Giuseppe Rizzo
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Messina, Italy | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pescara | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
Reggina | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Reggina | 91 | (3) |
2013 | → Pescara (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Pescara | 23 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Reggina | 14 | (0) |
2015 | → Perugia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Perugia | 30 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Vicenza (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Salernitana | 3 | (0) |
2018 | → Catania (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Catania | 43 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Triestina | 33 | (1) |
2021– | Pescara | 10 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010–2012 | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2021 |
Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pescara.
Club career[]
He started his career in Serie B with Reggina, debuted for the club on 26 November 2009, in the Coppa Italia defeat against Palermo.[1] His debut in Serie B was on 19 April 2010, against Crotone. The final result of the match was a win for Reggina.[2] Rizzo made his first goal for the club on the match against Piacenza.[3]
On 10 August 2020 he moved to Triestina on a 2-year contract.[4]
On 31 August 2021 he returned to Pescara.[5]
International career[]
Rizzo was called for the first time by manager Ciro Ferrara for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Turkey, in November 2010.[6] On 17 November 2010, the match was played at Stadio Bruno Recchioni in Fermo. The final result was 2-1 and Rizzo came off the bench for his debut on the 75 minute.[7]
In 2011–12 season he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team, the B team of U21.
References[]
- ^ Palermo 4-1 Reggina
- ^ Reggina 1-0 Crotone
- ^ Piacenza 3-2 Reggina
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Giuseppe Rizzo è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Giuseppe Rizzo è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Giuseppe Rizzo called by Ciro Ferrara (in Italian)
- ^ Italy U21 2-1 Turkey U21
External links[]
- FIGC (in Italian)
- Profile at Reggina Calcio official website (in Italian)
- Giuseppe Rizzo at Soccerway
- Le rubriche di retestadio.it - Campioni in erba
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Messina
- Italian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Reggina 1914 players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
- Calcio Catania players
- U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Footballers from Sicily