Matera - 13 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Matera vs. Paganese - 5 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ischia vs. Matera - 12 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Akragas vs. Matera - 16 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Matera vs. Cosenza - 7 March 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Juve Stabia vs. Matera - 19 March 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "U.S. Latina Calcio » Rolando e Rocca sono giocatori nerazzurri". www.uslatinacalcio.it (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Latina vs. Matera - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Novara vs. Latina - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Cesena vs. Latina - 2 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  24. ↑ "Latina vs. Avellino - 30 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "GABRIELE ROLANDO E' DEL PALERMO "FELICE DI ESSERE IN ROSANERO"". U.S. Città di Palermo (in Italian). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  26. ↑ "Brescia vs. Palermo - 2 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "Carpi vs. Palermo - 24 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  28. ↑ "Ternana vs. Palermo - 5 May 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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