Manolo Portanova (born 2 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Reggiana on loan from Genoa.

Club career

Portanova is a youth product of Lazio, having joined in summer 2015, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season. In July 2017, Portanova moved to

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. He made his Serie C debut for

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on 30 March 2019, in a game against Pistoiese, as a 76th-minute substitute for

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. His senior and Serie A debut for

came on 26 May 2019, in the club's final match of the season, coming on as a second-half substitute for Emre Can in a 2–0 away loss to

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. During the match, he set up a goal for

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, but it was disallowed for offside. On 29 January 2021, Portanova moved to Genoa for a fee of €10 million, plus a maximum of €5 million in performance-related bonuses. On 3 August 2023, Portanova joined Reggiana in Serie B on a season-long loan. Three days later, he scored twice on his debut for Reggiana in a Coppa Italia game against Pescara.

International career

Portanova was first called up to represent his country in 2017 with the under-17 squad. He participated in the

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (35th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football champi ...

; they did not advance from the group stage. With the Italy U19 squad Portanova took part at the

2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footb ...

. On 13 October 2020, Portanova made his debut with the Italy U21 side, appearing as a substitute in a

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match against the Republic of Ireland in

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, which Italy won 2–0.

Personal life

Portanova's father Daniele played in the Serie A for Siena, Bologna, and Genoa.

Gang rape charges and trial

On 10 June 2021, Portanova was placed under

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following an

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related to a case of rape in the city of Siena. On 6 December 2022, Portanova was charged with

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along with his uncle, Alessio Langella. Both were sentenced to six years in prison, and in addition Portanova was fined with having to pay €100,000 to the victim, €20,000 to the mother of the victim, and €10,000 to a Siena-based women's shelter who took part in the investigation.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Juventus U23 * Coppa Italia Serie C: 2019–20 Juventus * Serie A: 2018–19 * Coppa Italia:

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* 2000 births Footballers from Naples Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Juventus FC players Juventus Next Gen players Genoa CFC players AC Reggiana 1919 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players People convicted of rape Italian rapists {{Italy-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub