Giuseppe Rizzo

Giuseppe Rizzo
Personal information
Date of birth	18 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Messina, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Catania
Number	18
Youth career
	Reggina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Reggina
2013	→ Pescara (loan)
2013–2014	Pescara
2014–2015	Reggina
2015	→ Perugia (loan)
2015–2017	Perugia
2016–2017	→ Vicenza (loan)
2017–2018	Salernitana
2018	→ Catania (loan)
2018–	Catania
International career
2010–2012	Italy U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2019 00:01 (UTC)

Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Catania.

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

^ Palermo 4-1 Reggina
^ Reggina 1-0 Crotone
^ Piacenza 3-2 Reggina
^ 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

[1] Palermo 4-1 Reggina

[2] Reggina 1-0 Crotone

[3] Piacenza 3-2 Reggina

[4] Giuseppe Rizzo called by Ciro Ferrara (in Italian)

[5] Italy U21 2-1 Turkey U21

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