Gabriele Biancheri

Gabriele Cataldo Biancheri (born 18 September 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Wales under-19 national team.

Gabriele Biancheri

Personal information
Full name	Gabriele Cataldo Biancheri[1]
Date of birth	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	69
Youth career
2013–2023	Cardiff City
2023–	Manchester United
International career‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Wales U16	2	(1)
2022–2023	Wales U17	10	(2)
2023–2024	Wales U18	3	(1)
2024–	Wales U19	3	(5)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Club career

Biancheri started his career in the academy of Cardiff City, where his prolific goal-scoring form earned him a call-up to the club's under-21 side, featuring in a 1–0 Premier League Cup home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 3 December 2022.^[2] After over nine years with the Welsh club, Biancheri moved to Manchester United in February 2023.^[3][4]

International career

Biancheri is of Italian descent, and thus is able to represent Wales and Italy at international level.^[4][5] He has represented Wales at under-16 and under-17 level.^[1]

He played for Wales at the Under-17 EUROs in 2023, scoring once against Poland as Wales were eliminated after the group stage.^[6]

In March 2024 Biancheri was called up to the Wales under-19 squad for the first time,^[7] and scored his first goal against Belgium in a 1–0 away win on March 25.^[8]

Style of play

Described as a "pacy, sharp and dynamic forward", Biancheri is comfortable playing across the front three, while also capable of playing in the number 10 role.^[9]