Gianluigi Donnarumma, often known as Gigio, is an Italian professional footballer born on 25 February 1999 in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples.
A towering goalkeeper widely regarded as one of the finest in the world, he currently plays for Premier League club Manchester City and serves as captain of the Italy national team.
Coming from a working-class family with strong football roots in southern Italy, Donnarumma has combined early technical promise with mental resilience, becoming a key figure for both club and country.
Siblings
Gianluigi has an older brother, Antonio Donnarumma, born on 7 July 1990, and a sister named Nunzia.
Antonio is also a professional goalkeeper and has been a major influence on his younger sibling’s career.
The brothers grew up together in Castellammare di Stabia, where Antonio first inspired Gigio to take up the position between the posts.
Antonio progressed through the youth ranks at Juve Stabia and AC Milan before building a career across Serie A, Serie B, Serie C, and a spell in Greece with Asteras Tripolis.
Between 2017 and 2021 the two shared the dressing room at AC Milan, with Antonio serving as backup while providing personal support during Gigio’s high-pressure early years.
They share a close bond and still affectionately call each other “cucciolo.”
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Career
Donnarumma began his football journey at ASD Club Napoli before joining AC Milan’s youth academy in 2013.
He made his senior Serie A debut in October 2015 at the age of 16 years and 242 days, becoming one of the youngest goalkeepers ever to appear in the competition, and quickly established himself as Milan’s first-choice keeper.
Over six seasons with the Rossoneri he developed into a reliable performer, helping the side finish second in Serie A in 2020–21 and secure Champions League qualification.
In the summer of 2021 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.
At PSG he won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, multiple domestic cups and Super Cups, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2024–25 season as part of a historic treble.
In 2025 he transferred to Manchester City, where he has continued at the highest level of English and European football.
Internationally, he debuted for Italy’s senior team in 2016 as the youngest goalkeeper in the nation’s history and has gone on to earn more than 80 caps while captaining the side.
Accolades
With Italy, Donnarumma won the UEFA European Championship in 2020, earning Player of the Tournament honours after crucial saves, including in the final penalty shoot-out against England.
He has also collected bronze medals in the UEFA Nations League.
At club level his honours include the Italian Super Cup with AC Milan in 2016, four Ligue 1 titles, two Coupes de France, three Trophées des Champions and the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain, plus domestic silverware with Manchester City.
Individually he has been awarded the Yashin Trophy as the world’s best goalkeeper in 2021 and 2025, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper in 2025, multiple Serie A and Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year prizes, inclusion in FIFPRO World XI selections, and the Italian Golden Boy award.
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