Mancha

Nationality

Brazil

Born

2001-02-13

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

73 kg

Gianluca Piola Minozzo (born 13 February 2001), commonly known as Mancha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Chapecoense. Club career Mancha was born in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, and joined Chapecoense's youth setup at the age of 12. On 22 February 2021, shortly after being promoted to the first team, he renewed his contract until December 2023. Mancha made his senior debut on 11 March 2021, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win against Avaí. His Série A debut occurred on 17 June, as he started in a 1–1 away draw against São Paulo. On 12 January 2022, Mancha moved to Portimonense, but was assigned to the under-23 team. He returned to Chape in June, but started to feature regularly in the 2023 season.