Mirko Pigliacelli

Mirko Pigliacelli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Catanzaro
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)
2022–2024	Palermo	75	(0)
2024–	Catanzaro	6	(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 16 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2013

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

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 12 December 2023^[12]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sassuolo (loan)	2012–13	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Pescara	2013–14 (loan)	3	0	2	0	–		–		5	0
	2017–18	8	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
Total		11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Reggina (loan)	2013–14	21	0	0	0	–		–		21	0
Frosinone	2014–15	17	0	0	0	–		–		17	0
Pro Vercelli (loan)	2015–16	39	0	0	0	–		–		39	0
	2017–18	21	0	0	0	–		–		21	0
Total		60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	0
Trapani (loan)	2016–17	21	0	0	0	–		–		21	0
CS U Craiova	2018–19	36	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	42	1
	2019–20	29	0	1	0	6	0	–		36	0
	2020–21	40	0	6	0	1	0	–		47	0
	2021–22	35	0	2	0	1	0	2[b]	0	40	0
	2022–23	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Total		141	1	12	0	10	0	3	0	166	1
Palermo	2022–23	38	0	2	0	–		–		40	0
	2023–24	16	0	1	0	–		–		17	0
Total		54	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	57	0
Career total		326	1	18	0	10	0	3	0	357	1

1. Appearances in Supercupa României
2. appearance in Supercupa României, appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Sassuolo

• Serie B: 2012–13

CS U Craiova

• Cupa României: 2020–21
• Supercupa României: 2021

Individual

• Liga I Team of the Regular Season: 2018–19,^[13]
• Liga I Team of the Season: 2018–19,^[14] 2020–21^[15]
• Liga I Best Goalkeeper: 2020–21,

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 20 December 2018.
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. "Liga 1 Betano: Echipa sezonului regulat" [Liga I Betano: Team of the regular season] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
14. "Echipa sezonului 2018/2019" [Team of the season 2018/2019] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
15. "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.

External links

• Mirko Pigliacelli at Soccerway
• AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)