Gianluca Caprari
Quick Facts
Biography
Gianluca Caprari (born 30 July 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Pescara on loan from Internazionale.
Career
Roma
Born in Rome, Italian capital, Caprari started his career at Atletico 2000. He then joined esordienti team of A.S. Roma in 2003. He played for Roma's Allievi Nazionali team at 2010 Torneo Città di Arco, which beat Fiorentina in the final.
Caprari made his first team debut on 8 March 2011, in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League round of 16. He replaced Simone Perrotta in the last minute; his team lost to Shakhtar Donetsk with a 0–3 score.
In the next season he played both legs of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, losing to Slovan Bratislava. He played only one match in Serie A in 2011–12 season, substituting Totti in a 2–0 win over Chievo.
Pescara
In January 2012, Caprari was sent on loan to Serie B club Pescara in order to allow him to play more first-team football. He scored three goals in 15 matches in 2011–12 season. The club also won promotion to Serie A.
In June 2012 Pescara purchased Caprari in co-ownership deal for €1.2 million. On 20 June 2013 Roma bought him back for €2 million., but in pure player swap. (Giammario Piscitella and Matteo Politano to Pescara for €2M)
Caprari played hist first match of his second Roma career on 10 November 2013, against Sassuolo coming on as a substitute. On 24 January 2014 Caprari returned to Pescara by swapped club with Piscitella. (both tagged for €1.5 million)
On 27 June 2015 Roma bought back Politano for €601,000, with Caprari moved to Pescara outright for €125,000.