Gabriele Rolando (born 2 April 1995) is an Italian professional

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. He primarily plays as a right-winger, but can also be deployed as a

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Club career

Sampdoria

Born in

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, Rolando joined hometown club

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in 2012. He graduated from the youth academy and was promoted to the first team. During his time spent in the academy, he won a single

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with the under-17 team in the Allievi Nazionali league, in the 2011–12 season.

Loan to Como

On 11 June 2014, Rolando was sent out

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to newly-promoted

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side

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

on a season-long loan. On 10 August, he made his professional debut as a starter in the first round of the

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, he was replaced by

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in the 58th minute of a 5–0 home win over

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. Rolando's first senior start for the club, came on 31 August 2014, when he was named in their starting lineup for the game against

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at the

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(resulting in a 0–0 home draw). He was named on the substitutes' bench for the away fixture against AlbinoLeffe, after 62 minutes, Rolando was called upon to replace fellow defender Marco Russu in a 0–2 victory for the visiting side. On 10 October, Rolando scored his first professional goal in the 41st minute of a 4–3 home win over Pro Patria. On 26 October, he scored his second goal in the 42nd minute of a 2–0 home win over Renate. Rolando ended his loan to Como with 23 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assists.

Loan to Matera

On 10 July 2015, Rolando was signed by

side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 2 August, he made his debut for Matera, as a substitute, replacing Antonio Meola in the 76th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against

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in the first round of the Coppa Italia. On 13 September, Rolando made his Serie C debut, as a substitute, replacing Antonio Meola in the 73rd minute of a 3–0 away defeat against

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. On 5 December, Rolando scored his first goal for Matera in the 28th minute of a 2–1 home win over Paganese. On 12 December, he played his first entire match for the club, a 5–0 away win over

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. On 16 January 2016, he scored his second goal in the 39th minute of a 4–1 away win over

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. On 7 March 2016, Rolando scored his third goal in a 1–0 home win against

Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...

. On 19 March, he received a red card in the 87th minute of a 1–1 away draw against

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. Rolando ended his loan to Matera with 22 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists.

Loan to Latina

On 29 July 2016,

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side

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announced that they had signed both Rolando and Michele Rocca from Sampdoria on loan, with an option to purchase the pair on permanent deals. On 7 August, Rolando made his debut for Latina, as a substitute, replacing

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in the 61st minute of a 1–0 home win over Matera in the second round of the Coppa Italia. On 2 October, Rolando made his Serie B debut, as a substitute, replacing

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in the 83rd minute and he scored his first goal for Latina in the 93rd minute of a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 30 December, he made his first start for Latina against

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, he was replaced by

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in the 79th minute of a 0–0 home draw. Rolando ended his season-long loan to Latina with 25 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist, though he did not play an entire match during his time there.

Loan to Palermo

On 11 July 2017, Rolando joined newly-relegated Serie B side

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on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 2 September, he made his debut in Serie B for Palermo, as a starter in a 0–0 away draw against

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, he was replaced by Andrea Accardi in the 90th minute. Seven weeks later, on 24 October, Rolando played his first entire match for Palermo, a 3–1 away win over

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. On 5 May 2018, he scored his first goal for Palermo in the 61st minute of a 3–2 away win over

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. Rolando ended his season-long loan to Palermo with 14 appearances and 1 goal.

Loan to Carpi

On 21 January 2019, Rolando was loaned to Serie B club

on a 6-month loan deal. Five days later, on 26 January, he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 away defeat against

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, he was replaced by

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in the 88th minute. On 9 February, Rolando played his first entire match for Carpi and he scored his first goal of the season in the 22nd minute of a 3–1 away defeat against

. He became Carpi's first-choice during the second part season. On 1 May he scored his second goal in the 53rd minute of a 2–1 home defeat against

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. Rolando ended his 6-month loan to Carpi with 15 appearances, including 13 as a starter, 2 goals and 2 assists.

Reggina

On 19 August 2019, Rolando joined

club

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for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. On 25 August, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Desiderio Garufo in the 61st minute of a 1–1 away draw against Virtus Francavilla. On 16 September, Rolando played his first match as a starter for Reggina, a 1–1 away draw against

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

, he was replaced by Desiderio Garufo after 69 minutes. Three weeks later, on 6 October, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 away draw against Paganese. On 23 October, he scored his first goal for the club in the 45th minute of a 4–1 home win over

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. On 21 January 2021, he joined

on loan. Bari would be obligated to purchase his rights in case of their promotion to

at the end of the season. They were not promoted.

Catanzaro

On 28 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with

Catanzaro Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rolando, Gabriele 1995 births Living people Footballers from Genoa Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players UC Sampdoria players Como 1907 players FC Matera players Latina Calcio 1932 players Palermo FC players AC Carpi players AS Reggina 1914 players SSC Bari players US Catanzaro 1929 players