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===Charlton===
===Charlton===
In the summer transfer window before the 11/12 season, Vito joined [[Charlton Athletic]] on a two year contract. He became the first choice goalkeeper after fellow [[Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Wojciech Szczesny]] completed his season long loan deal at [[Charlton]]. He currently has 26 clean sheets this season with Charlton top of the [[Championship]], around 13 points ahead of second place.
In the summer transfer window before the 11/12 season, Vito joined [[Charlton Athletic]] on a two year contract. He became the first choice goalkeeper after fellow [[Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Wojciech Szczesny]] completed his season long loan deal at [[Charlton]]. He currently has 26 clean sheets this season with Charlton top of the [[Championship]], around 13 points ahead of second place. Szczesny never played for charlton.


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 17:58, 3 December 2011

Vito Mannone
Mannone with Arsenal in 2009
Mannone with Arsenal
Personal information
Full name Vito Mannone[1]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2][3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2005 Atalanta
2005–2006 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Arsenal 6 (0)
2006 → Barnsley (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 → Hull City (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Italy U-21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2010

Vito Mannone (born 2 March 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for Arsenal, as a goalkeeper and is a 'homegrown' player in Arsenal's official 2011/2012 Premier League squad. He has made 9 appearances for Arsenal, the most notable of which was his Man of the Match display against Fulham in the 2009/2010 season that earned his side all 3 points in a 1-0 victory. Vito is currently considered to be the club's fourth choice goalkeeper behind Wojciech Szczęsny, Lukasz Fabianski and Manuel Almunia.

Club career

Early career

Born in Desio, Mannone was signed by Arsène Wenger during the summer of 2005, joining Arsenal from Atalanta on a three-year deal for a £350,000 compensation fee, as the player had not yet signed a professional contract with the Italian side. He made his Arsenal debut in a pre-season friendly against Barnet on 16 July 2005, as Arsenal ran out 4–1 winners.

Loan to Barnsley

On 18 August 2006, Mannone was sent out on a three-month loan to Championship club Barnsley, where he was expected to challenge Nick Colgan for the number-one spot.[4] Mannone's time at Barnsley was not a happy one – on his debut away to Preston North End on 22 September, he came on as a substitute after Colgan was sent off was unlucky to give Preston the winning goal, punching the ball onto Patrick Agyemang's head.[5] In his next match, against Luton Town, starting in place of the suspended Colgan, he dropped a cross late on and Ahmet Brković scored the winner.

Return to Arsenal

After suffering a knee injury, Mannone's loan period was cut short and he returned to Arsenal on 23 October for treatment.[6] He was linked with a loan move to then newly-promoted Scottish Premier League side Gretna in the summer of 2007, but that move fell through.[7][8]

Mannone regularly played understudy to Łukasz Fabiański during Arsenal's 2007–08 League Cup campaign. However, he was left an unused substitute in all of the club's five matches in the competition, before they were knocked-out in the semi-finals against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. On 19 December 2007, Arsenal announced that Mannone had signed a new long-term contract.[9] On 19 April 2008, he was named on the bench for his first Premier League game, Arsenal's 2–0 win against Reading at the Emirates Stadium, but was left an unused substitute as Jens Lehmann played the entire match.

Following the departure of Jens Lehmann in the summer of 2008, Mannone became Arsenal's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Manuel Almunia and Łukasz Fabiański. Mannone changed his shirt number from 40 to 24 at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, after Manuel Almunia (the previous owner) was given the number 1. On 19 July 2008, he was brought on for the second half of Arsenal's 2–1 pre-season friendly win over Barnet at Underhill, keeping a clean sheet. He made a total of four pre-season appearances for Arsenal's first team in the summer of 2008, coming on as a half-time substitute in all of them.

He made his competitive debut for Arsenal's first team in their final match of the 2008–09 season, a Premier League fixture at home to Stoke City on 24 May 2009. Arsenal won the game 4–1.[10]

2009–10 season

Mannone with Arsenal

With first choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and back-up Łukasz Fabiański out injured, Mannone made his first UEFA Champions League start against Standard Liege, in Arsenal's first group stage match on 16 September 2009. Mannone's night got off to a poor start, twice conceding within the first five minutes, first from a shot from outside of the box by Mangala which beat Mannone at the near post and then Jovanovic who slotted home the penalty spot after he was felled by William Gallas. However, Arsenal recovered to win the match 3–2, after goals from Nicklas Bendtner, Thomas Vermaelen and Eduardo.[11]

With Manuel Almunia struggling for fitness, Mannone made his second Premier League appearance against Wigan Athletic on 19 September 2009. Mannone kept a clean sheet in a 4–0 victory for Arsenal.[12] Mannone also kept a clean sheet in the game against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 26 September 2009, in which he pulled off many good saves and almost single-handedly kept Arsenal in the game, receiving the man of the match award, where Arsenal won 1–0. Mannone said the game was the highlight of his career.[13] He again kept a clean sheet in the 2–0 victory over Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League on 29 September. He has never lost a match with Arsenal, which has helped build his confidence in front of goal.

On 17 October 2009, Mannone was selected as the starting keeper over the previous mainstay, Almunia, who had been overlooked after missing through illness; this was seen as a vote of confidence for Mannone after people had previously questioned his and Almunia's future in the first team.

On 25 January 2010, Mannone signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.[14] Mannone pledged to battle to become Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper.

Loan to Hull City

On 18 October 2010, Mannone joined Championship side Hull City on loan until 3 January 2011.[15] On 27 October 2010 Mannone played his first game with Hull City against Scunthorpe United in a reserve match in which Hull won 3–0. Mannone was reported to have made a few great saves.[16] He made his first team debut on 13 November 2010 against Preston North End, where he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory.[17] He also kept another clean sheet against Ipswich Town on his home debut in which the game ended in a 1–0 victory for Hull. He had a good spell with Hull, keeping 4 clean sheets in 7 games and also saved a penalty against Reading. On 31 December, he returned to Arsenal after a thigh injury, but returned to Hull on loan until the end of the season on 7 January 2011.[18] He returned from injury on the 5 March, in the 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.[19]

Second Return to Arsenal

Mannone returned to Arsenal as again third choice behind the two Polish keepers Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski. Mannone made an appearance for Arsenal against the New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup.

Charlton

In the summer transfer window before the 11/12 season, Vito joined Charlton Athletic on a two year contract. He became the first choice goalkeeper after fellow Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny completed his season long loan deal at Charlton. He currently has 26 clean sheets this season with Charlton top of the Championship, around 13 points ahead of second place. Szczesny never played for charlton.

International career

On 13 November 2009, Mannone made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a match against Hungary. He played seven matches in 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 22 May 2011[20]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal 2006–07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2009–10 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 0 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnsley (loan) 2006–07 2 0 0 2 0 0 – – – 4 0 0
Hull City (loan) 2010–11 10 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 10 0 0
Total 18 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 23 0 0

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2010 and 31/01/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ^ – Vito Mannone Bio, BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  3. ^ – Squad Profiles, ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Tykes loan for Gunners goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  5. ^ Chase, Graham (23 September 2006). "Preston North End 1 Barnsley 0: Mannone misfortune gifts Preston the points". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
  6. ^ "On-loan Mannone back at Arsenal". BBC Sport. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
  7. ^ Buckingham, Mark. "Gretna to sign Arsenal keeper". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  8. ^ "No. 1 snag hits Gretna". icScotland. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  9. ^ "Young goalkeeper signs new contract". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  10. ^ "Arsenal 4–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  11. ^ "Standard Liege 2–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  12. ^ Dawkes, Phil (2009-09-19). "Arsenal 4–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  13. ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (2009-09-26). "Fulham 0–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  14. ^ "Goalkeeper Vito Mannone signs new Arsenal contract". BBC Sport. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  15. ^ "Tigers Bring in Italian Stopper". Hull City A.F.C. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  16. ^ "Hull City: Rosenior and Mannone impress in reserves' win over Scunthorpe". Hill Daily Mail. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  17. ^ "Preston 0–2 Hull". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  18. ^ "Arsenal keeper Vito Mannone back at Hull City on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Nott'm Forest 0 - 1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  20. ^ "Vito Mannone Profile, Statistics, News". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

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