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Gianluigi Donnarumma
Gianluigi Donnarumma is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City and captains the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
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sports · Italian footballer (born 1999) · association football player · also Gianluigi Donnarumma, Donnarumma
Born 25 February 1999 · Q20830808
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2026· 8 entries
Football Italia: Watch: Calafiori gives Arsenal early lead against Maresca and Donnarumma’s Man City
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Public attention spiked: 8,844 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 2,809, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Personal life
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Won the English FA Cup with Manchester City (2025-2026).
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Won: EFL Cup with Manchester City (2025–26).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester City (2025–26).
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Public attention spiked: 14,746 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.2× the usual 2,809, with 0 article edits.
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Donnarumma and Elefante married on 24 July 2026.
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2025· 15 entries
Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Paris SG (2025).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2025).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2025).
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Won award: Premier League Save of the Month (September 2025).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2025).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won award: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper (2025).
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Won award: FIFA Men's World 11 (2025).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2024–25).
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Won award: Yashin Trophy (2025).
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Played for Manchester City F.C. (2025) — 19 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Manchester City in 2025.
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2024· 7 entries
Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2023-2024).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year (2023–24).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2023–24).
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Won award: The Athletic Ligue 1 Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2024).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24).
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2023· 3 entries
Third place: UEFA Nations League with Italy (2022–23).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2023).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2022–23).
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2022· 5 entries
Won the French Ligue 1 with Paris SG (2021-2022).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2021–22).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2021–22).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2022).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year (2021–22).
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2021· 15 entries
Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Milan (2021).
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Won award: Yashin Trophy (2021).
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Third place: UEFA Nations League with Italy (2020–21).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2021).
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Won award: Globe Soccer Awards Best Goalkeeper of the Year (2021).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2021).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2021).
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Won award: Serie A Best Goalkeeper (2020–21).
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Won award: Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year (2021).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2020–21).
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Won award: Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2021).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2021).
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2021–2025) — 104 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Paris SG in 2021.
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Donnarumma helped Milan secure a second-place finish in the 2020–21 Serie A and qualification for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League after an eight-year absence
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2020· 5 entries
Won: UEFA European Championship with Italy (2020).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2019–20).
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Won award: Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year (2020).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2020).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament (2020).
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2019· 1 entry
Won award: Italian Golden Boy Award (2019).
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2018· 1 entry
Donnarumma was chosen as the first-choice goalkeeper by the new head coach Roberto Mancini and played as a starter in all the matches of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League disputed by the Azzurri
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2017· 1 entry
Won award: Goal.com NxGn (2017).
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2016· 5 entries
Won award: Gazzetta Sports Awards Revelation of the Year (2016).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (2016).
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Played for Italy national under-21 football team (2016–2017) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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Noting that Donnarumma's temperament, introverted character, and ability to withstand pressure were all the necessary qualities needed for him to succeed in this role
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (2016) — 72 appearances, 0 goals.
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2015· 3 entries
Joined Milan in 2015.
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Played for AC Milan (2015–2021) — 215 appearances, 0 goals.
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Becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper ever to debut in Serie A, aged 16 years and 242 days; he immediately broke into the starting line-up, earning a reputation as arguably the most promising young goalkeeper in the wo
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2014· 3 entries
Played for Italy national under-16 football team (2014–2014) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Italy national under-17 football team (2014–2015) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Italy national under-15 football team (2014–2014) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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2013· 1 entry
At the age of 14, he was signed for €250,000 (equivalent to €310,000 in 2023) by AC Milan, the team for which his elder brother, Antonio, had already played
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1999· 1 entry
Born 1999-02-25.
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