Riccardo Marchizza
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Frosinone
Number 3
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Roma 0 (0)
2017–2023 Sassuolo 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Avellino (loan) 18 (0)
2018–2019 → Crotone (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2021 → Spezia (loan) 47 (0)
2021–2022 → Empoli (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Frosinone 2 (0)
International career‡
2013 Italy U16 3 (0)
2015 Italy U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 Italy U19 15 (1)
2017–2018 Italy U20 12 (1)
2018–2021 Italy U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2021

Riccardo Marchizza (born 26 March 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Serie A club Frosinone.[2]

Club career

Roma

Born in Rome in 1998, Marchizza joined A.S. Roma's youth academy in 2006, at the age of eight.[citation needed]

In July 2016, Marchizza was called up for Roma's first team during the pre-season training camp and scored the winning goal in a friendly game against Terek Grozny.[3] On 8 December 2016, Marchizza made his senior debut against Astra Giurgiu on matchday six of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage; with Roma already advanced, he replaced Emerson in the 89th minute.[4]

Sassuolo

In July 2017, Marchizza and Davide Frattesi were signed by Sassuolo for a total fee of €8 million, as part of the deal for Grégoire Defrel.[5][6] In August 2017, Marchizza was loaned to Serie B club Avellino.[7] On 25 July 2018, he signed with Crotone on loan until 30 June 2019.[8] On 15 July 2019, he joined Spezia on loan.[9]

International career

Marchizza took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 team, reaching the third place.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 September 2018, in a friendly match won 3–1 against Albania.

Personal life

On 12 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roma 2016–17 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Avellino (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 18 0 0 0 – 18 0
Crotone (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 17 0 3 0 – 20 0
Spezia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 23 0 0 0 – 23 0
2020–21 Serie A 24 0 1 0 – 25 0
Total 47 0 1 0 0 0 48 0
Empoli (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 19 0 3 0 – 22 0
Career total 101 0 7 0 1 0 109 0

Honours

Italy U20

References

  1. ^ "Riccardo Marchizza". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Riccardo Marchizza at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Roma-Terek Grozny 3-2: guarda la gallery della gara" (in Italian). AS Roma. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa League - Astra-Roma - UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ^ Oddi, Francesco (13 July 2017). "Roma, i due Primavera Marchizza e Frattesi a titolo definitivo al Sassuolo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale per l'esercizio chiuso al 30-6-2017" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 5 October 2017. p. 110. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Riccardo Marchizza è un calciatore dell'Avellino" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Avellino 1912. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, preso il difensore Marchizza". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Mercato: Riccardo Marchizza è un nuovo calciatore delle Aquile" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 15 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Riccardo Marchizza" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. ^ "R. Marchizza". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Figc | News - Verso il Mondiale. Ufficializzati i nomi dei 21 Azzurrini, domenica sera raduno a Roma". www.figc.it. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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