Daniele Rugani

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Daniele Rugani
Rugani playing for Juventus in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Lucca, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)
full-back
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2013 Empoli
2012–2013 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Juventus 115 (8)
2013–2015 → Empoli (loan) 78 (5)
2020–2021 → Rennes (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Cagliari (loan) 16 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Italy U17 13 (3)
2011–2012 Italy U18 9 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U19 11 (0)
2013 Italy U20 2 (0)
2014–2017 Italy U21 19 (2)
2016–2018 Italy 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Daniele Rugani (Italian pronunciation:

full-back for Serie A club Juventus
.

Rugani began his professional club career with Empoli in Serie B in 2013, where he immediately helped the club achieve Serie A promotion, and was named the 2014 Serie B Footballer of the Year. His defensive performances the following season saw him named to the 2015 Serie A Team of the Year, and earned him a transfer to Juventus, where he won five consecutive Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles.

At the international level, Rugani has represented the Italy U21 team at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2015 and 2017, and made his senior debut for Italy in 2016.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Primavera (under-19) youth squad where he was a regular starter within the side during the 2012–13 season,[5] winning the Coppa Italia Primavera.[6]

After his successes during his first season with Juventus, Rugani was purchased by the club on 31 July 2013 in a

co-ownership deal for €500,000[4][7] and then sent back to Empoli on a season-long loan deal ahead of their 2013–14 Serie B
campaign.

At age 20, Rugani was Empoli's star defender during their successful campaign, as he finished the season having made 40 appearances and scoring 2 goals for the club. He scored his first career goal from a header off of a corner on 22 March 2014, in a 4–0 home win over

Palermo.[9]

On 18 June 2014, it was confirmed that the co-ownership agreement between the two clubs would be renewed, with the player remaining with newly promoted Empoli for the 2014–15 Serie A campaign on loan from Juventus.[10] Rugani made his Serie A debut on 31 August 2014, at the age of 20, in a 2–0 away defeat to Udinese,[11] later scoring his first goal in Serie A on 20 September, in a 2–2 away draw against Cesena.[12] On 2 February 2015, Juventus bought out the remaining half of Daniele Rugani's registration rights from Empoli, for an additional €3.5 million.[13] Rugani was a key player for Empoli that season, appearing in all 38 of Empoli's league matches that season without being substituted or booked, in addition to scoring 3 goals, as the club finished the league in 15th place.[14][15][16]

Juventus

In the summer of 2015, Rugani officially returned to Juventus.

Roma the following day, Juventus clinched the league title with three games to spare.[23]

On 21 September 2016, Rugani made his first appearance of the season and scored his first goal for Juventus, in a 4–0 home win over Cagliari.[24] On 7 December, Rugani scored his first ever UEFA Champions League goal on his third appearance in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb.[25] On 14 December, Rugani extended his stay at Juventus, signing a new contract that would run until 2021.[26]

Following the sale of

Milan in the summer of 2017, the 2017–18 season saw Rugani receive more playing time in central defence with Juventus. In total, he made 22 Serie A appearances for Juventus, and 26 in all competitions, scoring two goals, both of which came in the league, as Juventus once again finished the season by winning a domestic double of the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles.[27][28]

On 30 March 2019, Rugani extended his contract with Juventus, keeping him at the club until June 2023.[29]

He made his 100th appearance for Juventus on 29 July 2020, in a 2–0 away defeat to Cagliari, in Serie A.[30]

On 25 February 2024, Rugani netted the decisive goal for Juventus, securing a 3-2 victory at home against Frosinone. This triumph concluded the team's four-game winless run.[31]

Rennes

On 3 October 2020, Rugani was loaned out to Rennes for the season at a cost of €1.5 million.[32]

Cagliari

On 1 February 2021, Rugani joined

Bologna that ended 1–0.[34]

International career

Rugani has represented Italy at various youth levels since 2010. His first cap for the under-21 team came on 5 March 2014 in a European qualifier against Northern Ireland, in which he scored the first goal for the azzurini in a 2–0 victory.[35]

On 9 November 2014, he was called up by Antonio Conte to the senior Italy squad ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Croatia and a friendly against Albania.[36]

With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship under manager Luigi Di Biagio.[37]

On 31 May 2016, Rugani was named one of three reserves for Antonio Conte's senior side for Euro 2016.[38]

Rugani made his senior international debut on 1 September 2016, with newly appointed coach Gian Piero Ventura, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly defeat to France.[39][40]

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Di Biagio.[41] Italy were eliminated in the semifinals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.[42]

Style of play

Rugani is a tall, tactically versatile, and physically strong centre-back, who is good in the air, both defensively and offensively. He is known in particular for his anticipation, intelligence, and marking ability, despite his lack of notable pace or mobility.[43][44][45] He is also considered to be a correct player,[44][46] who often avoids committing to challenges, preferring to restrict his opponents through his positioning.[47] Due to his confidence in possession, he is capable of playing the ball out from the back-line.[44][45][48] Regarded as one of the most promising young Italian players of his generation,[49] in 2015, he was named one of the best players in the world born after 1994, by Don Balón.[50]

Personal life

Rugani has been in a relationship with Italian journalist Michela Persico since 2015;[51] the couple have a son together born in September 2020.[52]

On 11 March 2020, it was announced that Rugani tested positive for

COVID-19, while being asymptomatic, amid its pandemic in Italy.[53][54] He became the first reported player in Serie A to have tested positive for COVID-19.[55]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Empoli (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 40 2 2 0 – – 42 2
2014–15 Serie A 38 3 1 0 – – 39 3
Total 78 5 3 0 – – 81 5
Juventus 2015–16 Serie A 17 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
2016–17 Serie A 15 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 20 3
2017–18 Serie A 22 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 26 2
2018–19 Serie A 15 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 20 2
2019–20 Serie A 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
2021–22 Serie A 12 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 18 1
2022–23 Serie A 9 0 1 0 1 0 – 11 0
2023–24 Serie A 15 2 1 1 – – 16 3
Total 115 8 13 2 16 1 2 0 146 11
Rennes (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 – 2 0
Cagliari (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 16 1 0 0 – – 16 1
Career total 210 14 16 2 17 1 2 0 245 17
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France

International

As of 4 June 2018[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2016 2 0
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Juventus[9]

Individual

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