Manuel Pucciarelli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Montemurlo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vis Pesaro | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Jolly Montemurlo | ||
| 2001–2011 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Empoli | 164 | (21) |
| 2012 | → Gavorrano (loan) | 17 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | → Chievo (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Chievo | 9 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Pescara (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Dibba Al Fujairah (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Melbourne City | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Vis Pesaro | 58 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 | |||
Manuel Pucciarelli (born 17 June 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a second striker or attacking midfielder for Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro.
Career
[edit]Pucciarelli first began playing football in Jolly Montemurlo's youth sector.[1] At 10 years old, he moved to Empoli;[2] he played for their youth team in the 2009–10 Campionato Primavera final, scoring a goal in a 2–1 defeat to Genoa.[citation needed]
On 29 May 2011, Pucciarelli made his first-team debut in a 1–1 draw against Vicenza, replacing Mirko Valdifiori in the 60th minute.[3] On 22 January 2012, he moved on loan to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Gavorrano,[4] scoring 10 goals (including a brace against L'Aquila)[5] in 17 appearances.[6]
After his promotion to the Serie A with Empoli, Pucciarelli made his top flight debut against Udinese on 31 August 2014, replacing Levan Mchedlidze in the 83rd minute.[7] He scored his first Serie A goal on 23 September against AC Milan.[8]
On 11 July 2017, Pucciarelli was sent on a two-year loan to Chievo, with obligation for purchase.[9]
On 31 January 2020, Pucciarelli joined Pescara on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]
On 20 January 2021, Pucciarelli was loaned to Dibba Al-Furjarah in the UAE First Division League.[11]
In September 2021, Pucciarelli joined Australian club Melbourne City on a two-year deal.[12]
On 22 November 2022, Pucciarelli signed for Serie C club Vis Pesaro as a free transfer, agreeing a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend.[13]
Style of play
[edit]Pucciarelli is a second striker, who can also play as an attacking midfielder.[14] He is good at creating attacking opportunities for his teammates, and is known for his endurance and pressing the opposing ball carrier.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "L'atleta dell'anno di Montemurlo è Manuel Pucciarelli [notiziediprato.it]". www.notiziediprato.it. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Manuel si colora d'azzurro "Voglio ripagare la fiducia"". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Vicenza 1 - 1 Empoli - legaserieb.it". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, ceduti Pucciarelli e La Rocca - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "L'Aquila - Gavorrano 1-4 | LegaPro2 2011/12". CalcioToscano (in Italian). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Manuel Pucciarelli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Riepilogo Udinese - Empoli: Punteggi & Highlights Calcio - 31/08/2014". Eurosport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Redazione; Digital, Icona (22 September 2014). "Torres segna all'esordio, il Milan rimonta l'Empoli da 2-0 a 2-2". Spaziocalcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Preso Ivan Provedel; Manuel Pucciarelli al Chievo Verona". 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Pucciarelli è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara. 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Manuel Pucciarelli al Dibba Al-Fujairah" (in Italian). Chievo. 20 January 2021.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (20 September 2021). "Italian Pucciarelli joins City in A-League". The Examiner.
- ^ "Vis Pesaro, accordo annuale con opzione per Manuel Pucciarelli" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Sarri prova Pucciarelli in attacco. E' tutto pronto per il doppio test contro Arezzo e Pistoiese, ma c'è qualche assente". Empoli Channel (in Italian). 14 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Fioravanti, Fabrizio (7 July 2011). "Dalla Primavera: Manuel Pucciarelli". PianetaEmpoli.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Manuel Pucciarelli at Soccerway
- Manuel Pucciarelli at Global Sports Archive
- Lega Serie B profile Archived 11 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Living people
- 1991 births
- People from Montemurlo
- Sportspeople from the Province of Prato
- Footballers from Tuscany
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Empoli FC players
- USD Follonica Gavorrano players
- AC ChievoVerona players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- Dibba Al Fujairah FC players
- Melbourne City FC players
- Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players
- Serie B players
- Serie A players
- UAE First Division League players
- A-League Men players
- Serie C players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen