Gabriele Boloca

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gabriele Boloca

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_place = Chieri, Italy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|03|31|df=yes}}

| height = 1.92 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = AlbinoLeffe

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 2009–2021

| youthclubs1 = Juventus

| youthyears2 = 2019–2020

| youthclubs2 = → Bologna (loan)

| youthyears3 = 2020–2021

| youthclubs3 = → Monza (loan)

| years1 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = Juventus U23

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = Seregno

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023

| clubs3 = Chieri

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = Albenga

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024

| clubs5 = Ternana

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = AlbinoLeffe

| caps6 = 21

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Romania U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Romania U17

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019

| nationalteam3 = Romania U19

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 9 March 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Gabriele Boloca (born 31 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Italian football updater|AlbinoLeffe}} club AlbinoLeffe. Born in Italy to Romanian parents, he represented Romania at youth international level.

Club career

A youth product of Juventus, Boloca was first called-up by Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 10 February 2019, for a match against Arzachena.{{Soccerway|517735}} Boloca was eventually called-up six times at the end of the season, without debuting. Boloca was sent on loan to the under-19 teams of Bologna and Monza, in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons respectively.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-04 |title=Calciomercato Monza, ufficiale: ecco il giovane difensore Boloca dalla Juventus per rinforzare la Primavera di Allegretti |url=https://www.monza-news.it/monza-calcio/calciomercato-monza-ufficiale-ecco-il-giovane-difensore-boloca-dalla-juventus-per-rinforzare-la-primavera/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Monza-News |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-02 |title=Calciomercato: il chierese Gabriel Boloca approda in prestito al Monza |url=https://www.tuttocalciopiemonte.com/2020/10/02/calciomercato-il-chierese-gabriel-boloca-approda-in-prestito-al-monza-005309/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=TuttocalcioPiemonte.com il portale del calcio dilettantistico piemontese}}

On 25 January 2020, Boloca was called up by Siniša Mihajlović to Bologna's senior squad, for their game against SPAL; he was an unused substitute. In January 2021, Juventus announced Boloca's loan to Monza had been interrupted prematurely.{{Cite web |title=Juventus, Boloca al rientro dal Monza: rinforzerà la Primavera? |url=http://www.mondoprimavera.com/news/103512706566/juventus-boloca-al-rientro-dal-monza-rinforzer-agrave-la-primavera |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=MondoPrimavera |language=it}}

After being benched 21 times during the season, Boloca made his professional debut for Juventus U23 on 24 April 2022, as a starter in a Serie C game against Legnago Salus, helping his side win 3–2.{{Cite web |title=Juventus U23, esordio tra i professionisti per Boloca |url=https://www.tuttoc.com/girone-a/juventus-u23-esordio-tra-i-professionisti-per-boloca-314608 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Tutto C |language=it}}

In 2022, he joined Serie D club Seregno.{{Cite web |title=În loc de Eintracht Frankfurt, a ajuns în Serie D! Fotbalistul român de la Juventus Torino a început munca de jos |url=https://www.sport.ro/stranieri/in-loc-de-eintracht-frankfurt-a-ajuns-in-serie-d-fotbalistul-roman-de-la-juventus-torino-a-inceput-munca.html |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Sport.ro |language=ro}} After spending the first half of the 2023–24 season with fellow Serie D club Albenga, Boloca was signed by Serie B club Ternana in January 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.calcioternano.it/2024/01/10/ternana-ufficiale-gabriele-boloca-nuovo-rossoverde/ |publisher=Calcio Ternano |language=it |date=10 January 2024 |accessdate=10 January 2024 |title=Ternana UFFICIALE, Gabriele Boloca nuovo rossoverde}}

On 30 August 2024, Boloca moved to AlbinoLeffe in Serie C.{{cite web|publisher=AlbinoLeffe|url=https://www.albinoleffe.com/news/prima-squadra/14085-gabriele-boloca-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dell-u-c-albinoleffe.html|title=Gabriele Boloca è un nuovo giocatore dell'U.C. AlbinoLeffe!|trans-title=Gabriele Boloca is a new player of UC AlbinoLeffe!|date=30 August 2024|access-date=30 August 2024|language=it}}

International career

In 2018, Boloca was called up to represent the Romania national under-17 team.{{Cite web |last=Gargano |first=Mirko |date=2018-03-05 |title=Gabriele Boloca convocato dalla Romania |url=https://www.juventusnews24.com/gabriele-boloca-convocato-romania/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Juventus News 24 |language=it-IT}}

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Daniel Boloca who also plays football for Sassuolo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/fotbal-international/un-nou-debut-romanesc-la-juventus-torino-a-bifat-primele-minute-la-profesionisti-1649615|title=Un nou debut românesc la Juventus Torino. A bifat primele minute la profesioniști|website=www.digisport.ro}}