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Abel Gigli
Personal information
Full name Abel Gigli Mohamed[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Busto Arsizio, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ravenna
Youth career
Fagnano[citation needed]
Roncalli[citation needed]
2008–2009 Inveruno[2]
0000–2010 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Parma 1 (0)
2010–2011 Atletico Roma 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Viareggio (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Fondi (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013 → Chieti (loan) 26 (1)
2013–2014 → Gorica (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2015 → Crotone (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016 Maribor 12 (0)
2016–2017 Lupa Roma 19 (1)
2018–2019 Gozzano 36 (1)
2019–2020 Folgore Caratese 7 (0)
2020–2021 Rimini 8 (3)
2021 Cjarlins Muzane 12 (1)
2021 Fano 6 (0)
2021–2022 Folgore Caratese 14 (0)
2022– Ravenna 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Somalia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022

Abel Gigli Mohamed (Somali: Abel Gigli Maxamed; born 16 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Ravenna and the Somalia national team. Born in Italy, he plays for the Somalia national team.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Club career

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Parma

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Gigli made his Serie A debut for Parma on 25 April 2010 in a game against Bologna when he came on as a substitute in the 43rd minute for Massimo Paci.[9] In mid-2010 he was sold to Atletico Roma on a co-ownership deal.

On 31 August 2010 he joined Viareggio on a temporary deal.[10] He played once in the league and played 3 times in Italian Lega Pro Cup [it].[11][12][13]

He was bought back by Parma on 24 June 2011. In July 2011 he joined Fondi on loan.

On 11 July 2013 Gigli was signed by Savona F.B.C.[14] However, on 1 August he was signed by Slovenian club ND Gorica. The paperwork was completed on 9 August.[15]

On 9 August 2014 he was signed by Serie B club Crotone.[16]

Maribor

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On 1 July 2015 he returned to Slovenia, signing a two-year contract with Maribor.[17][18] He left the club on 4 February 2016.[19]

Lupa Roma

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On 20 September 2016 Lupa Roma signed Gigli on a free transfer.[20]

Gozzano

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After without a club for more than six months, Gigli was signed by Gozzano in March 2018.[21] The club won the group stage of 2017–18 Serie D, as well as participated in the playoffs: the Scudetto Dilettanti. Gigli played two out of possible three matches in the playoffs for the losing semi-finalists.[22][23]

Ravenna

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On 5 July 2022, he moved to Ravenna.[24]

International career

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Gigli made his debut for Somalia on 5 September 2019 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Zimbabwe, coming on as the first-half substitute.[25]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Somalia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2021 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar[note 1]  Oman 1–2 1–2 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification

Notes

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  1. ^ All FIFA Arab Cup qualification matches played in Qatar.

References

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  1. ^ "Wiil kaalin muhiim ah u buuxiyay xulka qaranka Soomaaliya" (in Somali). BBC Somali. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Per la Nazionale Dilettanti U.18 stage dal 22 a Coverciano" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Abel Gigli, un campione contro il razzismo: il calcio per un futuro di pace". corriere.it. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Abel Gigli: dal Parma al sogno Mondiale con la "sua" Somalia". gazzetta.it. 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Abel Gigli, dall'Nk Nova Gorica alla prima vittoria con la Somalia passando per la A italiana". ilpiccolo.it. 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Abel Gigli – Avvenire article". 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Abel Gigli sul piede di partenza". ilrestodelcarlino.it. 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Abel Gigli: "Za boljši položaj na lestvici in za večjo samozavest"". snportal.si.
  9. ^ "Game report by ESPN". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Ultimi colpi di mercato: presi Silvestri e Gigli" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio – Carrarese 1- 0" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Reggiana – Esperia Viareggio diretta on-line! 1-3 in tempo reale!" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Coppa Italia: Viareggio – Pisa 0-1" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Esperia Viareggio. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Cinque rinforzi dal Parma" (Press release) (in Italian). Savona F.B.C. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  15. ^ "ZAPISNIK 47 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 09.08.2013" [Press release [№] 47: NZS Registration Commission on 9 August 2013] (PDF) (Press release) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 9 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Gigli e' del Crotone" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  17. ^ "ZAPISNIK 46. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 07.07.2015" (PDF) (Press release) (in Slovenian). NZS. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  18. ^ "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 07.07.2015" (PDF) (Press release) (in Slovenian). NZS. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Abel Gigli ni več naš član" [Abel Gigli is not our member anymore] (Press release) (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Lega Pro, due novità in casa Lupa Roma: ufficiali gli innesti di Gigli in difesa e Montesi in attacco" (Press release) (in Italian). Lupa Roma F.C. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Calcio, rinforzo al Gozzano". La Stampa (Novara edition) (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Poule Scudetto, Virtus Verona – Gozzano termina 0-2" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  23. ^ "L'invincibile Vibonese sogna il tricolore". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). S.E.S. Società Editrice Sud. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Abel Gigli è giallorosso: arriva un nuovo rinforzo per la difesa del Ravenna". RavennaNotizie.it (in Italian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Somalia – Zimbabwe – FIFA.com". FIFA. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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