Gianluca Frabotta (born 24 June 1999) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a left-back for club

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on loan from

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. Coming through the youth system, Frabotta began his career at

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, who loaned him to Renate in 2018 and

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in 2019. He joined Juventus in 2019, playing for their second team

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, before being made part of the first team in 2020. Frabotta had represented Italy at youth level since 2017.

Club career

Bologna

Frabottta received a few call-ups to the bench in

's in

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games for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons; however, did not make any appearances for the side.

Loan to Renate

On 21 June 2018, Frabotta was signed by

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side Renate on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July he made his debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Giacomo Caccin in the 63rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against

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in the first round of

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. On 16 September he made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 2–0 away win over Sambenedettese, he was replaced by

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in the 72nd minute. One week later he played his first entire match for Renate, a 2–1 away defeat against

. In January 2019, Frabotta was re-called to Bologna leaving Renate with 13 appearances and 2 assists.

Loan to Pordenone

On 11 January 2019, Frabotta was loaned to Serie C club

on a 6-month loan deal. On 26 January he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Michele De Agostini in the 69th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against Rimini. On 24 May he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 away draw against

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. Frabotta ended his 6-month loan to Pordenone with 7 appearances, including only 2 as a starter.

Juventus

On 6 August 2019, Frabotta joined to

club

. He made his professional senior debut for Juventus, as well as his

debut, on 1 August 2020, in a 3–1 home defeat to

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. On 20 September, in Juventus's opening match of the 2020–21 season, Frabotta played as a starter against

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; Juventus won 3–0 at home. On 4 November, he made his

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debut, coming on as a second–half substitute for Juan Cuadrado in a 4–1 away win over Ferencváros in the group stage. Frabotta scored his first goal for Juventus on 27 January 2021, scoring his team's second goal in a 4–0

win over SPAL in the quarter-finals.

Loan to Verona

On 30 July 2021, Frabotta moved to Hellas Verona on loan.

Loans to Lecce and Frosinone

On 27 June 2022, Frabotta was loaned to

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. Frabotta remained on the bench for Lecce in the first four games of the

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season. On 1 September 2022, he moved on a new loan to

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with the consent of Lecce and Juventus.

Loans to Bari and Cosenza

On 27 August 2023, Frabotta joined

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on loan. On 11 January 2024, after making just seven appearances for the club, Frabotta left Bari and joined fellow Serie B side

on loan until the end of the

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International career

Frabotta represented Italy at under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. On 8 February 2017 he made his U18 debut in a 1–1 away draw against

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; he was replaced by

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after 83 minutes. On 9 August 2017, Frabotta made his U19 debut as a substitute replacing Alessandro Tripaldelli in the 67th minute of a 2–0 away win over

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. On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with Italy U21 playing as a starter in a 2021 UEFA European Championship qualification match against the

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, which ended in a 2–0 win.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Pordenone *

Group B: 2018–19 *

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: 2019 Juventus U23 *

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: 2019–20 Juventus *

: 2019–20 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frabotta, Gianluca 1999 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Bologna FC 1909 players AC Renate players Pordenone Calcio players Juventus Next Gen players Juventus FC players US Lecce players Hellas Verona FC players Frosinone Calcio players SSC Bari players Cosenza Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players