Edoardo Goldaniga (born 2 November 1993) is an Italian professional

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who plays a defender for club

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Club career

Pizzighettone & Palermo

Born in

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, Goldaniga began his career when he was signed by

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as a youth. He made his senior debut for the club in a

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league match in 2010. After eventually racking up more than 60 appearances for the club, he was subsequently noted by scouts from

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club

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, who agreed to sign him in July 2012. Initially joining the first team's pre-season camp, Goldaniga was then included into the ''Primavera'' under-20 squad, where he spent the 2012–13 season.

Pisa (loan), Juventus & Perugia (loan)

In July 2013 he was loaned out to

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club

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in order to gain regular first team experience. His impressive performances in the first half of the 2013–14 season won him interest from defending Serie A champions

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, who acquired 50% of the player's transfer rights in January 2014 on a co-ownership basis from Palermo (in a cashless swap with Eric Lanini). He remained with Pisa for the entirety of the

2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2013–14 Prima Divisione season is the thirty-sixth and final football league season of Italian Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It is divided into two phases: the r ...

helping the team to a 6th-place finish in Group B and a spot in promotion play-off. Goldaniga featured in all 33 matches for the club as a starter, scoring two goals, although Pisa eventually lost out in their hopes for promotion following a 2–1 aggregate defeat to

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in the semi-finals. Upon the conclusion of the loan agreement, Goldaniga returned to Juventus on 30 June 2014, after the club renewal of the co-ownership agreement. After officially joining Juventus for the first time on 1 July 2014, Goldaniga was instantaneously sent out on a season-long loan deal to newly promoted

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side

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, who were promoted from the

as Group B champions.

Return to Palermo

After a great season in Serie B, Goldaniga re-joined

who announced they had resolved co-ownership of the player with Juventus.

Sassuolo

He, along with Palermo goalkeeper Leonardo Marson, signed for

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on 29 July 2017.

Loan to Frosinone

On 15 July 2018, Goldaniga signed with

on loan until 30 June 2019.

Loan to Genoa

On 2 September 2019, he joined

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on a season-long loan with option to buy. On 16 September 2020, the loan was renewed for an additional season.

Cagliari

On 12 January 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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Como

On 28 January 2024, Goldaniga joined

club

on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

International career

Goldaniga is part of the Italy U21 squad since April 2014, selected by coach

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, with whom he made his debut on 4 June 2014 in a friendly match against

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. He has also featured for the Italy U20 squad on three occasions.

Career statistics

References

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