Luca Mazzitelli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Mazzitelli | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Südtirol (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Brescia (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2016– | Sassuolo | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Italy U-21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
Luca Mazzitelli (born 12 January 1995) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo.[1]
Club career
Mazzitelli is a youth exponent from A.S. Roma. He made his Serie A debut on 18 May 2014 in a 1-0 away defeat against Genoa.[2]
On 10 July 2015, Mazzitelli was loaned out from Roma to Brescia in search of more playing time. Mazzitelli experience with Brescia was successful due to him being the first choice Central Midfield from the beginning of the season. He then was able to put on great displays on the pitch and gained attention from clubs in the first division. On 1 February 2016, Sassuolo confirmed the permanent signing of Mazzitelli from Roma for €3.5 million;[3] the player will however remain on loan with Brescia until 30 June 2016.[4]
On 17 May 2016, Sassuolo DS Giovanni Carnevali confirmed that Luca Mazzitelli will be part of Sassuolo first team squad for the 2016-17 season.
International career
On 24 March 2016 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a qualification match against Republic of Ireland.
References
- ↑ "Italy - L. Mazzitelli - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ↑ "Genoa vs. AS Roma - 18 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ↑ "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ariaudo all'Empoli, ingaggiato Mazzitelli e girato in prestito al Brescia". sassuolocalcio.it (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.