Gianluca Curci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Roma | 58 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Siena | 70 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sampdoria | 41 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Roma | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Bologna (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U-21 | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 7 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:01, 3 June 2012 (UTC) |
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Gianluca Curci (born 12 July 1985, in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Curci has previously played for Roma, Siena, Sampdoria and Bologna.
Curci is a product of the Roma youth academy. At only 19, he became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the second half of the 2004–05 season after injuries to fellow goalkeepers Ivan Pelizzoli and Carlo Zotti. He was replaced in the 2005–06 season by new Brazilian keeper Doni. Curci signed a new four-year contract on 16 July 2007.
On 25 June 2008, Siena confirmed they signed Curci in a co-ownership deal from Roma for €1.75 million and signed the remaining 50% rights of Daniele Galloppa for another €1.75M. In exchange, Roma signed keeper Artur for €750,000 and defender Simone Loria for €2.8M.
Curci impressed in all his matches, notably his last two Serie A matches, helping Siena overcome Roma 1–0, and preventing Genoa from scoring more than they did. Curci then impressed in the Tuscan Derby against Fiorentina, performing 3 incredible reaction saves to help Siena win 1–0.
On 1 July 2010, Sampdoria bought Siena's half for €2.25 million. Roma retained their half. Curci played for Sampdoria in a match for qualification to the Champions League, against Werder Bremen, but his team lost. Curci was a key player for Sampdoria during the 2010–11 season and he made some crucial saves for the club. He was an ever present and the club's undisputed first choice goalkeeper.
On 24 June 2011, Roma bought back Curci and Stefano Guberti from Sampdoria for a nominal fee of €1,000 on two-year (Guberti) and three-year deals (Curci) respectively. On 22 April 2012, Curci made a substitute appearance in a Serie A match against Juventus after Roma's starting goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg received a red card.
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