Gianluca Piola Minozzo (born 13 February 2001), commonly known as Mancha, is a Brazilian
footballer who plays as a
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Chapecoense.
Club career
Mancha was born in
Concórdia,
Santa Catarina, and joined
Chapecoense's youth setup at the age of 12.
On 22 February 2021, shortly after being promoted to the first team, he renewed his contract until December 2023.
Mancha made his senior debut on 11 March 2021, starting in a 2–1
Campeonato Catarinense home win against
Avaí. His
Série A debut occurred on 17 June, as he started in a 1–1 away draw against
São Paulo.
On 12 January 2022, Mancha moved to
Portimonense
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It als ...
, but was assigned to the under-23 team. He returned to ''Chape'' in June, but started to feature regularly in the 2023 season.
Career statistics
References
External links
Chapecoense profile
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2001 births
Living people
People from Concórdia, Santa Catarina
Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players