Gianluca Curci

Gianluca Curci (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈluːka ˈkurtʃi]; born 12 July 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most recently for Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.^[1]

Gianluca Curci

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-07-12) 12 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–2004	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Roma	30	(0)
2008–2010	Siena	68	(0)
2010–2011	Sampdoria	35	(0)
2011–2015	Roma	3	(0)
2012–2014	→ Bologna (loan)	51	(0)
2015–2017	Mainz 05	0	(0)
2018	AFC Eskilstuna	27	(0)
2019	Hammarby IF	12	(0)
International career
2003–2004	Italy U19	2	(0)
2004–2005	Italy U20	3	(0)
2005–2007	Italy U21	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Curci has previously played for Roma, Siena, Sampdoria, Bologna, 1. FSV Mainz 05 and AFC Eskilstuna.

Club career

Roma

Born in Rome, Curci is a product of the AS Roma youth academy. At only 19, he became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the second half of the 2004–05 season after injuries to fellow goalkeepers Ivan Pelizzoli and Carlo Zotti. He was replaced in the 2005–06 season by new Brazilian keeper Doni. Curci signed a new four-year contract on 16 July 2007.^[2]

Siena

On 25 June 2008, Siena confirmed they signed Curci in a co-ownership deal from Roma for €1.75 million and signed the remaining 50% rights of Daniele Galloppa for another €1.75M.^[3] In exchange, Roma signed keeper Artur for €750,000 and defender Simone Loria for €2.8M.^[4]

Curci impressed in all his matches, notably his last two Serie A matches, helping Siena overcome Roma 1–0, and preventing Genoa from scoring more than they did. Curci then impressed in the Tuscan Derby against Fiorentina, performing 3 incredible reaction saves to help Siena win 1–0.

Sampdoria

On 1 July 2010, Sampdoria bought Siena's half for €2.25 million. Roma retained their half. Curci played for Sampdoria in a match for qualification to the Champions League, against Werder Bremen, but his team lost. Curci was a key player for Sampdoria during the 2010–11 season and he made some crucial saves for the club. He was an ever-present and the club's undisputed first choice goalkeeper.

Roma return

On 24 June 2011, Roma bought back Curci and Stefano Guberti from Sampdoria^[5] for a nominal fee of €1,000^[6] on two-year (Guberti) and three-year deals (Curci) respectively.^[7] On 22 April 2012, Curci made a substitute appearance in a Serie A match against Juventus after Roma's starting goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg received a red card.

Bologna

On 16 July 2012, Curci was signed by Bologna in a temporary deal with an option to purchase for €1 million.^[7][8][9] On 8 July 2013, the loan was extended for another season, with an option to purchase for €1.2 million. Curci also extended his contract with Roma to last until 30 June 2015.^[10][11]

Roma return

On 2 September 2014, Curci was included in Roma's squad for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League as one of the four club trained players required under UEFA rules.^[12]

Mainz 05

On 15 August 2015, Curci was signed by Bundesliga side Mainz on a two-year contract as a free agent.^[13] In January 2017, Curci had an unsuccessful trial with Bristol Rovers.^[14]

He left the club on 30 January 2017, after failing to make a single league appearance.^[15]

AFC Eskilstuna

On 18 January 2018, Curci signed a two-year deal with Swedish Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna.^[16] He kept 18 clean sheets in 27 league appearances, a new club record, as Eskilstuna won a promotion to Allsvenskan through qualifiers.^[17]

Curci terminated his contract with AFC by mutual consent on 21 January 2019, with the club citing "personal reasons" for his departure.^[18] However, according to Curci himself, he sought to leave Eskilstuna due to differences with the club's management.^[19]

Hammarby IF

On 24 January 2019, Curci signed a six-month contract with fellow Swedish club Hammarby IF, replacing the injured starting goalkeeper Johan Wiland, with an extension option of a further one-and-a-half year.^[1] Curci confirmed his departure from the club on 8 July 2019 as his contract had expired.^[20]

International career

Curci has represented Italy multiple times at youth level. He received his first call-up to the Azzurri squad for a friendly against Hungary.^[21]

He has not been called up since November 2008.

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Roma	2004–05	Serie A	11	0	6	0	0	0	–		17	0	[22]
	2005–06		10	0	5	0	8	0	–		23	0	[22]
	2006–07		7	0	6	0	0	0	–		13	0	[22]
	2007–08		2	0	5	0	1	0	–		8	0	[22]
	Total		30	0	22	0	9	0	0	0	61	0
Siena	2008–09	Serie A	32	0	1	0	0	0	–		33	0	[22]
	2009–10		36	0	1	0	0	0	–		37	0	[22]
	Total		68	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	70	0
Sampdoria	2010–11	Serie A	35	0	0	0	6	0	–		41	0	[22]
Roma	2011–12	Serie A	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0	[22]
	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	[23]
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Bologna (loan)	2012–13	Serie A	14	0	0	0	0	0	–		14	0	[22]
	2013–14	Serie A	37	0	1	0	0	0	–		38	0	[22]
	Total		51	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	52	0
Mainz 05	2015–16	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	[23]
	2016–17	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	[23]
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AFC Eskilstuna	2018	Allsvenskan	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	29	0	[22]
Hammarby IF	2018	Allsvenskan	12	0	2	0	0	0	–		14	0	[22]
Career total			226	0	27	0	15	0	2	0	270	0

Honours

Club

Roma^[23]

• Coppa Italia: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2007

References

1. "Hammarby tar in Gianluca Curci" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
2. "PROLUNGAMENTO DEL CONTRATTO ECONOMICO PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE GIANLUCA CURCI" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
3. "Mercato: Curci e Barusso al Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
4. "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE ALLA DATA DEL 25 GIUGNO 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
5. "Compartecipazioni: alla Roma vanno Curci e Guberti" (URL) (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
6. "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO CONCLUSE AL 24 GIUGNO 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
7. "Relazione Finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
8. "Gianluca Curci". AS Roma. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
9. "Curci al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
10. "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
11. "Curci al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
12. "2014/15 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: THE GIALLOROSSI'S LIST OF PLAYERS". AS Roma. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
13. "Curci kommt fürs Tor" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
14. "NO DEAL FOR GIANLUCA CURCI". Bristol Rovers F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
15. "Curci lascia la Bundesliga: risolto il contratto col Mainz". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
16. "Calciomercato, Curci in Serie B svedese: ha firmato con l'Eskilstuna". Goal.com (in Italian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
17. "Uppgifter: Lämnade AFC - nu uppges Curci vara nära Hammarby". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
18. "Pressmeddelande: Gianluca Curci lämnar AFC Eskilstuna". AFC Eskilstuna (in Swedish). 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
19. "Curci alla conquista della Svezia con l'Hammarby: "Ora sono in un top club"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
20. Curci lämnar Bajen efter bara ett halvår, expressen.se, 8 July 2019
21. "Italy turn to Curci and Aquilani". UEFA. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
22. "Gianluca Curci » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
23. "G. Curci". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

External links

• FIGC (in Italian)