Gabriel Paletta
Monza in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Alejandro Paletta[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth |
Longchamps, Argentina[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Banfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Banfield | 42 | (5) |
2006–2007 | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Boca Juniors | 59 | (5) |
2010–2015 | Parma | 123 | (5) |
2015–2018 |
AC Milan | 44 | (2) |
2015–2016 |
→ Atalanta (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2018–2019 |
Jiangsu Suning | 42 | (1) |
2019–2023 |
Monza | 45 | (2) |
Total | 382 | (21) | |
International career | |||
2005 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
2014 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gabriel Alejandro Paletta (Italian: [paˈletta]; born 15 February 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Argentina to parents of Italian descent, Paletta represented his birth nation at the under-20 level, participating in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. He started all seven matches as Argentina won the title. In 2014, Paletta was called up to the Italy national team and made his debut in a friendly against Spain. He represented Italy at the FIFA World Cup later that year.
Club career
Banfield
Paletta came through the youth divisions of Banfield and reached the first team in 2005. When Banfield qualified for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, they altered their 25-man squad for the event to include Paletta and immediately threw him into action against the Colombian team Independiente Medellín. Paletta played well and Banfield progressed, but Paletta was to play no further part in the tournament after being called up to the Argentina under-20 team to participate in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Liverpool
In February 2006, Paletta agreed to sign with
Paletta debuted in the
Boca Juniors
2007–08 season
In August 2007, Paletta joined Boca Juniors where he was handed the number 29 shirt. He debuted for Boca Juniors in the Torneo Apertura of the
During the 2008
2008–09 season
Paletta played in both of Boca's
2009–10 season
In August 2009, it was reported that a deal with Paletta and Italian club
Parma
On 6 July 2010, Italian Serie A club Parma announced via their website the acquisition outright of Paletta from Boca Juniors.[28] He was a regular in the side, seeing off the challenge of Massimo Paci and partnering Alessandro Lucarelli. This partnership continued for the first half of the following season under Franco Colomba, but Roberto Donadoni's arrival in January 2012 saw a switch to three defenders and Paletta enjoyed a fine end to the season.
In August 2012, Paletta signed a three-year extension to the contract he signed with the club in 2010; It tied him to the club until 2017.[29]
AC Milan
On 2 February 2015, Milan signed Paletta[30] for €3.5 million fee.[31] He signed a 3.5-year contract.[32]
On 27 August 2015, Paletta signed for
Upon his return to Milan, Paletta was often selected by manager Vincenzo Montella, making 30 appearances and scoring two goals in the 2016–17 Serie A season. During the season, he had also been sent off a record 5 times, two of which were straight red cards.[34]
With the arrival of 11 new players in the summer transfer window, including central defenders
Paletta was released from his contract on 30 January 2018 by mutual consent.[38]
Jiangsu Suning
On 23 February 2018, Paletta signed for
Monza
After being released by Jiangsu Suning, on 6 November 2019 Paletta signed a three-year contract for then-
International career
In 2005, Paletta was selected for the Argentina under-20 team to participate in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He started in all seven games of the tournament, playing in the heart of the Argentine defence in a side also featuring future senior team stars Lionel Messi and Sergio Agüero. Argentina went on to win the tournament, and Paletta's performances attracted the attention of Liverpool.
In possession of an Italian passport due to his ancestry from Savelli in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, where his great-grandfather Vincenzo emigrated from,[42][43] Paletta is also eligible for the Italy national team. In March 2014, he was called up to Italy's squad for a friendly against Spain.[44] He earned his first cap on 5 March, playing the full 90 minutes in the 0–1 loss against Spain.[45]
On 1 June of that year, Paletta was named in Italy's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[46] He made his competitive debut in the team's opening match, starting alongside Andrea Barzagli in central defence as the Azzurri beat England in Manaus.[47]
Style of play
Paletta is capable of playing as a
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Banfield[52] | 2005–06 | Primera División | 42 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
Liverpool | 2006–07 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
Boca Juniors | 2007–08 | Primera División | 21 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
2008–09 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | Primera División | 22 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
Total | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 6 | ||
Parma | 2010–11
|
Serie A | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2011–12
|
Serie A | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
2012–13
|
Serie A | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
2013–14
|
Serie A | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
2014–15
|
Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 123 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 6 | ||
AC Milan
|
2014–15
|
Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2016–17
|
Serie A | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
2017–18
|
Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
Atalanta
|
2015–16
|
Serie A | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
Jiangsu Suning
|
2018 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2019 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Total | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Monza
|
2019–20 | Serie C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
2020–21
|
Serie B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
2021–22
|
Serie B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
2022–23
|
Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
Career total | 375 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 414 | 23 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Chinese FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Italy | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2008[17][18]
- Argentine Primera División: 2008 Torneo Apertura[54]
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2007[11][12]
AC Milan
Monza
Argentina U20
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Paletta blindato: sarà gialloblù fino al 2017" [Paletta tied down: he'll be Gialloblù until 2017]. Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). Parma. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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External links
- Gabriel Paletta at National-Football-Teams.com
- LFChistory.net player profile
- Gabriel Paletta – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 March 2009) (in Spanish)
- Gabriel Paletta at Soccerbase
- Official Boca Juniors Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 December 2009)
- Gabriel Paletta FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)