Daniele Rugani

Daniele Rugani
Rugani playing for Juventus in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back
Team information
Current team
Ajax
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2013 Empoli
2012–2013Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Juventus 117 (8)
2013–2015Empoli (loan) 78 (5)
2020–2021Rennes (loan) 1 (0)
2021Cagliari (loan) 16 (1)
2024–Ajax (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Italy U17 13 (3)
2011–2012 Italy U18 9 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U19 11 (0)
2013 Italy U20 2 (0)
2014–2017 Italy U21 19 (2)
2016–2018 Italy 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Daniele Rugani (Italian pronunciation: [daˈnjɛːle ruˈɡaːni]; born 29 July 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Eredivisie club Ajax, on loan from Serie A club Juventus.

Rugani began his professional club career with Empoli in Serie B in 2013, where he immediately helped the club achieve Serie A promotion, and was named the 2014 Serie B Footballer of the Year. His defensive performances the following season saw him named to the 2015 Serie A Team of the Year, and earned him a transfer to Juventus, where he won five consecutive Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles.

At the international level, Rugani has represented the Italy U21 team at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2015 and 2017, and made his senior debut for Italy in 2016.

  1. ^ "Daniele Rugani: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Daniele Rugani". Juventus FC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2022.