Giuseppe Rizzo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Rizzo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Messina, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Perugia | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reggina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | Reggina | 91 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Pescara | 34 | (0) |
| 2014 | Reggina | 14 | (0) |
| 2015– | Perugia | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2012 | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015. | |||
Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991 in Messina) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Perugia.
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]
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.[4] 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.[5]
In 2011–12 season he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team, the B team of U21.
References
External links
- FIGC (Italian)
- Profile at Reggina Calcio official website (Italian)
- Giuseppe Rizzo profile at Soccerway
- Giuseppe Rizzo at footballzz.co.uk
- Le rubriche di retestadio.it - Campioni in erba
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