Manuel Pasqual
 Pasqual playing for Fiorentina in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | San Donà di Piave, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Derthona | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Pordenone | 30 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Treviso | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Arezzo | 108 | (3) |
| 2005– | Fiorentina | 298 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Italy | 10 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2015 | |||
Manuel Pasqual (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːnwel paˈskwal]; born 13 March 1982) is a footballer for Fiorentina of Serie A and the Italy national football team. He is an offensive left-back, who is well known for his crossing ability;[1][2] he is also capable of playing as a wide midfielder or as wing-back on the left in a 3-5-2 formation.[1][3] Pasqual is a dead ball specialist and often takes free-kicks as well as corners for the Viola, providing several assists from his curling set pieces and crosses.[2]
Club career
Early career
After a couple of seasons playing for lowly-placed Serie D teams such as Derthona and Pordenone, Pasqual joined Serie C1's A.C. Arezzo in January 2002, having previously played for Treviso, at that point also a team in Serie C1. Pasqual became a key player at Arezzo, and one of the main catalysts for promotion into Serie B. Pasqual played one more remarkable season for Arezzo.
Fiorentina
Pasqual joined Fiorentina on 4 July 2005 in joint-ownership. He made his Serie A debut on 18 September 2005 against Udinese, a game which finished 4–2. His good form in his first Serie A season made him earned a call up from Marcello Lippi. Fiorentina making a full bid for his services in June 2006.[4]
At Fiorentina, Pasqual became known for his powerful left foot and foraging runs. After a disappointing dip in form during the 2007–2008 season, Pasqual was highly linked with the likes of Juventus and Napoli, and was almost certain to leave with the arrival of Juan Vargas. However Vargas' disappointing form in defense allowed him to move forward, and Pasqual made a grand return in the 2008–2009 season silencing many of his critics with his performances and even scoring his first goal in over two years.
In July 2009, Pasqual signed a new 3-year contract with Fiorentina.[5] He extended his contract again in November 2011.[6]
Since the 2012–13 season, Pasqual has been Fiorentina's team captain.[7]
International career
Pasqual's performances earned him a national team call up by then Italy coach Marcello Lippi, who capped him for a friendly match against Germany, played at his club's home stadium in Florence, the Stadio Artemio Franchi, on 1 March 2006. Italy sensationally won the match by 4–1, with Pasqual coming on in the last minute as a substitute for Mauro Camoranesi.[8] He has also attracted the attention of Italy's new coach after the 2006 World Cup triumph, Roberto Donadoni, who succeeded Marcello Lippi, called him up for Italy's Euro 2008 qualification matches against Lithuania and France in September and matches against Ukraine and Georgia in October. On 10 September 2013, he was capped by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic. He was named in Prandelli's 30-man provisional squad for the tournament on 13 May 2014,[9] but was cut from the final 23-man squad named on 1 June.[10]
Statistics
Club
- As of 17 January 2016[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derthona | 1999–00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Pordenone | 2000–01 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Treviso | 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Arezzo | 2001–02 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| Total | 108 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 113 | 3 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2005–06 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 297 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 1 | — | 351 | 10 | ||
| Career totals | 452 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 1 | — | 513 | 14 | ||
- ^ All appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b c d All appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ All appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played on 16 June 2015. [12]
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Fiorentina, ag.Pasqual: "Ripensamenti sul contratto"" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Manuel Pasqual un esempio per tutti". tutto-viola.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Giovanni Galli: "Pasqual devastante in attacco, ma Montella…"" (in Italian). fiorentinanews.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Fiorentina get all of Pasqual". UEFA.com. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Pasqual rinnova per tre anni" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Manuel Pasqual rinnova fino al 2014". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Serie A: Fiorentina without captain Manuel Pasqual for four weeks". skysports.com. SKY. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Italy vs. Germany". Soccerway. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Striker Giuseppe Rossi in Italy's provisional squad". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Italy omit Giuseppe Rossi from final squad". BBC Sport. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Manuel Pasqual at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Manuel Pasqual at National-Football-Teams.com