Gabriele Boloca (born 31 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group A club AlbinoLeffe. Born in Italy to Romanian parents, he represented Romania at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Chieri, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Juventus | ||
| 2019–2020 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Monza (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Juventus U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Seregno | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Chieri | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Albenga | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ternana | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | AlbinoLeffe | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Romania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Romania U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Romania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editA youth product of Juventus, Boloca was first called-up by Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 10 February 2019, for a match against Arzachena.[1] Boloca was eventually called-up six times at the end of the season, without debuting.[1] Boloca was sent on loan to the under-19 teams of Bologna and Monza, in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons respectively.[2][3]
On 25 January 2020, Boloca was called up by Siniša Mihajlović to Bologna's senior squad, for their game against SPAL; he was an unused substitute.[3] In January 2021, Juventus announced Boloca's loan to Monza had been interrupted prematurely.[4]
After being benched 21 times during the season,[1] Boloca made his professional debut for Juventus U23 on 24 April 2022, as a starter in a Serie C game against Legnago Salus, helping his side win 3–2.[5]
In 2022, he joined Serie D club Seregno.[6] After spending the first half of the 2023–24 season with fellow Serie D club Albenga, Boloca was signed by Serie B club Ternana in January 2024.[7]
On 30 August 2024, Boloca moved to AlbinoLeffe in Serie C.[8]
International career
editIn 2018, Boloca was called up to represent the Romania national under-17 team.[9]
Personal life
editHe is the younger brother of Daniel Boloca who also plays football for US Sassuolo Calcio.[10]
Style of play
editBoloca is a defender who mainly plays as a centre-back, and can also play as a left-back on occasion.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gabriele Boloca at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Calciomercato Monza, ufficiale: ecco il giovane difensore Boloca dalla Juventus per rinforzare la Primavera di Allegretti". Monza-News (in Italian). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Calciomercato: il chierese Gabriel Boloca approda in prestito al Monza". TuttocalcioPiemonte.com il portale del calcio dilettantistico piemontese. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Juventus, Boloca al rientro dal Monza: rinforzerà la Primavera?". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Juventus U23, esordio tra i professionisti per Boloca". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "În loc de Eintracht Frankfurt, a ajuns în Serie D! Fotbalistul român de la Juventus Torino a început munca de jos". Sport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Ternana UFFICIALE, Gabriele Boloca nuovo rossoverde" (in Italian). Calcio Ternano. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Gabriele Boloca è un nuovo giocatore dell'U.C. AlbinoLeffe!" [Gabriele Boloca is a new player of UC AlbinoLeffe!] (in Italian). AlbinoLeffe. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Gargano, Mirko (5 March 2018). "Gabriele Boloca convocato dalla Romania". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Un nou debut românesc la Juventus Torino. A bifat primele minute la profesioniști". www.digisport.ro.
External links
edit- Gabriele Boloca at Soccerway
- Gabriele Boloca at Global Sports Archive