Stefano Celozzi

Stefano Celozzi

Personal information
Date of birth	2 November 1988 (1988-11-02)
Place of birth	Günzburg, West Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	VfB Stuttgart
Number	27
Youth career
	SC Bubesheim
	TSV Wasserburg
0000–2005	SSV Ulm 1846
2005	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2008	Bayern Munich II	81	(3)
2008–2009	Karlsruher SC	27	(0)
2009–	VfB Stuttgart	30	(0)
National team‡
2003–2004	Germany U16	7	(0)
2004–2005	Germany U18	6	(0)
2009–	Germany U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:51, 29 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2009

Stefano Celozzi (born 2 November 1988 in Günzburg, Bavaria) is a German footballer of Italian descent who plays as a defender for VfB Stuttgart.

Career

Club career

After playing youth football with a succession of local clubs, including SSV Ulm 1846, Celozzi joined the youth setup of Bayern Munich in 2005. He quickly progressed to the reserve team, making his debut in the Regionalliga in August 2005, aged just 16. Over the next three seasons, Celozzi played 81 games at this level, scoring three times. He was named as part of the first-team squad for the 2007–08 season, but did not make an appearance, continuing to be a regular for the reserves.

In July 2008, Celozzi joined Karlsruher SC, and made his first appearance on 10 August 2008 in the DFB Cup 2008–09 first round, against SpVgg Ansbach. He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August 2008 in the opening fixture against VfL Bochum. The following year, after Karlsruhe were relegated, Celozzi moved to VfB Stuttgart.

International career

Celozzi has played for Germany at U16 and U18 levels, and since the beginning of the 2009–10 season has been part of the U21 squad, winning three caps to date.

External links

• Stefano Celozzi at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Stefano Celozzi at fussballdaten.de (German)