Roberto Gagliardini

Roberto Gagliardini (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ɡaʎʎarˈdiːni]; born 7 April 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.

Club Career

Atalanta and loan spells

Born in Bergamo to physical education teacher and a Sicilian mother, Gagliardini began his career at hometown club Atalanta playing for their youth teams and later for the reserves. He was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2013–14 season.

On 4 December 2013, Gagliardini made his professional debut, starting in a 2–0 home win over Sassuolo, for the campaign's Coppa Italia.

Loan to Cesena

On 17 January 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Cesena with a 6-month loan deal. On 25 January he made his debut for Cesena as a substitute, replacing Guido Marilungo in the 74th minute and one minute later he scored his first career goal in a 3–1 away win over Varese. On 2 February, Gagliardini played his first full match for Cesena, a 1–1 away draw against Virtus Lanciano. On 6 June, Gagliardini was sent-off with a double yellow card in the 67th minute of a 1–0 away win against Modena. Gagliardini ended his 6-month loan to Cesena with 21 apparences, including 16 as a starter, and 1 goal. He helped the team win promotion to Serie A.

Loan to Spezia

On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Spezia on a season-long loan deal. On 7 September he made his debut for Spezia as a substitute replacing Juri Cisotti in the 68th minute of a 2–1 home win over Frosinone. On 24 January 2015, Gagliardini played his first entire match for Spezia and he scored his first goal in the 55th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Frosinone. Gagilardini ended his season-long loan to Spezia with 14 apparences and 1 goal.

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