Wladimiro Falcone
{{Short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Wladimiro Falcone
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|4|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| height = 1.95 m[http://www.sampdoria.it/en/player/201516-wladimiro-falcone-2/ Sampdoria profile] (in Italian)
| image = Milan Lecce 2023 Falcone.jpg
| caption = Falcone in 2023 with Lecce
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Lecce
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2000–2007
| youthclubs1 = Lodigiani
| youthyears2 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs2 = Vigor Perconti
| youthyears3 = 2009–2014
| youthclubs3 = Sampdoria
| years1 = 2014–2023
| clubs1 = Sampdoria
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = → Como (loan)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Savona (loan)
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → Livorno (loan)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → Bassano Virtus (loan)
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = → Gavorrano (loan)
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = → Lucchese (loan)
| caps7 = 41
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2021
| clubs8 = → Cosenza (loan)
| caps8 = 36
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2023
| clubs9 = → Lecce (loan)
| caps9 = 38
| goals9 = 0
| clubs10 = Lecce
| years10 = 2023–
| caps10 = 54
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Italy U18[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3891&squadra=11 FIGC] (in Italian)
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Italy U19
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Italy U20
| club-update = 13:49, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 20 March 2018
}}
Wladimiro Falcone (born 12 April 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lecce.
Club career
=Sampdoria=
Born in Rome, Falcone played for local Roman clubs Lodigiani and Vigor Perconti, before joining Ligurian club Sampdoria. He was the first choice of their reserve team from 2012 to 2014,[http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=FALCONE%20Wladimiro Fullsoccer] (in Italian) while also appearing as unused bench for the first team.
==Loans==
On 25 July 2014, Falcone was signed by Lega Pro club Como in a temporary deal.{{cite press release|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/archivio/2014/08/01/falcone-e-rolando-passano-in-prestito-al-calcio-como/|title=Falcone e Rolando passano in prestito al Calcio Como|date=1 August 2014|access-date=4 January 2016|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|language=it}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.calciocomo1907.it/news_details.php?id_news=1538|title=Wladimiro Falcone: nuova forza tra i pali del Como|date=25 July 2014|access-date=4 January 2016|publisher=Calcio Como|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112642/http://www.calciocomo1907.it/news_details.php?id_news=1538|archive-date=4 March 2016}} The club won promotion to Serie B in 2015 as the promotion playoffs winner.
On 20 July 2015, he was signed by another third-level club, Savona, in a temporary deal.{{cite press release|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/wladimiro-falcone-al-savona-a-titolo-temporaneo/|title=Wladimiro Falcone al Savona a titolo temporaneo|date=20 July 2015|access-date=4 January 2016|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|language=it}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1954:tre-volti-nuovi-per-il-savona-fbc&catid=9:news&Itemid=192|title=Tre volti nuovi per il Savona Fbc|date=20 July 2015|accessdate=21 July 2015|publisher=Savona F.B.C.|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094732/http://www.savonafbc.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1954:tre-volti-nuovi-per-il-savona-fbc&catid=9:news&Itemid=192|archive-date=24 September 2015}}
On 9 July 2016, he left Samp once again for Livorno in another temporary deal.{{cite press release|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/falcone-passa-al-livorno-a-titolo-temporaneo/|title=Falcone passa al Livorno a titolo temporaneo|date=9 July 2016|access-date=29 August 2016|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|language=it}} The club was relegated from Serie B to Lega Pro in 2016. On 31 January 2017, he returned to Sampdoria.
In July 2017, he joined Bassano on loan.{{cite press release|url=http://bassanovirtus.com/dett-news.html?id=2869|title=Ufficiale: arriva Falcone dall'U.C. Sampdoria|date=4 July 2017|access-date=6 July 2018|publisher=Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706130436/http://bassanovirtus.com/dett-news.html?id=2869|archive-date=6 July 2018}} But in January 2018, he left for Gavorrano.{{cite press release|url=http://www.usgavorrano.it/2018/01/13/ufficiale-arriva-in-rossoblu-falcone/|title=Ufficiale : Arriva in rossoblu Falcone|date=13 January 2018|access-date=6 July 2018|publisher=U.S. Gavorrano|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114011037/http://www.usgavorrano.it/2018/01/13/ufficiale-arriva-in-rossoblu-falcone/|archive-date=14 January 2018}} Later he went to Lucchese on loan.{{Cite press release|date=23 August 2018|title=Dalla Sampdoria arriva in prestito il portiere Falcone|url=https://www.lucchese1905.it/dalla-sampdoria-arriva-in-prestito-il-portiere-falcone/|access-date=31 July 2020|publisher=S.S.D. Lucchese 1905|language=it}}
== Return and loan to Cosenza ==
On 2019 he came back to Sampdoria, and he made his debut for the club on 29 July 2020 in a 1–4 loss against Milan.{{Cite web|date=29 July 2020|title=Sampdoria-Milan 1-4: doppio Ibrahimovic, sesto posto blindato|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/milan/2020/07/29/news/sampdoria-milan_1-4_poker_a_marassi_il_diavolo_blinda_il_sesto_posto-263222588/|access-date=31 July 2020|publisher=la Repubblica|language=it}}
On 29 August 2020, he extended his contract for Sampdoria until 2024; on the same day he went to Cosenza on a season loan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/falcone-rinnova-fino-al-2024-e-passa-al-cosenza-a-titolo-temporaneo/|title=Falcone passa al Cosenza a titolo temporaneo|date=29 August 2020|access-date=29 August 2020|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|language=it}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/2020/08/29/wladimiro-falcone-e-il-nuovo-portiere-dei-lupi/|title=Wladimiro Falcone è il nuovo portiere dei lupi|date=29 August 2019|access-date=29 August 2019|publisher=Calcio Cosenza|language=it}}
During the whole 2020-21 season, Falcone established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper of the Silani and repeatedly stole the scene thanks to his performances,{{Cite web|last=Siotto|first=Paolo|date=16 March 2021|title=Chi è Wladimiro Falcone, portiere per il futuro della Sampdoria|url=https://www.seriebnews.com/2021/03/16/chi-e-wladimiro-falcone-portiere-cosenza-sampdoria/|access-date=29 May 2021|website=SerieBnews.com|language=it-IT}} although he couldn't help Cosenza avoid relegation, as a 9-point gap between them and Ascoli allowed the latter team to stay in the second tier without playing a relegation play-out.{{Cite web|last=Ponti|first=Mariacristina|date=12 May 2021|title=Calciomercato, Falcone lascia Cosenza {{!}} È lui l'erede in Serie A|url=https://www.seriebnews.com/2021/05/12/calciomercato-cosenza-sampdoria-falcone-fiorentina-dragowski-borussia-dortmund/|access-date=29 May 2021|website=SerieBnews.com|language=it-IT}}
==Loan to Lecce==
On 17 July 2022, Falcone joined recently-promoted to Serie A side Lecce on a season-long loan.{{cite web|publisher=Lecce|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/281686740486/falcone-e-askildsen-in-giallorosso|title=FALCONE E ASKILDSEN IN GIALLOROSSO|date=17 July 2022|access-date=18 July 2022|language=it}} That season, he played all available minutes in the league, helping Lecce avoid relegation to Serie B.{{Cite web |title=Italy - W. Falcone - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/wladimiro-falcone/261393/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}
= Lecce =
On 27 July 2023, Lecce announced the permanent signing of Falcone on a five-year contract,{{Cite web |date=27 July 2023 |title=Wladimiro Falcone è un calciatore del Lecce |trans-title=Wladimiro Falcone is a Lecce footballer |url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/40900136454/wladimiro-falcone-e-un-calciatore-del-lecce |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=U.S. Lecce |language=it-IT}} for a reported fee of €4 million.{{Cite web |date=27 July 2023 |title=UFFICIALE: Wladimiro Falcone è un calciatore del Lecce |trans-title=OFFICIAL: Wladimiro Falcone is a Lecce footballer |url=http://www.pianetalecce.it/news/79531773446/ufficiale-wladimiro-falcone-e-un-calciatore-del-lecce |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=PianetaLecce |language=en}}
International career
In 2014, Falcone was a second-choice keeper for Italy's U-19 side during the qualifiers for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, behind Pierluigi Gollini.
On 17 March 2023, Falcone received his first official callup to the senior Italy national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against England and Malta.{{cite web |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/nazionale/2023/03/17/news/nazionale_mancini_chiama_il_bomber_argentino_retegui_convocati_anche_falcone_e_buongiorno-392588865/ |publisher=La Repubblica |language=it |date=17 March 2023 |accessdate=18 March 2023 |title=Nazionale, Mancini chiama l'argentino Retegui. Prima anche Falcone e Buongiorno}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 December 2024}}{{Soccerway|wladimiro-falcone/261393}}
| 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"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Sampdoria
|rowspan="5"|Serie A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| Como (loan)
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Savona (loan)
|Lega Pro |29 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Livorno (loan)
|Lega Pro |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bassano Virtus (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gavorrano (loan)
|Serie C |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lucchese (loan)
|Serie C |37 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Cosenza (loan)
|36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | |||
| Lecce (loan)
|rowspan="3"|Serie A |38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Lecce
|38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 95 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!232 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 247 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{soccerway|261393}}
{{US Lecce squad}}
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Category:US Livorno 1915 players
Category:Bassano Virtus 55 ST players
Category:USD Follonica Gavorrano players
Category:Lucchese 1905 players
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Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers