Melania Gabbiadini
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Melania Gabbiadini (born 28 August 1983) is an Italian former football forward. After beginning her career with Bergamo in 2000, she later joined AGSM Verona in 2004 and went on to captain the team, until her retirement in 2017.[2] She won five Scudetti with the club.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Melania Gabbiadini | ||
Date of birth | (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Calcinate, Italy | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Bolgare | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2004 | Bergamo | 146 | (150) |
2004–2017 | AGSM Verona | 150 | (153) |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2017 | Italy | 114 | (45) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2017 |
A fast winger,[4] with an eye for goal, Gabbiadini was an experienced player at international level, who made over 100 caps for the Italy women's national football team. She is a veteran of Italy's 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women's Championship campaigns, being voted to the Squad of the Tournament in the 2013 edition of the tournament.[5] She was voted the Serie A Female Footballer of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015,[6][7][8] and was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2016.