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Gianluca DiFranco

10 Gianluca DiFranco

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    140
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Chesterland, Ohio
  • High School:
    Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
  • Position:
    M/F
g 1
a 0
pts 2
gw 0

2016 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in 12 matches, including seven of the final eight on the season … Started five contests, often being positioned as an attacking midfielder in a wing position …  Scored two goals in the final four games he played, both of which were game-winners … Scored the first goal of the game in Horizon League wins over UIC (10/15) and Oakland (10/29) … Finished with 15 shots on the season.

2015 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Earned spot on Horizon League All-Freshman team... played in 16 matches and started six times... tallied four points on two goals... scored first career goal in win over Cornell (9/11)... tallied goal just 1:44 into second half to help CSU to 3-1 win over Cincinnati (9/23)... recorded a goal and an assist in exhibition match vs. Mercyhurst (8/18).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played varsity for four years at Notre Dame Cathedral Latin, earning all-conference honors all four years... played club soccer for the Cleveland Soccer Academy.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 15, 1997... son of Flavio and Mary Lou DiFranco... has two brothers, Marco and Amico, and one sister, Veronica... finance major. 

Recent Games
Oct 21 at UIC L, 1-0
Oct 24 at Cincinnati L, 2-1
Oct 28 Wright State W, 2-1
Nov 3 Detroit L, 2-1
Nov 6 at Wright State W, 4-0
Nov 9 at UIC L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 17 7
Games started 10 4
Goals 1 0
Assists 0 0
Points 2 0
Shots 17 9
Shot Pct .059 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 15 Duquesne T, 1-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Aug 19 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Aug 21 Ohio Wesleyan T, 1-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 Robert Morris W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Aug 29 at Bowling Green L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 1 at Michigan L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 4 at No. 13 Michigan State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 9 at IUPUI W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Xavier L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 16 Northern Kentucky T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 23 at Oakland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Loyola (Md.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 30 Belmont W, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Milwaukee L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Akron L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Green Bay T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 21 at UIC L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 24 at Cincinnati L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Oct 28 Wright State W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 3 Detroit L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 6 at Wright State W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 9 at UIC L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2015-16 16 6 .13 .00 .25 1.75 .071 .69 .393
2016-17 12 5 .17 .00 .33 1.25 .133 .50 .400
2017-18 17 10 .06 .00 .12 1.00 .059 .41 .412
2018-19 12 6 .08 .00 .17 1.17 .071 .42 .357
Total 57 27 .11 .00 .21 1.30 .081 .51 .392
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2015-16 16 6 2 0 4 28 .071 11 .393 0 0 0-0 0
2016-17 12 5 2 0 4 15 .133 6 .400 0 0 0-0 2
2017-18 17 10 1 0 2 17 .059 7 .412 2 0 0-0 0
2018-19 12 6 1 0 2 14 .071 5 .357 1 0 1-1 0
Total 57 27 6 0 12 74 .081 29 .392 3 0 1-1 2
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 17 10 .06 .00 .12 1.00 .059 .41 .412
Conference 7 4 .00 .00 .00 1.29 .000 .29 .222
Exhibition 2 2 .00 .50 .50 2.00 .000 1.00 .500
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Home 6 5 .00 .00 .00 .83 .000 .00 .000
Away 11 5 .09 .00 .18 1.09 .083 .64 .583
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 3 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .20 .200
Losses 10 5 .10 .00 .20 1.00 .100 .50 .500
-
August 2 2 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .00 .000
September 6 3 .00 .00 .00 1.17 .000 .50 .429
October 6 4 .17 .00 .33 1.17 .143 .67 .571
November 3 1 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .00 .000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 17 10 1 0 2 17 .059 7 .412 2 0 0-0 0
Conference 7 4 0 0 0 9 .000 2 .222 2 0 0-0 0
Exhibition 2 2 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0
-
Home 6 5 0 0 0 5 .000 0 .000 2 0 0-0 0
Away 11 5 1 0 2 12 .083 7 .583 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Wins 5 3 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 1 0 0-0 0
Losses 10 5 1 0 2 10 .100 5 .500 1 0 0-0 0
-
August 2 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
September 6 3 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 4 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 1 0 0-0 0
November 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0