Roberto Inglese
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roberto Inglese
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lucera, Italy
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Catania
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Pescara
| years1 = 2009–2010
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 1
| clubs1 = Pescara
| years2 = 2010–2017
| caps2 = 62
| goals2 = 14
| clubs2 = Chievo
| years3 = 2010–2013
| caps3 = 70
| goals3 = 16
| clubs3 = → Lumezzane (loan)
| years4 = 2013–2015
| caps4 = 48
| goals4 = 8
| clubs4 = → Carpi (loan)
| years5 = 2017–2020
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| clubs5 = Napoli
| years6 = 2017–2018
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 12
| clubs6 = → Chievo (loan)
| years7 = 2018–2020
| caps7 = 42
| goals7 = 13
| clubs7 = → Parma (loan)
| years8 = 2020–2024
| caps8 = 62
| goals8 = 7
| clubs8 = Parma
| years9 = 2024
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 1
| clubs9 = → Lecco (loan)
| years10 = 2024–
| caps10 = 18
| goals10 = 7
| clubs10 = Catania
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| club-update = 18 December 2024
}}
Roberto Inglese ({{IPA|it|roˈbɛrto iŋˈɡleːze}}; born 12 November 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{Italian football updater|Catania}} club Catania.
Club career
=Pescara=
Born in Lucera, Apulia, Inglese started his professional career at Abruzzo club Pescara. At young age, Inglese had played for Pescara under-18 reserve B team at Berretti League in 2006–07 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunic2007/Berretti/16%20TB.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°16/TB (2006–07)|date=8 November 2006|access-date=17 April 2012|publisher=Lega Calcio Serie C|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727205745/http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunic2007/Berretti/16%20TB.pdf|archive-date=27 July 2014}} The Reserve B team merged with Reserve A team as the Pescara first team was relegated from Serie B in the 2006–07 season, thus the club's reserve team was no longer eligible to compete in the National Youth "Primavera" League. Inglese was a member of the youth teams and the reserve side until 2010. Inglese also made 6 league appearances in the Italian third division. Pescara won promotion back to the second division as the winners of the 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione Group B playoffs.
Inglese made his Serie B debut in the first round of 2010–11 Serie B season.
=Chievo=
On 28 August 2010, Chievo signed Inglese for €600,000Delfino Pescara 1936 S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 {{in lang|it}} and Francesco Dettori for €50,000 in co-ownership deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/3458-mercato-2010.html|title=Arriva Ariatti, partono Dettori e Inglese|date=28 August 2010|access-date=5 February 2014|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065049/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/3458-mercato-2010.html|archive-date=22 February 2014}}AC Chievo-Verona srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 {{in lang|it}} Co-currently Chievo sold Luca Ariatti to Pescara for €650,000 Thus made the deal a pure swap. On 31 August 2010, Inglese left for Lumezzane in temporary deal, re-joining Chievo teammate Lucas Finazzi. In June 2011 Chievo signed Dettori outright for free and Inglese for €129,000. (That season Chievo paid €29,000 in net to Pescara as the club sold Andrea Mengoni to Pescara in July 2010) In July 2011 the temporary deal was renewed and again on 16 July 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.aclumezzane.it/news.php?id=1222|title= L'attaccante Inglese torna in Rossoblu|date=16 July 2012|access-date=5 February 2014|publisher=AC Lumezzane|language=it}}
==Carpi (loan)==
On 2 September 2013, Inglese was signed by Carpi.{{cite news|url=http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=29673 |title=INGLESE IN ATTACCO |date=2 September 2013 |access-date=5 February 2014 |publisher=Carpi F.C. 1909 |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221171643/http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=29673 |archive-date=21 February 2014 }} Inglese scored his first goal for Carpi in the 2–0 victory away to Spezia on 7 September 2013.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/07/italy/serie-b/asd-spezia-calcio-2008/carpi-fc-1909/1555655/|title=SPEZIA VS. CARPI 0 - 2|date=7 September 2013|access-date=27 August 2014|publisher=Soccerway}} Inglese made 21 appearances for Carpi as they went on to finish 12th in Serie B.
==Carpi (second loan)==
In July 2014, Inglese once again re-joined Carpi on loan, until 30 June 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=35385|title=BENTORNATO INGLESE|date=18 July 2014|access-date=27 August 2014|publisher=Carpi F.C. 1909|language=it|archive-date=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204223732/http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=35385|url-status=dead}} Inglese scored his first goals of his second loan spell on 15 November 2014, a brace in a 5–2 win against Cittadella.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/15/italy/serie-b/carpi-fc-1909/as-cittadella/1882395/|title=CARPI VS. CITTADELLA 5 - 2
|date=15 November 2014|access-date=23 November 2014|publisher=Soccerway}} Inglese followed up his goals against Cittadella with two late goals against Brescia seven days later to earn, nine man Carpi, a 3–3 draw.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/22/italy/serie-b/brescia-calcio/carpi-fc-1909/1882417/|title=BRESCIA VS. CARPI 3 - 3
|date=22 November 2014|access-date=23 November 2014|publisher=Soccerway}}
==Return to Chievo==
After two years on loan at Carpi, Inglese returned to Chievo and made his first appearance for the club as well as his Serie A debut on 20 September 2015 in the 0–1 home defeat to Internazionale.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/chievo-vs-internazionale/2120409/report|title=Chievo 0-1 Inter: Icardi gives Nerazzurri four wins in four|publisher=Goal.com|date=20 September 2015|access-date=14 February 2017}} He opened his scoring account later on 2 November where he scored his team's only goal in the 1–1 draw against Sampdoria,{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/02/italy/serie-a/ac-chievo-verona/uc-sampdoria/2120478/|title=Chievo vs. Sampdoria 1 – 1|publisher=Soccerway|date=2 November 2015|access-date=14 February 2017}} which was followed by two goals in the next two matches, the first against his former side Carpi and the second against Udinese, striking from 25 metres in an eventual 2–3 home loss.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/22/italy/serie-a/carpi-fc-1909/ac-chievo-verona/2120498/|title=Carpi vs. Chievo 1 – 2|publisher=Soccerway|date=22 November 2015|access-date=14 February 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/29/italy/serie-a/ac-chievo-verona/udinese-calcio/2120506/|title=Chievo vs. Udinese 3 – 2|publisher=Soccerway|date=29 November 2015|access-date=14 February 2017}} He finished the 2015–16 season by making 26 league appearances, scoring three times in the process, as Chievo finished Serie A in a comfortable 9th place.{{cite news|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/league-table |title=League Table |publisher=Serie A TIM |access-date=14 February 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528080454/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/league-table |archive-date=28 May 2016 }}
On 13 May 2016, Inglese agreed a contract extension that would keep him at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi until 30 June 2020.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportnotizie24.it/news/serie-a-tim/63704/rinnovo-contratto-di-riccardo-meggiorini-e-roberto-inglese-del-chievo-serie-a-13-maggio-2016|title=Chievo, rinnovano Meggiorini ed Inglese|trans-title=Chievo, Meggiorini and Inglese renews|publisher=Sportnotizie24.it|language=it|author=Daniele Triolo|date=13 May 2016|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213001641/http://www.sportnotizie24.it/news/serie-a-tim/63704/rinnovo-contratto-di-riccardo-meggiorini-e-roberto-inglese-del-chievo-serie-a-13-maggio-2016|url-status=dead}} Later on 29 November, he scored a brace in Chievo's 3–0 home defeat of Novara in the fourth round of 2016–17 Coppa Italia.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Coppa-Italia/29-11-2016/coppa-italia-chievo-novara-3-0-doppietta-inglese-gol-cesar-1701048315809.shtml|title=Coppa Italia, Chievo-Novara 3-0: doppietta di Inglese e gol di Cesar|trans-title=Italian Cup, Chievo-Novara 3-0: brace of Inglese and a goal of Cesar|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|date=29 November 2016|access-date=14 February 2017}}
He kicked off 2017 by playing in the 1–0 away defeat to Fiorentina,{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/11/italy/coppa-italia/acf-fiorentina/ac-chievo-verona/2378481/|title=Fiorentina vs. Chievo Verona 1 – 0|publisher=Soccerway|date=11 January 2017|access-date=14 February 2017}} and scored his first goal on 28 January, a last-minute winner against Lazio.{{cite news|url=http://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/match/88040|title=Lazio 0 - 1 Chievo|publisher=Football Italia|date=28 January 2017|access-date=14 February 2017}} On 12 February 2017, Inglese scored his first Serie A hat-trick in Chievo's 3–1 away win over Sassuolo, also missing a penalty during the same match,{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/98267/inglese-hat-trick-10-man-sassuolo|title=Inglese hat-trick at 10-man Sassuolo|publisher=Football Italia|date=12 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}} becoming only the fourth player in Chievo's history to reach this feat.{{cite news|url=http://www.football-italia.net/98338/serie-week-24-did-you-know|title=Serie A Week 24: Did You Know?|publisher=Football Italia|date=13 February 2017|access-date=14 February 2017}} On 22 October 2017, Inglese scored two goals in a 3–2 victory over fierce rivals Hellas Verona in the Verona derby.{{cite web |url=http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/ingleses-brace-bolsters-case-for-january-move-to-napoli |title=Inglese's brace bolsters case for January move to Napoli {{!}} Reading Eagle - AP |website=www.readingeagle.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080853/http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/ingleses-brace-bolsters-case-for-january-move-to-napoli |archive-date=2017-12-01}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sscnapoli.it/static/news/Napoli,-acquired-Inglese-The-forward-will-remain-on-loan-at-Chievo-12642.aspx|title=Napoli, acquired Inglese. The forward will remain on loan at Chievo|last=S.r.l.|first=Agorà Telematica {{!}} Agorà Med|website=www.sscnapoli.it|access-date=1 September 2017}}
=Parma=
Despite being acquired by Napoli in 2017, Inglese never played for gli Azzurri and, on 16 July 2019, he returned at Parma on loan with an obligation to buy after the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-parma-colpo-inglese-contratto-fino-a-giugno-2024-1269640|access-date=24 July 2019|title=UFFICIALE: Parma, colpo Inglese. Contratto fino a giugno 2024}}
==Loan to Lecco==
On 1 February 2024, Inglese was loaned to Lecco.{{cite web|publisher=Lecco|url=https://calciolecco1912.com/ufficiale-roberto-inglese-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-bluceleste/|title=Ufficiale: Roberto Inglese è un nuovo giocatore bluceleste|trans-title=Official: Roberto Inglese is a new Bluceleste player|date=1 February 2024|access-date=2 February 2024|language=it}}
=Catania=
On 30 August 2024, Inglese joined Catania for one season.{{cite web|publisher=Catania|url=https://www.cataniafc.it/blog-detail/post/246121/roberto-inglese-al-catania|title=Roberto Inglese to Catania|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}
International career
He was called up to the senior Italy squad for World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Albania in October 2017.{{cite news|title=Barella and Inglese called up by Italy |url=https://www.football-italia.net/110715/barella-and-inglese-called-italy|access-date=1 July 2018 |publisher=football-italia.net |date=1 October 2017}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 August 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Pescara
|rowspan="2"|Lega Pro |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Lumezzane (loan)
|rowspan="3"|Lega Pro |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12
|20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2012–13
|30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 13 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!70 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 21 | |
| rowspan="3"|Carpi (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Serie B |22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14
|26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | |
| rowspan="4"|Chievo
|rowspan="3"|Serie A |26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17
|34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 12 | |||
| 2017–18
|34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 13 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!94 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 28 | |
| rowspan="3"|Parma
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 9 | |||
| 2019–20
|17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!261 | 63 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 71 |
References
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External links
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/21101/inglese-roberto.htm Football.it Profile] {{in lang|it}}
- {{Soccerway|roberto-inglese/93392}}
{{Catania FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inglese, Roberto}}
Category:Footballers from the Province of Foggia
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Category:AC ChievoVerona players
Category:Parma Calcio 1913 players