Andrea Consigli Explained

Andrea Consigli
Height:1.89 m[1]
Birth Date:27 January 1987
Birth Place:Cormano, Italy
Currentclub:Sassuolo
Clubnumber:47
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:2004–2006
Youthclubs1:Atalanta
Years1:2006–2014
Clubs1:Atalanta
Caps1:193
Goals1:0
Years2:2006–2007
Clubs2:Sambenedettese (loan)
Caps2:32
Goals2:0
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:Rimini (loan)
Caps3:35
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–
Clubs4:Sassuolo
Caps4:357
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalteam1:Italy U16
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2003–2004
Nationalteam2:Italy U17
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2004–2005
Nationalteam3:Italy U18
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2005–2006
Nationalteam4:Italy U19
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2005–2007
Nationalteam5:Italy U20
Nationalcaps5:5
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2006–2009
Nationalteam6:Italy U21
Nationalcaps6:20
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears7:2008
Nationalteam7:Italy U23
Nationalcaps7:1
Nationalgoals7:0
Nationalyears8:2008
Nationalteam8:Italy Olympic
Nationalcaps8:1
Nationalgoals8:0
Pcupdate:19 May 2024 (UTC)

Andrea Consigli (born 27 January 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie B club Sassuolo as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Cormano, Consigli is a youth product of Atalanta. To gain some first team experience, the young goalkeeper was loaned out to Serie C1 side Sambenedettese in the 2006–07 season. The following season, he was loaned to Serie B side Rimini. After a successful loan spell there, he returned to Atalanta and acquired the number 1 shirt.

On 1 September 2014, Consigli joined Serie A team Sassuolo for €3 million.[2] [3]

International career

Consigli made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 15 August 2006, in a friendly match against Croatia. Then he was selected by head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi in the squad for the 2007 U-21 Championship as the third choice goalkeeper. After that competition he became the first choice in the goal for Italy U-21 team until the 2009 U-21 Championship, in which Italy reached the semi-finals.

In 2008, he took part at the 2008 Summer Olympics with the Italian Olympic team, as the back up of Emiliano Viviano.

He received his first call up for the Italian senior team by head coach Cesare Prandelli, for the friendly match against England held on 15 August 2012 in Bern.[4]

Style of play

An experienced and reliable keeper,[5] [6] Consigli was considered to be a promising goalkeeper in his youth, and is known for his goalkeeping technique, quick reflexes, shot–stopping, and ability in one–on–one situations.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He has also stood out for his penalty–stopping abilities throughout his career; with 19 stops in 364 appearances since 2009, he has parried the joint–third–most penalties in Serie A history, behind only Gianluca Pagliuca and Samir Handanović, with 24 and 26 stops respectively.[12] [13] His role model as a goalkeeper is Gianluigi Buffon.[14] Considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the Italian top–flight,[15] and one of Sassuolo's best players,[16] in 2012, Padraig Whelan of forzaitalianfootball.com described Consigli as "perhaps the most underrated player in Serie A in any position", and as a goalkeeper with "few weaknesses in his game".[17]

Career statistics

[18]

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sambenedettese (loan)2006–07Serie C32000320
Rimini (loan)2007–08Serie B35020370
Atalanta2008–09Serie A17010180
2009–1031010320
2010–11Serie B40010410
2011–12Serie A35010360
2012–1335020370
2013–1435010360
2014–15001010
Total19308000002010
Sassuolo2014–15Serie A35000350
2015–1637010380
2016–173700090460
2017–1837010380
2018–1936010370
2019–2031010320
2020–2137000370
2021–2237000370
2022–2335010360
2023–2435010360
Total35706090003720
Career total617016090006420

Honours

Atalanta[18]

2001–02, 2010–11

Italy U21

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrea Consigli . U.S. Sassuolo Calcio . 2 September 2022.
  2. http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=5&aid=762/calciomercato-arrivano-consigli-e-taider-kurtic-alla-fiorentina Calciomercato: arrivano Consigli e Taider. Kurtic alla Fiorentina
  3. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  4. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2645 Andrea Consigli National Team Stats
  5. News: Consigli: "Paradiso Sassuolo: vedevamo l'alta classifica, ora solo incertezze" . La Gazzetta dello Sport . it . Velluzzi . Francesco . 30 April 2020 . 27 July 2020 .
  6. Web site: Sassuolo vs Frosinone . www.football-italia.net . 6 June 2016 . 28 July 2020 .
  7. Web site: 3 Potential Long-Term Replacements for Gigi Buffon at Juventus . Bleacher Report . Bonetti . Matteo . 9 April 2013 . 27 July 2020 .
  8. Web site: How AC Milan and Others Have Benefitted from Atalanta's Production Line . Bleacher Report . Newman . Blair . 16 December 2016 . 27 July 2020 .
  9. Web site: Ranking the Busiest Goalkeepers from Europe's Top 5 Leagues . Bleacher Report . Peters . Jerrad . 24 April 2014 . 27 July 2020 .
  10. Web site: Difensori . Panorama . it . Politanò . Matteo . 25 January 2016 . 27 July 2020 .
  11. Web site: Top 10 uncapped players . www.football-italia.net . Labbate . Antonio . 5 July 2012 . 28 July 2020 .
  12. Web site: Handanovic come Pagliuca, la classifica dei migliori pararigori della storia della Serie A. sport.sky.it. it. 12 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Consigli il para-rigori, 3 su 4 nell'ultimo mese . sport.sky.it . it . 29 April 2019 . 27 July 2020 .
  14. News: Under nelle mani di Consigli "Prima l'Europeo, poi Lippi" . La Gazzetta dello Sport . it . Bianchi . Fabio . 21 June 2009 . 28 July 2020 .
  15. Web site: Torino, Gillet vs Consigli: una sfida da mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuoco . Toro News . it . 20 November 2014 . 28 July 2020 .
  16. Web site: Calciomercato Sassuolo: la Lazio vuole Consigli come vice Strakosha . Sassuolo News . it . Fiori . Giovanni . 29 June 2020 . 28 July 2020 .
  17. Web site: Serie A – Best of 2012: Top 5 Goalkeepers . forzaitalianfootball.com . Whelan . Padraig . 31 December 2012 . 28 July 2020 .
  18. Web site: A. Consigli . Soccerway . 27 July 2020 .
  19. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007/09. UEFA.com. 27 July 2020.