Matteo Gabbia

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Matteo Gabbia
Personal information
Full name Matteo Gabbia[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Fagnano Olona, Italy[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)
Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AC Milan
Number 46
Youth career
2012–2017
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
AC Milan
 52 (1)
2018–2019 →
Lucchese
(loan)		 29 (1)
2023 → Villarreal (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2014 Italy U15 3 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U16 13 (3)
2015–2016 Italy U17 17 (2)
2016–2017 Italy U18 4 (4)
2016–2018 Italy U19 21 (3)
2018–2019 Italy U20 14 (0)
2019–2021 Italy U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:22, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Matteo Gabbia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡabbja]; born 21 October 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club AC Milan.

Club career

AC Milan

Gabbia joined

Roma, which was played on 7 May 2017. However, he remained an unused substitute during the match. He made his first appearance for the club on 24 August 2017, in a Europa League qualifier against Shkëndija, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Manuel Locatelli.[4]

Loan to Lucchese

On 31 August 2018, Gabbia was loaned to

Carrarese.[7] Gabbia ended his season-long loan to Lucchese with 30 appearances, all as a starter, he was replaced only 2 times, and he scored 1 goal.[8]

Return to AC Milan

Gabbia stayed with Milan for the

Torino, again as a substitute for Kjær in the 44th minute.[10] On 25 October 2022, Gabbia scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–0 away victory over Dinamo Zagreb.[11]

Gabbia scored his first Serie A goal for Milan on 3 February 2024 in an away game against Frosinone.[12][13]

Loan to Villarreal

On 26 July 2023, Gabbia joined Spanish La Liga club Villarreal on loan until 30 June 2024.[14][15] On 3 January 2024, amid the injury crisis that severely affected AC Milan's central defense, the club recalled Gabbia from his loan.[16][17]

International career

Gabbia represented Italy at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where the team did not advance from the group stage.

He played in two group-stage games for Italy U19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Italy was the runner-up. Then with the Italy U20, Gabbia took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

Style of play

Gabbia has been described as a versatile player. Having started his youth career as a

central midfielder, he later switched to deeper roles, such as a centre-back, in either a three or a four-man defensive line. Besides his ball-winning abilities, Gabbia also retains playmaking attributes and tends to join the attacking play when opportunities present themselves.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024
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
Milan 2017–18 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 1 0
2019–20 Serie A 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2020–21 Serie A 8 0 0 0 5[b] 0 — 13 0
2021–22 Serie A 8 0 2 0 0 0 — 10 0
2022–23 Serie A 12 0 1 0 4[c] 1 — 17 1
2023–24 Serie A 15 1 1 0 6[b] 1 — 22 2
Total 52 1 5 0 15 2 — 72 3
Lucchese (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 29 1 0 0 — 1[d] 0 30 1
Villarreal (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 7 0 0 0 6[b] 0 — 13 0
Career total 88 2 5 0 22 2 1 0 116 4
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Serie C play-offs

Honours

AC Milan

Italy U19

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Gabbia: "Siamo forti e vogliamo vincere. Kjaer è un leader, Ibra ha alzato il livello. Pioli? Si fida di me", milannews.it, 15 January 2022
  3. ^ "Matteo Gabbia: Biography". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Shkëndija - Milan game report". UEFA. 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Lucchese, dal Milan arriva il jolly Gabbia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Lucchese vs. Carrarese - 27 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. ^ "Italy - M. Gabbia - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  9. ^ ""Milan vs. SPAL - 15 January 2020 - Soccerway"". Soccerway. 15 January 2020.
  10. ^ ""Fixtures and Results - Season 2019-20 - 24ª Match Day"". Lega Serie A. 17 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb 0–4 Milan". UEFA. 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ "COMEBACK VICTORY IN FROSINONE". AC Milan. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  13. ^ "Gabbia drags Milan level away at Frosinone with header". OneFootball. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  14. ^ "Gabbia ya es groguet". r CF (in Spanish). 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  15. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MATTEO GABBIA". AC Milan. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  16. ^ "Official Statement: Matteo Gabbia". AC Milan. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  17. ^ "AC Milan strengthens defense: Matteo Gabbia recalled from Villarreal loan". Nogomania. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Matteo Gabbia, tutto quello che non sai sul jolly del futuro in casa Milan". 16 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Milan secure 1st Serie A title in 11 years". News18 India. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.

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