Mirko Pigliacelli

Mirko Pigliacelli (born 30 June 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo.

Mirko Pigliacelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Palermo
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2010 Lazio
2010–2012 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Sassuolo (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Pescara (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Reggina (loan) 21 (0)
2014–2015 → Frosinone (loan) 10 (0)
2015 Frosinone 7 (0)
2015–2018 Pescara 8 (0)
2015–2016 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 39 (0)
2017 → Trapani (loan) 21 (0)
2018 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 21 (0)
2018 Pro Vercelli 0 (0)
2018 → Universitatea Craiova (loan) 21 (0)
2019–2022 Universitatea Craiova 120 (1)
2022– Palermo 38 (0)
International career‡
2011 Italy U18 3 (0)
2011–2012 Italy U19 5 (0)
2012–2014 Italy U20 7 (0)
2013 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2013

Club career

Pigliacelli is a graduate of the Roma youth academy. In 2012, he moved to fellow Serie A club Parma. For the 2012–13 season, he was loaned to Serie B team Sassuolo, but played only once for I Neroverdi as they were promoted to Serie A. During the 2013–14 season, he had further Serie B loan spells, this time for Pescara and Reggina, playing a combined 24 league games.

In 2014, he joined Serie B newcomers, Frosinone on a season long loan.[2] on 26 January 2015 the deal became definitive.[3]

Pigliacelli then joined Pescara in the summer of 2015 as a free agent,[4] and was immediately loaned to Pro Vercelli for the remainder of the season. On 3 January 2018, he was again loaned to Pro Vercelli.[5]

CS U Craiova

On 30 June 2018, he joined CS U Craiova on a season long loan.[6] After becoming one of the most appreciated goalkeepers of the Romanian Liga I, on 18 December 2018, "the white and blues" announced they had extended their contract with Pigliacelli. The goalkeeper signed a new deal until 2022, plus an extension for another year while CS U paid Pro Vercelli €300,000 to make the move permanent.[7][8]

In 2019, according to Tuttomercato he attracted transfer interest from Serie A clubs Torino, Cagliari and Parma.[9][10]

Return to Italy

On 22 July 2022, Pigliacelli signed a three-year contract with Palermo in Serie B.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 August 2023[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sassuolo (loan) 2012–13 1000––10
Pescara 2013–14 (loan) 3020––50
2017–18 8010––90
Total 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Reggina (loan) 2013–14 21000––210
Frosinone 2014–15 17000––170
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2015–16 39000––390
2017–18 21000––210
Total 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
Trapani (loan) 2016–17 21000––210
CS U Craiova 2018–19 361302010421
2019–20 2901060–360
2020–21 4006010–470
2021–22 35020102[lower-alpha 2]0400
2022–23 10–––10
Total 141 1 12 0 10 0 3 0 166 1
Palermo 2022–23 38020––400
Career total 310 1 17 0 10 0 3 0 340 1
  1. Appearances in Supercupa României
  2. appearance in Supercupa României, appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Sassuolo

CS U Craiova

Individual

References
  1. La Gazzetta dello Sport profile (in Italian)
  2. "MIRKO PIGLIACELLI AL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "MIRKO PIGLIACELLI DEFINITIVO AL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Calcio Mercato Serie B" (in Italian). Milan: Lega Serie B. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: IL PORTIERE MIRKO PIGLIACELLI A TITOLO TEMPORANEO DAL PESCARA" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. "UFFICIALE: IL PORTIERE MIRKO PIGLIACELLI IN PRESTITO AL CRAIOVA" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. "TRANSFER Pigliacelli – Cati bani a dat Universitatea Craiova pe portar: 'Nu ma asteptam sa semnez pentru ca…' | FanClub Universitatea Craiova". Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
  8. "Vești bune pentru olteni". 28 November 2018.
  9. "Mirko Pigliacelli, dorit în Serie A » Cagliari și Parma îl vor pe portarul lui CSU Craiova". GSP.
  10. "EXCLUSIV Mirko Pigliacelli în Serie A! Anunţ OFICIAL despre viitorul goalkeeper-ului din Bănie. Cine îl poate înlocui la Craiova". Telekomsport.
  11. "MIRKO PIGLIACELLI È ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. Mirko Pigliacelli at Soccerway. Retrieved 02 May 2021.
  13. "LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.


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