{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Manuel Gasparini | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|05|19|df=y}} | birth_place = San Daniele del Friuli, Italy | height = 1.86 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Empoli | clubnumber = 12 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021 | youthclubs1 = Udinese | years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = Udinese | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = → Pro Vercelli (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → Legnago Salus (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = Potenza | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024 | clubs5 = → Pescara (loan) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = Clodiense | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Empoli | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Italy U15 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Italy U16 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam3 = Italy U17 | nationalcaps3 = 8 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2019 | nationalteam4 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 29 August 2025 | nationalteam-update = 18:04, 23 May 2021 (UTC) }} '''Manuel Gasparini''' (born 19 May 2002) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Italian football updater|Empoli}} club Empoli.
==Club career== Gasparini was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2019".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2019/oct/10/next-generation-2019-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football|date=10 October 2019|accessdate=23 May 2021|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref>
On 9 July 2021, he joined Pro Vercelli on loan from Udinese.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Pro Vercelli|url=https://www.fcprovercelli.it/news/204-benvenuto-manuel-gasparini|title=BENVENUTO MANUEL GASPARINI!|date=9 July 2021|language=it}}</ref>
On 26 August 2021, he was loaned to Legnago Salus.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 August 2021|title=Pro Vercelli: il portiere Manuel Gasparini in prestito al Legnago|url=https://tgvercelli.it/pro-vercelli-portiere-manuel-gasparini-prestito-al-legnago/|access-date=28 September 2021|website=TG Vercelli|language=it}}</ref> On 31 January 2022, the loan was terminated early.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Legnago Salus|url=https://www.legnagocalcio.it/news/gasparini-torna-ad-udine/|title=Gasparini torna ad Udine|date=31 January 202|access-date=31 January 2022|language=it}}</ref>
On 26 July 2022, Gasparini moved to Potenza.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Potenza|url=https://www.facebook.com/pzcalcioofficial/posts/pfbid021gxSq4P1THMkAUvCPTKWNAyRAdb1JnaMWBDiYDJBYopkqfJ9NNpWSVhuCsKBE76ql|title=MANUEL GASPARINI NUOVO ACQUISTO POTENZA CALCIO|date=26 July 2022|access-date=26 July 2022|language=it}}</ref>
On 4 January 2024, he joined Pescara on loan.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Pescara|url=https://www.pescaracalcio.com/manuel-gasparini-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-biancazzurro/|title=Manuel Gasparini è un nuovo giocatore BiancAzzurro|date=4 January 2024|access-date=4 January 2024|language=it}}</ref>
On 25 August 2025, Gasparini signed with Empoli in Serie B.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Empoli FC|url=https://www.empolifc.it/manuel-gasparini-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-azzurro|title=Manuel Gasparini è un nuovo calciatore azzurro|trans-title=Manuel Gasparini is a new Empoli footballer|date=25 August 2025|access-date=10 September 2025|language=it}}</ref>
==Club statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 23 May 2021}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|523797|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Udinese |2020–21 |Serie A |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |}
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==References== {{reflist}} {{Empoli FC squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasparini, Manuel}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:People from San Daniele del Friuli Category:Footballers from the Province of Udine Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Udinese Calcio players Category:FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Category:FC Legnago Salus players Category:Potenza Calcio players Category:Delfino Pescara 1936 players Category:Union Clodiense Chioggia FC players Category:Empoli FC players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie C players Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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