| Gabriele Angella | |
| Fullname: | Gabriele Angella[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Florence, Italy |
| Height: | 1.93m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Perugia |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Empoli |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Siena (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Reggina (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Watford |
| Caps5: | 75 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Charleroi (loan) |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2019– |
| Caps9: | 111 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 08:03, 3 July 2016 (UTC) |
Gabriele Angella (born 28 April 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Perugia.
Angella began his career at Empoli in 2006 and was promoted to the first team in 2008, he played his first Serie B match on 13 September 2008, a 0–0 draw with AlbinoLeffe.
On 31 August 2010, Udinese signed him along with Diego Fabbrini in a co-ownership deal for €3 million.[2] As part of the deal, Ricardo Chará and Flavio Lazzari joined Empoli, also in co-ownership deal for a small fee.[2] [3] He was loaned out to Siena for the 2011–2012 season[4] and moved on loan to Reggina in late January 2012. In June 2013 Angella and Daniele Mori were signed outright for €350,000 each.[5]
In July 2013, Angella joined Watford permanently on a five-year deal from Udinese, making his debut away to Birmingham City on 3 August 2013. Having opened his Watford account away to Bristol Rovers on 6 August 2013, Angella scored twice in Watford's 6–1 win over Bournemouth on 10 August 2013. On 30 January 2014, Angella scored a brace in an eventual 4–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest.
On 1 September 2015, he joined Queens Park Rangers on a season long loan from Watford.[6] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–0 win over Derby County on 8 March 2016.[7]
On 1 July 2016, Angella left Watford to rejoin Udinese on a four-year contract.[8]
He made his Italy U-21 debut on 4 September 2009, starting in a 1–2 defeat against Wales in Swansea.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Empoli | 2008–09 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| Udinese | 2010–11 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |||
| Siena (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Reggina (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Watford | 2013–14 | Championship | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Udinese | 2016–17 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 207 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 20 | |||