Gianluca Caprari (born 30 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Monza and the Italy national team.

Gianluca Caprari
Caprari in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Monza
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2011 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Roma 3 (0)
2012–2013 Pescara 38 (5)
2013–2014 Roma 1 (0)
2014–2016 Pescara 71 (16)
2016–2017 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2016–2017Pescara (loan) 35 (9)
2017–2022 Sampdoria 73 (14)
2020Parma (loan) 12 (2)
2020–2021Benevento (loan) 30 (5)
2021–2022Hellas Verona (loan) 35 (12)
2022–2023 Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2022–2023Monza (loan) 37 (5)
2023– Monza 18 (0)
International career
2011 Italy U18 4 (1)
2011 Italy U19 3 (1)
2013 Italy U20 2 (0)
2022– Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Club career

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Roma

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Born in Rome, Italian capital, Caprari started his career at Atletico 2000.[1] He then joined esordienti team of A.S. Roma in 2003. He played for Roma's Allievi Nazionali team at 2010 Torneo Città di Arco, which beat Fiorentina in the final.[2]

Caprari made his first team debut on 8 March 2011, in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League round of 16. He replaced Simone Perrotta in the last minute; his team lost to Shakhtar Donetsk with a 0–3 score.[3]

In the next season he played both legs of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, losing to Slovan Bratislava. He played only one match in Serie A in 2011–12 season, substituting Totti in a 2–0 win over Chievo.

Pescara

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In January 2012, Caprari was sent on loan to Serie B club Pescara[4] in order to allow him to play more first-team football. He scored three goals in 15 matches in 2011–12 season. The club also won promotion to Serie A.

In June 2012 Pescara purchased Caprari in a co-ownership deal for €1.2 million.[5][6] On 20 June 2013, Roma re-signed him for €2 million[7][8] by means of a player swap, with Giammario Piscitella and Matteo Politano moving to Pescara for €2 million.[9][10] Caprari played his first match of his second Roma career on 10 November 2013, against Sassuolo coming on as a substitute.

On 24 January 2014, Caprari returned to Pescara by swapped clubs with Piscitella (both were tagged for €1.5 million)[11][12]

On 27 June 2015, Roma bought back Politano for €601,000, with Caprari moving to Pescara outright for €125,000.[13][14]

Inter Milan and Sampdoria

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On 8 July 2016, Caprari was sold to Inter Milan, in a deal involving Cristiano Biraghi moving the other way. He was sent back on loan to Pescara.[15]

Sampdoria

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On 30 June 2017, Caprari joined fellow Serie A club Sampdoria.[16] On 4 November 2019, Gianluca Caprari came off the bench to score the only goal and a stoppage-time winner for Sampdoria against SPAL.[17]

Parma (loan)

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On 31 January 2020, Caprari joined Parma on loan with an option to buy.[18]

Benevento (loan)

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On 4 September 2020, Caprari joined Benevento on loan until 30 June 2021.[19]

Hellas Verona

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On 31 August 2021, Caprari joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[20] During the 2021–22 season, he scored 12 goals and made 7 assists in the Serie A.[21]

Monza (loan)

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On 21 July 2022, Caprari joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on a one-year loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.[21] He made his debut on 8 August, scoring a penalty in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win against Frosinone.[22] Caprari's first Serie A goal for Monza was a volley in a 3–0 away win to Sampdoria on 2 October.[23]

International career

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Caprari was called up to the Italy senior squad for the 2022 Finalissima against Argentina on 1 June 2022, and for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage matches against Germany, Hungary, England and Germany between 4 and 14 June.[24] He made his debut against Germany on 14 June.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roma 2010–11 Serie A 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2011–12 Serie A 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Total 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Pescara 2011–12 Serie B 14 3 0 0 14 3
2012–13 Serie A 24 2 2 0 26 2
Total 38 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 5
Roma 2013–14 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Pescara 2013–14 Serie B 15 3 0 0 15 3
2014–15 Serie B 18 1 2 1 4[b] 0 24 2
2015–16 Serie B 38 13 1 0 4[b] 0 43 13
Total 71 17 3 1 0 0 8 0 82 18
Pescara (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 35 9 1 0 36 9
Sampdoria 2017–18 Serie A 34 5 3 2 37 7
2018–19 Serie A 21 6 3 0 24 6
2019–20 Serie A 18 3 2 1 20 4
2021–22 Serie A 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 73 14 9 3 0 0 0 0 82 17
Parma (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 12 2 0 0 12 2
Benevento (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 30 5 0 0 30 5
Hellas Verona (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 35 12 1 0 36 12
Monza (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 37 5 1 1 38 6
Monza 2023–24 Serie A 6 0 1 0 7 0
2024–25 Serie A 12 0 2 1 14 1
Total 55 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 59 7
Career total 352 69 21 6 3 0 8 0 385 75
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Davide Lippi: "Caprari? Senza dubbio un grande talento"". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Fiorentina-Roma – Fase finale – Torneo Allievi maschile" (in Italian). Torneo Città di Arco official site. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Superb Shakhtar complete Roma conquest". UEFA. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Notiziario" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Speciale Calciomercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Esercizio dei diritti di opzione e controopzione e rapporti di partecipazione ex Art.102bis NOIF" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Speciale calciomercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Esercizio Dei Diritti Di Opzione E Controopzione E Rapporti Di Partecipazione Ex Art. 102 Bis Noif" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Calciomercato e news" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Operazioni di mercato" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Operazioni di mercato" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Speciale Calciomercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Alcuni movimenti del Pescara in questa prima fase di mercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  14. ^ "2015 RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA ANNUALE" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Caprari joins Inter". www.inter.it (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Caprari è blucerchiato, arriva dall'Inter a titolo definitivo" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Ranieri gets first win as Sampdoria coach".
  18. ^ "UFFICIALE: Parma, preso Caprari in prestito con diritto di riscatto". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. ^ "UFFICIALE: Benevento, colpo Caprari. Arriva dalla Samp in prestito con diritto di riscatto".
  20. ^ "C'è Caprari per l'attacco gialloblù" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  21. ^ a b c "Benvenuto Gianluca Caprari". A.C. Monza (in Italian). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  22. ^ Panza, Filippo (7 August 2022). "Coppa Italia, il Monza riparte da Gytkjaer e batte 3–2 il Frosinone!". MBNews (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Pessina si sblocca e il Monza vince ancora: buio pesto Sampdoria". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Una 'Finalissima' per salutare l'azzurro. Chiellini: "Lascio senza rimpianti, l'Europeo il ricordo più bello"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  25. ^ Gianluca Caprari at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  26. ^ Gianluca Caprari at WorldFootball.net
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