Abel Gigli Mohamed (Somali: Abel Gigli Maxamed; born 16 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Ravenna and the Somalia national team. Born in Italy, he plays for the Somalia national team.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel Gigli Mohamed[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ravenna | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fagnano[citation needed] | |||
| Roncalli[citation needed] | |||
| 2008–2009 | Inveruno[2] | ||
| –2010 | Parma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Parma | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Atletico Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Viareggio (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Fondi (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Chieti (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Gorica (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crotone (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Maribor | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lupa Roma | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Gozzano | 36 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Folgore Caratese | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rimini | 8 | (3) |
| 2021 | Cjarlins Muzane | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | Fano | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Folgore Caratese | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ravenna | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Somalia | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 | |||
Club career
editParma
editGigli made his Serie A debut for Parma on 25 April 2010 in a game against Bologna when he came on as a substitute in the 43rd minute for Massimo Paci.[9] In mid-2010 he was sold to Atletico Roma on a co-ownership deal.
On 31 August 2010 he joined Viareggio on a temporary deal.[10] He played once in the league and played 3 times in Italian Lega Pro Cup.[11][12][13]
He was bought back by Parma on 24 June 2011. In July 2011 he joined Fondi on loan.
On 11 July 2013 Gigli was signed by Savona F.B.C.[14] However, on 1 August he was signed by Slovenian club ND Gorica. The paperwork was completed on 9 August.[15]
On 9 August 2014 he was signed by Serie B club Crotone.[16]
Maribor
editOn 1 July 2015 he returned to Slovenia, signing a two-year contract with Maribor.[17][18] He left the club on 4 February 2016.[19]
Lupa Roma
editOn 20 September 2016 Lupa Roma signed Gigli on a free transfer.[20]
Gozzano
editAfter without a club for more than six months, Gigli was signed by Gozzano in March 2018.[21] The club won the group stage of 2017–18 Serie D, as well as participated in the playoffs: the Scudetto Dilettanti. Gigli played two out of possible three matches in the playoffs for the losing semi-finalists.[22][23]
Ravenna
editInternational career
editGigli made his debut for Somalia on 5 September 2019 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Zimbabwe, coming on as the first-half substitute.[25]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- Scores and results list Somalia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2021 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar[note 1] |  Oman |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification |
Notes
edit- ^ All FIFA Arab Cup qualification matches played in Qatar.
References
edit- ^ "Wiil kaalin muhiim ah u buuxiyay xulka qaranka Soomaaliya" (in Somali). BBC Somali. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Per la Nazionale Dilettanti U.18 stage dal 22 a Coverciano" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Abel Gigli, un campione contro il razzismo: il calcio per un futuro di pace". corriere.it. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Abel Gigli: dal Parma al sogno Mondiale con la "sua" Somalia". gazzetta.it. 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Abel Gigli, dall'Nk Nova Gorica alla prima vittoria con la Somalia passando per la A italiana". ilpiccolo.it. 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Abel Gigli – Avvenire article". 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Abel Gigli sul piede di partenza". ilrestodelcarlino.it. 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Abel Gigli: "Za boljši položaj na lestvici in za večjo samozavest"". snportal.si.
- ^ "Game report by ESPN". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Ultimi colpi di mercato: presi Silvestri e Gigli" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio – Carrarese 1- 0" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Reggiana – Esperia Viareggio diretta on-line! 1-3 in tempo reale!" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Viareggio – Pisa 0-1" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Cinque rinforzi dal Parma" (Press release) (in Italian). Savona F.B.C. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "ZAPISNIK 47 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 09.08.2013" [Press release [№] 47: NZS Registration Commission on 9 August 2013] (PDF) (Press release) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 9 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Gigli e' del Crotone" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "ZAPISNIK 46. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 07.07.2015" (PDF) (Press release) (in Slovenian). NZS. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 07.07.2015" (PDF) (Press release) (in Slovenian). NZS. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Abel Gigli ni več naš član" [Abel Gigli is not our member anymore] (Press release) (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Lega Pro, due novità in casa Lupa Roma: ufficiali gli innesti di Gigli in difesa e Montesi in attacco" (Press release) (in Italian). Lupa Roma F.C. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Calcio, rinforzo al Gozzano". La Stampa (Novara edition) (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Poule Scudetto, Virtus Verona – Gozzano termina 0-2" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "L'invincibile Vibonese sogna il tricolore". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). S.E.S. Società Editrice Sud. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Abel Gigli è giallorosso: arriva un nuovo rinforzo per la difesa del Ravenna". RavennaNotizie.it (in Italian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Somalia – Zimbabwe – FIFA.com". FIFA. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
External links
edit- Abel Gigli at Soccerway
- Abel Gigli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
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