Stefano Gori (born 9 March 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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on loan from

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Club career

Brescia

Gori began playing football at youth level for hometown club Voluntas Brescia. He was noticed by

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, who signed him to their youth sector. In 2013, after a derby in the Primavera (under-19) between Brescia and

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, Gori impressed the ''Rossoneri'' observers and coach

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, who pressed to buy him.

AC Milan

In January 2014, Gori moved to Milan's Primavera team on a co-ownership deal. After winning the

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in the final against

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, he was redeemed by the ''Rossoneri'' in exchange for Lorenzo Andrenacci, becoming a key player of the team at the youth level. In the following season, Gori was regularly called up to

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, becoming the third-choice goalkeeper behind Christian Abbiati and Diego Lopez. He continued to grow with the Milan goalkeepers, while his place in the Primavera was left to

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Bari

On 28 August 2015, Gori signed a three-year contract with

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, with whom he made his professional debut on 18 May 2017, in the 2–1

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defeat against SPAL.

Loan to Pro Piacenza

On 8 July 2017, Gori was loaned to Pro Piacenza, where he became a regular in

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. He made his debut on 30 July 2017, in the Coppa Italia Serie C against

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, while his league debut took place against

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. He made 37 appearances between the league and cups, establishing himself among the best goalkeepers in the group and helping his team avoid relegation with his performances and saved penalties. At the end of the season he returned to Bari, who in the meantime went bankrupt, thus remaining a

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Pisa

On 3 August 2018, Gori was signed by

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as a starting goalkeeper. He established himself among the best goalkeepers of the league, keeping 18 clean sheets and saving five penalties; he helped his team win in the play-off final against

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to gain promotion to

. In the following season, in the

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season, Gori reconfirmed his good performances, so as to attract the interest of numerous clubs. Pisa finished the season beyond expectations, missing out on qualifying for the promotion play-offs only due to their head-to-head records with

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and

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who all reached 54 points. Meanwhile, with the season extended into the summer period due to the first lockdown linked to the

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, on 28 June 2020

announced that they had purchased Gori on a permanent deal for over €3 million (with goalkeeper Leonardo Loria moving the other way).

Juventus

Gori began the 2020–21 season recovering from a shoulder injury, which keet him out of action for four months. Juventus loaned him out to Pisa in

, and once again became a regular of the team. Pisa once again came close to the play-offs for promotion to Serie A with a great second half of the season.

Loans to Como, Perugia, Monza and Spezia

On 21 July 2021, having returned to Juventus from his loan at Pisa, Gori was loaned to

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. He established himself among the best in the first half of the season, suffering an injury in December which forced him to miss some games, returning to the second part of the season. On 13 July 2022, Gori was loaned to

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. He made his debut on August 5, in the

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match against

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. A week later, he his debut Serie B debut with Perugia against

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. He was among the best in the squad, despite the bad season at the collective level, with 11 clean sheets out of 32 games. On 30 June 2023, he returned to Juventus after his annual loan had expired. On 31 July 2023, he moved on loan to

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. On 30 August 2024, Gori was loaned by

International career

In 2014 Gori was called up by Italy U18, making his debut on 8 January against

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in a 4–0 win. The same year he was promoted to the U19s, with whom he made his debut on 13 August against

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Style of play

Gori is a complete

who is especially skilled in saving penalty kicks. He was considered one of the best prospects among the Italian goalkeepers of his generation.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gori, Stefano 1996 births Footballers from Brescia Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Brescia Calcio players AC Milan players Juventus FC players SSC Bari players Pisa SC players Como 1907 players AC Perugia Calcio players AC Monza players Spezia Calcio players Serie B players Serie C players Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen