Career
Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo"s Primavera team in 2005-2006 season. Genoa
On 26 June 2009 Genoa signed him outright for another €2.45 million, and Genoa paid €4 million in total for him within a year.
On 1 July 2010 he moved back to Genoa.
After a link with Inter in February 2010, the clubs agreed a deal in June 2010 which involved the transfer of young striker Mattia Destro. The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Inter signed half of the registration rights of Ranocchia for €6.5 million and sent Destro on loan to Genoa with option to sign him in co-ownership deal (who later purchased outright for €45 million).
Ranocchia also loaned back to Genoa for a season. Internazionale
On 27 December 2010, Internazionale bought full ownership of Ranocchia from Genoa for €12.5 million, valuing him at €19 million in total, which was later confirmed by Genoa President Enrico Preziosi who expressed his delight at doing business with Inter.
The president of Inter, Massimo Moratti, spoke on the transfer to Sky Italia and said: "Finally an Italian.
We had kept an eye on him from before. He made his Champions League debut against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Round of 16. Inter eventually progressed to the Quarter-finals where they were eliminated by eventual semi-finalists Schalke 04.
Ranocchia was appointed as the captain of Inter ahead of the 2014-2015 season, replacing the retired Javier Zanetti.
On 30 June Inter announced that Ranocchia has agreed to extend his contract four more years until 2019. In 2014-2015, Ranocchia made a total of 42 appearances and scored two goals, but was replaced as captain by the young striker Mauro Icardi at the end of the season.
= Loan to Sampdoria On 28 January 2016, Ranocchia moved on loan to Sampdoria from Internazionale. On 21 August 2007 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match against France.
He took part at the 2009 U-21 Championship.
He made his debut with Italy senior team on 17 November 2010, in a friendly match against Romania. Ranocchia has been described as a strong, physical centreback with reliable technique, timing, tactical knowledge and an ability to read the game well. He has predominantly drawn praise for his aerial ability, making him a goal threat from set pieces, and former Inter centre back Marco Materazzi has described Ranocchia as his heir due to his own aerial prowess.
Former Inter defensive legend and captain Javier Zanetti has also praised Ranocchia for his leadership.