PLAYER PROFILE

Vito Mannone

Position: Goal

Height: 6'2

Weight: 12st 0lbs

Date of Birth: 1988-03-02 Desio, Italy

Vito Mannone

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone started his career with Atalanta in his native Italy in 2003.

After two years with the Serie A outfit he signed for Arsenal in 2005, initially playing in their youth side.

He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Barnet in 2005, but has yet to break through to the first team on a regular basis.

He is third choice behind Lukasz Fabianski and made his competitive debut in the final game of the 2008/09 season - a 4-1 victory over Stoke.