Gabriele Boloca
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Chieri, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ternana
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2021 Juventus
2019–2020 → Bologna (loan)
2020–2021 → Monza (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Juve NG 1 (0)
2022 Seregno 2 (0)
2023 Chieri 10 (0)
2023–2024 Albenga 13 (0)
2024– Ternana 2 (0)
International career
2017 Romania U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U17 5 (0)
2019 Romania U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Gabriele Boloca (born 31 March 2001) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie B club Ternana. Born in Italy to Romanian parents, he represented Romania at youth international level.

Club career

A youth product of Juventus, Boloca was first called-up by Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 10 February 2019, for a match against Arzachena.[1] Boloca was eventually called-up six times at the end of the season, without debuting.[1] Boloca was sent on loan to the under-19 teams of Bologna and Monza, in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons respectively.[2][3]

On 25 January 2020, Boloca was called up by Siniša Mihajlović to Bologna's senior squad, for their game against SPAL; he was an unused substitute.[3] In January 2021, Juventus announced Boloca's loan to Monza had been interrupted prematurely.[4]

After being benched 21 times during the season,[1] Boloca made his professional debut for Juventus U23 on 24 April 2022, as a starter in a Serie C game against Legnago Salus, helping his side win 3–2.[5]

In 2022, he joined Serie D club Seregno.[6] After spending the first half of the 2023–24 season with fellow Serie D club Albenga, Boloca was signed by Serie B club Ternana in January 2024.[7]

International career

In 2018, Boloca was called up to represent the Romania national under-17 team.[8]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Daniel Boloca who also plays football for US Sassuolo Calcio.[9]

Style of play

Boloca is a defender who mainly plays as a centre-back, and can also play as a left-back on occasion.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gabriele Boloca at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Calciomercato Monza, ufficiale: ecco il giovane difensore Boloca dalla Juventus per rinforzare la Primavera di Allegretti". Monza-News (in Italian). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Calciomercato: il chierese Gabriel Boloca approda in prestito al Monza". TuttocalcioPiemonte.com il portale del calcio dilettantistico piemontese. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Juventus, Boloca al rientro dal Monza: rinforzerà la Primavera?". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Juventus U23, esordio tra i professionisti per Boloca". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "În loc de Eintracht Frankfurt, a ajuns în Serie D! Fotbalistul român de la Juventus Torino a început munca de jos". Sport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Ternana UFFICIALE, Gabriele Boloca nuovo rossoverde" (in Italian). Calcio Ternano. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ Gargano, Mirko (5 March 2018). "Gabriele Boloca convocato dalla Romania". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Un nou debut românesc la Juventus Torino. A bifat primele minute la profesioniști". www.digisport.ro.

External links

Ternana Calcio – current squad
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