Manuel Pasqual

Not to be confused with Manuel Pascali.

Manuel Pasqual
Pasqual playing for Fiorentina in 2007
Personal information
Full name Manuel Pasqual[1]
Date of birth (1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth San Donà di Piave, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Derthona 15 (0)
2000–2001 Pordenone 30 (1)
2001–2002 Treviso 2 (0)
2002–2005 Arezzo 108 (3)
2005–2016 Fiorentina 302 (7)
2016–2019 Empoli 92 (7)
International career‡
2006–2015 Italy 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:30, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 May 2017

Manuel Pasqual (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːnwel paˈskwal]; born 13 March 1982) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played for the Italy national team. He is an offensive left-back who is well known for his crossing ability.[2][3] He is also capable of playing as a wide midfielder or as wing-back on the left in a 3–5–2 formation.[2][4] Pasqual is a dead-ball specialist and often took free-kicks as well as corners for Fiorentina, providing several assists from his curling indirect set pieces and crosses.[3]

Club career

Early career

After a couple of seasons playing for lowly-placed Serie D teams such as Derthona and Pordenone, Pasqual joined Serie C1's Arezzo in January 2002, having previously played for Treviso, at that point also a team in Serie C1. Pasqual became a key player at Arezzo, and one of the main catalysts for promotion into Serie B. Pasqual played one more remarkable season for Arezzo.

Fiorentina

On 4 July 2005, Pasqual joined Fiorentina in a joint-ownership deal. He made his Serie A debut on 18 September against Udinese, a match which finished 4–2. His good form in his first Serie A season earned him a call-up to the Italy national team from its head coach, Marcello Lippi. Fiorentina made a full bid for his services in June 2006.[5]

At Fiorentina, Pasqual became known for his powerful left foot and foraging runs. After a disappointing dip in form during the 2007–08 season, Pasqual was highly linked with the likes of Juventus and Napli, and was almost certain to leave with the arrival of winger Juan Manuel Vargas. However, Vargas' disappointing form in defence allowed him to move forward, and Pasqual made a grand return in the 2008–09 season, silencing many of his critics with his performances and even scoring his first goal in over two years.

In July 2009, Pasqual signed a new, three-year contract with Fiorentina.[6] He extended his contract again in November 2011.[7]

Since the 2012–13 season, Pasqual has been Fiorentina's team captain.[8]

Empoli

On 31 May 2016, Pasqual signed with Empoli on a two-year contract.[9][10]

International career

Pasqual's performances earned him a national team call up by then-Italy coach Marcello Lippi, who capped him for a friendly match against Germany, played at his club's home stadium in Florence, the Stadio Artemio Franchi, on 1 March 2006. Italy sensationally won the match by 4–1, with Pasqual coming on in the last minute as a substitute for Mauro Camoranesi.[11] Pasqual also attracted the attention of Roberto Donadoni, who succeeded Lippi. Donadoni called-up Pasqual for Italy's UEFA Euro 2008 qualification matches against Lithuania and France in September, and matches against Ukraine and Georgia in October. On 10 September 2013, he was capped by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic. He was named in Prandelli's 30-man provisional squad for the final tournament on 13 May 2014,[12] but was cut from the final 23-man squad named on 1 June.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2019[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derthona 1999–2000 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Pordenone 2000–01 30 1 0 0 — — 30 1
Treviso 2001–02 2 0 2 0 — — 4 0
Arezzo 2001–02 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2002–03 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
2003–04 28 2 1 0 — 2 1 31 3
2004–05 39 0 3 0 — — 42 0
Total 108 3 5 0 — — 115 4
Fiorentina 2005–06 35 1 4 0 — — 39 1
2006–07 34 0 2 0 — — 36 0
2007–08 29 0 2 0 9[a] 0 — 40 0
2008–09 19 1 1 0 2[b] 0 — 22 1
2009–10 21 0 3 0 5[c] 0 — 29 0
2010–11 34 1 0 0 — — 34 1
2011–12 32 0 2 0 — — 34 0
2012–13 35 2 3 1 — — 38 3
2013–14 26 0 4 1 5[b] 0 — 35 1
2014–15 20 2 1 0 7[b] 1 — 28 3
2015–16 17 0 1 0 3[b] 0 — 21 0
Total 302 7 23 2 31 1 — 356 10
Empoli 2016–17 32 2 1 0 — — 33 2
2017–18 38 4 1 0 — — 39 4
2018–19 22 1 1 0 — — 23 1
Total 92 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 95 7
Career total 549 18 33 2 31 1 — 615 22
  1. ^ All appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b c d All appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ All appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 3 September 2015[15]
Italy
Year Apps Goals
2006 2 0
2013 3 0
2014 4 0
2015 2 0
Total 11 0

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 213" [Official Press Release No. 213] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 23 May 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Fiorentina, ag.Pasqual: "Ripensamenti sul contratto"" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Manuel Pasqual un esempio per tutti". tutto-viola.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Giovanni Galli: "Pasqual devastante in attacco, ma Montella..."" (in Italian). fiorentinanews.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Fiorentina get all of Pasqual". UEFA.com. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Pasqual rinnova per tre anni" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Manuel Pasqual rinnova fino al 2014". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Serie A: Fiorentina without captain Manuel Pasqual for four weeks". skysports.com. SKY. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Official: Empoli sign Pasqual". Football Italia. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Preso Manuel Pasqual" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Italy vs. Germany". Soccerway. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  12. ^ "World Cup 2014: Striker Giuseppe Rossi in Italy's provisional squad". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  13. ^ "World Cup 2014: Italy omit Giuseppe Rossi from final squad". BBC Sport. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  14. ^ Manuel Pasqual at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  15. ^ Manuel Pasqual at National-Football-Teams.com