Vito Mannone profile
Name
Vito Mannone
Born
March 02, 1988
Desio, Italy
Position
Goalkeeper
Squad Number
24
Previous Club(s)
Atalanta
Joined Arsenal
July 01, 2005
At the start of the 2008/09 season, Vito had not made his first-team debut for Arsenal - but he had already shown he has plenty of promise.
Signed from Atalanta in July 2005, the Italian has worked his way through the ranks and began the current campaign as the third-choice keeper behind Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski.
Last season he was on the bench for a handful of first-team games but never tasted the action.
He did appear in 13 Reserves games and made a notable penalty save in the final minute at Reading to preserve a 1-1 draw.
Vito played four games on loan at Barnsley in 2006/07. It is his only first-team action of any sort so far. But that may change this term.
MY YEAR
September
Vito was named in the Carling Cup squad against Newcastle but did not come on. He was also in good form for the Reserve team, playing every minute of their campaign.
September
September was a bit of a mixed bag for Vito. The Italian was chosen ahead of Wojciech Szczesny for the Reserves’ fixtures against Portsmouth and Aston Villa. Arsenal ran-out 1-0 winners at Pompey and they owed a lot to Mannone who pulled off a string of fine saves but it was a different story against Villa at Underhill. The visitors inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Banfield’s boys, the most goals that the Reserves have conceded in a match since a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Reading in 2006.
Vito Mannone - News
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Mon, Feb 2, 2009
TV Online: Mannone - My Perfect Footballer -
Mon, Sep 8, 2008
Mannone presents year 12 students with award -
Sat, May 10, 2008
Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal - Match Report -
Wed, Oct 31, 2007
Carling Cup: Sheffield United 0-3 Arsenal - Match report -
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Carling Cup: Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle - Match report -
Thu, Dec 29, 2005
SC Ritzing 2 - 5 Arsenal: Match Report -
Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Barnet 1-4 Arsenal: Match Report
