Gabriele Angella
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriele Angella[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Empoli | 48 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Udinese | 22 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Siena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Reggina (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Watford | 75 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2016– | Udinese | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:03, 3 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Gabriele Angella (born 28 April 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Udinese.
Club career
Angella began his career at Empoli in 2006 and was promoted to the first team in 2008, he played his first Serie B match on 13 September 2008, a 0–0 draw with AlbinoLeffe.
On 31 August 2010, Udinese signed him along with Diego Fabbrini in a co-ownership deal for €3 million.[2] As part of the deal, Ricardo Chará and Flavio Lazzari joined Empoli, also in co-ownership deal for a small fee.[2][3] He was loaned out to Siena for the 2011–2012 season[4] and moved on loan to Reggina in late January 2012. In June 2013 Angella and Daniele Mori were signed outright for €350,000 each.[5]
In July 2013, Angella joined Watford permanently on a five-year deal from Udinese, making his debut away to Birmingham City on 3 August 2013. Having opened his Watford account away to Bristol Rovers on 6 August 2013, Angella scored twice in Watford's 6–1 win over Bournemouth on 10 August 2013. On 30 January 2014, Angella scored a brace in an eventual 4–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest.
On 1 September 2015, he joined Queens Park Rangers on a season long loan from Watford.[6] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2-0 win over Derby County on 8 March 2016.[7]
On 1 July 2016, Angella left Watford to rejoin Udinese on a four-year contract.[8]
International career
He made his Italy U-21 debut on 4 September 2009, starting in a 1–2 defeat against Wales in Swansea.
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 May 2016 [9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2008–09 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Empoli total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
| Udinese | 2010–11 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Udinese total | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Siena (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggina (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Watford | 2013–14 | Championship | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Watford total | 75 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 181 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 19 | ||
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 35. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- 1 2 Empoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ "Gabriele Angella è un giocatore dell'Udinese". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ "Raduno: il bilancio della prima settimana tra lavoro e volti nuovi". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ Empoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ "GABRIELE ANGELLA JOINS QPR ON LOAN". Official website of QPR. 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "QPR 2-0 Derby". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Gabriele Angella leaves Watford for Udinese and signs four-year-deal with Italian outfit". Daily Mail. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ Gabriele Angella profile at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at FIGC (Italian)
- Profile at Empoli (Italian)
- Profile at Football.it (Italian)