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Starting again Gabbia started and went the full 90 during Thursday's 2-1 win over Maccabi Haifa.

Impact Gabbia got the start Thursday, his third start in a row in all competitions. It's been a mixed bag for the defender, who has been in and out of the starting XI, though he has started more often than not. Gabbia is up to nine appearances (eight starts) in all competitions during his first season in Villarreal.

NOVEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Moves to Villarreal Gabbia has joined Villarreal on a season-long loan, Milan announced.

Impact Gabbia has been the fourth or fifth option in the back in the past few seasons and should get more opportunities to play at this new club. He tallied 20 tackles, eight interceptions, 30 clearances, and three blocks in 16 appearances (six starts) in 2022/2023, contributing to two clean sheets and scoring once.

JULY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Unused in final months Gabbia didn't appear in the last 11 matches of the season.

Impact Gabbia saw regular minutes in October and November as Milan had a few injuries in the back, but then Fikayo Tomori, Pierre Kalulu, and Simon Kjaer stayed healthy, and Malick Thiaw blossomed, which buried him in the depth chart. He notched 20 tackles, eight interceptions, 39 clearances, and three blocks in 16 appearances (eight starts), contributing to two clean sheets and scoring once.

JUNE 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Decent versus Inter Gabbia had two tackles (two won), five successful duels, one block, and three clearances in Sunday's 0-1 defeat to Inter Milan.

Impact Gabbia entered the XI with Fikayo Tomori injured and the coach switching to a three-man defense, and he held his own despite the loss. The gaffer stated he planed to stick with the tactic for a while, so he could get some run in the short term, although Davide Calabria and Malick Thiaw are also options for the role. He has tallied 174 tackles, four interceptions, and 28 clearances in ten Serie A appearances.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Busy defensively in victory Gabbia logged two tackles (one won), made seven clearances and added one interception during Saturday's 2-1 victory over Spezia.

Impact Gabbia paced all players on the pitch with seven clearances and helped key his squad's narrow 2-1 victory with a tenacious defensive effort. He played the full 90 and is averaging about two tackles and three clearances per match in league play.

NOVEMBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Wins two tackles versus Torino Gabbia won eight duels and two of six tackles, drew one foul, and created one scoring chance in Sunday's 1-2 defeat against Torino.

Impact Gabbia continues to furnish steady performance while Milan deal with multiple absences and rotate their defense. He has posted one goal, ten tackles (five won), five interceptions, and 17 clearances in the last five matches.

OCTOBER 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Scores opener against Dinamo Zagreb Gabbia scored a goal off his lone shot, made four clearances and helped his side to keep a clean sheet during Tuesday's 4-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb.

Impact Gabbia started for the fourth time over the last five matches in all competitions and not only did a nice job defensively but also contributed on the attacking end. In the 39th minute, the center-back jumped higher than opposing defenders to head home a free-kick cross from the right and open the scoring for Milan. This was the first goal of the season for Gabbia and he'll hope this performance helps him to keep receiving opportunities even when all other center-backs are healthy.

OCTOBER 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Milan on verge of return to last 16 after 4-0 win at Dinamo

Seven-time European champion AC Milan is on the verge of returning to the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in nine years

OCTOBER 25, 2022 • Associated Press

Osimhen scores again to put Napoli back on top of Serie A

Victor Osimhen has continued his comeback from injury with his second goal in as many matches to help free-scoring Napoli beat Bologna 3-2 and move back to the top of Serie A

OCTOBER 16, 2022 • Associated Press

Does not feature versus Sassuolo Gabbia was an unused sub in Sunday's 3-0 win over Sassuolo.

Impact Gabbia got minutes only when multiple center-backs were missing in 2021/2022. He logged four tackles, eight interceptions, 12 clearances and two blocks in eight matches (xi starts), with one clean sheet.

MAY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE