Gabriele Mulazzi (born 1 April 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie C Group C club Juventus Next Gen.

Gabriele Mulazzi
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Juventus Next Gen
Number 7
Youth career
Torino
0000‒2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022‒ Juventus Next Gen 39 (0)
International career
2018 Italy U15[1] 5 (0)
2018‒2019 Italy U16[2] 9 (0)
2019 Italy U17[3] 5 (0)
2021 Italy U18[4] 1 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U19[5] 8 (0)
2022– Italy U20[6] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:07, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Mulazzi (right) in action for Juventus U19

Mulazzi started playing football aged five in an amateur club situated in Settimo Torinese.[7] He then moved to Torino's youth setup where he stayed for three years, when he moved to Juventus'.[7] He spent his whole youth career at Juventus across all of their youth squads.[7] On 23 September 2020, he signed his first contract with Juventus, which would expire in 2023.[7][8] On 2 April 2021, he was first called up by Juventus U23[α] alongside his U19 teammate Samuel Iling-Junior for a Serie C match against Alessandria.[10]

In the 2021–22 season, spent with the under-19s, Mulazzi scored seven goals and gave eight assists in all competitions.[11] Despite being listed as a right-back, he played 27 of his 36 season matches as a midfielder.[11] He helped the U19s reach the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[12]

He made his professional debut on 3 September 2022, in a 2–0 win against Trento, playing for Juventus Next Gen.[13] On 20 December, Mulazzi renewed with Juventus Next Gen until 2026.[14]

Style of play

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As a kid, Mulazzi was a forward.[7] He is currently a full-back who can play as a winger.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen 2022–23 Serie C 23 0 4[a] 0 27 0
Career total 23 0 0 0 4 0 27 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

Notes

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  1. ^ The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Gabriele Mulazzi". FIGC U15 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Gabriele Mulazzi". FIGC U16 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Gabriele Mulazzi". FIGC U17 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Gabriele Mulazzi". FIGC U18 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Gabriele Mulazzi". FIGC U19 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Gabriele Mulazzi". FIGC U20 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Chi è GABRIELE MULAZZI: il duttile terzino arrivato dal Toro - "New Generation" (in Italian), retrieved 30 May 2022
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (23 September 2020). "Juve Primavera: il terzino Mulazzi al rinnovo di contratto con i bianconeri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ Baridon, Marco (3 April 2021). "Juve Primavera, Zauli pesca per la sua Under 23: in due alla prima chiamata". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ^ a b Moncada, Davide (28 July 2022). "Juventus U23, dalla Primavera gli '03 per Brambilla: Mulazzi, Turicchia e non solo". Footballnews24.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Il Benfica in finale grazie ai calci di rigore. Non basta la gran rimonta della Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  13. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 September 2022). "Juventus Next Gen: esordio tra i professionisti per tre giovani". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (20 December 2022). "Mulazzi rinnova con la Juve: è UFFICIALE. Il comunicato del club". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Gabriele Mulazzi at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2022.