Johan Guadagno

Italian footballer (born 2003)
Johan Guadagno
Personal information
Full name Johan Elia Guadagno
Date of birth (2003-02-21) February 21, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Latina (on loan from Pisa)
Number 99
Youth career
0000–2019 BP
2019–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 FCK 0 (0)
2022– Pisa 0 (0)
2023 → Fiorenzuola (loan) 5 (0)
2024– → Latina (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johan Elia Guadagno (born 21 February 2003) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Latina on loan from Pisa.

Early life

Guadagno grew up in Milan, Italy until the age of seven.[1]

Career

Guadagno played for the youth academy of English Premier League side Manchester United, where he was described as "made steady progress... featuring nine times for United’s under-18s... and keeping two clean sheets. However, with many other goalkeepers in United's academy, it has been difficult for the Swede to feature on a more regular basis".[2]

Style of play

Guadagno has been described as "body is built to be a goalkeeper... he has the physical conditions and hates to lose".[3]

Personal life

Guadagno has regarded Italy international Gianluigi Buffon.[4]

References

  1. ^ Quvang, Jacob (23 November 2021). "FCK-keeper har Man Utd-fortid: Gad det ikke mere". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ Mehta, Harshini (21 June 2021). "Young Manchester United goalkeeper puts in extra training to help development". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ Pearson, Sebastian (16 August 2019). "Svensk United-scout bakom BP-löftets drömflytt: "Kan gå hur långt som helst"". Fotbollskanalen Europa (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Johan Guadagno: "Jag är ganska aggressiv som målvakt"" (in Swedish). malvaktens.se. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.