Davide Petrucci

Davide Petrucci

Davide Petrucci shoots in practice as Alex Ferguson watches
Personal information
Full name	Davide Petrucci [1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Messina
Number	16
Youth career
2002–2008	Roma
2008–2009	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Manchester United	0	(0)
2013	→ Peterborough United (loan)	4	(1)
2013	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)	12	(0)
2014	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2016	CFR Cluj	58	(7)
2016–2019	Çaykur Rizespor	55	(2)
2019–2020	Ascoli	29	(0)
2020–2021	Cosenza	23	(0)
2021–2023	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	15	(1)
2023–2024	Brindisi	24	(2)
2024–	Messina	13	(0)
International career
2006–2007	Italy U16	12	(1)
2007–2008	Italy U17	8	(1)
2008–2010	Italy U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Davide Petrucci (born 5 October 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Messina. Born in Rome, he played for Roma until 2008, when he joined English side Manchester United. However, he was unable to break into the first team and, after loan spells with Peterborough United, Royal Antwerp and Charlton Athletic, he joined CFR Cluj in September 2014. He is also capped for Italy at under-19 level.

Club career

A.S. Roma

Born in the San Basilio suburb of Rome, Petrucci began his football career with his local club, Roma, playing in their youth team. ^[2] During the 2007–08 season, he scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for the Roma youth team, alerting Manchester United to his talents. But the AS Roma offered him a contract worth only around £16,000 per annum, the minimum wage for Italian youth team players, claiming that it would upset the other youth players who had already accepted similar deals if they offered him any more. ^[2] However, despite the club's claims that he would have been given opportunities in the first team in the 2008–09 season, Petrucci expressed concerns that he had not already been called up. ^[2] When he asked Roma for some time to consider their offer, the club gave him a three-day deadline. ^[2] Around this time, Manchester United offered Petrucci a £95,000-a-year contract, which the Italian youngster accepted on 13 June 2008. To comply with FIFA regulations with regard to the international transfer of players under the age of 18, United also offered Petrucci's father, Stefano, a job as well as offering to pay for regular flights back to Italy. ^[2]

Manchester United

United paid Roma approximately £200,000 in compensation for the transfer, which the Italians were unable to contest as Petrucci was not under contract with them. Italian football regulations state that under-17s may not be signed to professional contracts, meaning that Petrucci would not have been able to sign with Roma until his 17th birthday in October 2008. ^[2] He travelled to Manchester on 30 June 2008, and began training with Manchester United the following day. ^[3] At the end of July 2008, Petrucci was part of the Manchester United team that won the Premier (under-17) section of the 2008 Milk Cup. He made regular appearances for the Manchester United under-18 side during the 2008–09 season, and got his first taste of reserve team action on 18 November 2008, when he played 20 minutes of a 2–1 defeat away to Hull City, coming on as a substitute for Antonio Bryan. ^[4] On 22 January 2009, he made another appearance for the reserve team in the Manchester Senior Cup, scoring the first of the team's three goals in the fourth minute of a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley. ^[5]

Loan to Peterborough United

On 9 January 2013, Petrucci joined Peterborough United on loan, he joined along with his teammate Scott Wootton who was signed until the end of the season. ^[6] He made his debut on 12 January in a 2–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest. ^[7] He scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 win over Leicester City on 9 February 2013. ^[8]

Loan to Royal Antwerp and Charlton Athletic

On 2 September 2013, Petrucci was initially loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp until the end of the season, but was recalled in January 2014. ^[9]

On 27 March 2014, Petrucci joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. ^[10]

CFR Cluj

On 8 September 2014, after being named in United's 25-man Premier League squad, Petrucci terminated his contract by mutual consent to secure a move to Romanian side CFR Cluj, six days after the transfer window closed. ^[11]

Çaykur Rizespor

On 29 August 2016, Petrucci was reported to have joined Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor. ^[12]

Ascoli

On 13 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Ascoli. ^[13]

Cosenza

On 5 October 2020 he moved to Cosenza on a one-year contract. ^[14]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 10 July 2021 Petrucci move to Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a two-year deal. ^[15] On 2 February 2023, after a year of not playing, he reached an agreement with the team on the release of his contract. ^[16]

Brindisi

On 1 August 2023, Petrucci joined Serie C side Brindisi, signing a two-year contract. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2023 ^[18]

Appearances by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peterborough United (loan)	2012–13	Championship	4	1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	1
Antwerp (loan)	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	12	0
Charlton (loan)	2013–14	Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Cluj	2014–15	Romanian Liga I	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2015–16	Romanian Liga I	38	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	45	4
	2016–17	Romanian Liga I	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	2
	Total		58	7	8	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	70	7
Rizespor	2016–17	Turkish Süper Lig	30	2	6	1	—		0	0	0	0	36	3
	2017–18	Turkish TFF First League	15	0	0		—		—		0	0	15	0
	2018–19	Turkish Süper Lig	10	0	3	0	—		0	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		55	2	9	1	—		0	0	0	0	64	3
Ascoli	2019–20	Serie B	28	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	30	0
	2020–21	Serie B	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		29	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	31	0
Cosenza	2020–21	Serie B	23	0	1	1	—		—		0	0	24	1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2021–22	Israeli Premier League	15	1	2	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	25	1
Brindisi	2023–24	Serie C	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			201	11	22	2	5	0	6	0	1	0	235	13

Honours

Manchester United U21

• Professional Development League (1): 2012–13

CFR Cluj

• Cupa României (1): 2015–16

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• State Cup (1): 2021–22

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 3 September 2014. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014.
2. Moore, Malcolm (13 June 2008). "Davide Petrucci was stolen from us by Manchester United, claim angry Romans". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
3. Burton, Chris (14 June 2008). "Petrucci welcomes United chance". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 3 February 2009.
4. Bartram, Steve (18 November 2008). "Reserves: Hull 2 United 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. p. 2. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
5. Cope, Will; Bartram, Steve (22 January 2009). "Reserves: Utd 3 Accrington 0". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
6. Thompson, Gemma (9 January 2013). "Duo agree Posh loans". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
7. "Nottm Forest 2-1 Peterborough". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
8. "Peterborough 2-1 Leicester". BBC. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
9. Froggatt, Mark (3 September 2013). "Reds trio head overseas". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
10. "Davide Petrucci joins Charlton on loan". cafc.co.uk. Charlton Athletic FC. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
11. Hibbs, Ben (8 September 2014). "Davide Petrucci signs for Cluj". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
12. "OFICIAL – Davide Petrucci este noul jucător al lui Rizespor. Pierdere mare pentru CFR". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
13. "Calciomercato: ufficiale Davide Petrucci fino al 2021" [Official: Petruccia signed until 2021] (in Italian). Ascoli. 13 July 2019.
14. "DAVIDE PETRUCCI È UN GIOCATORE DEL COSENZA CALCIO" (in Italian). Cosenza. 5 October 2020.
15. Tuchman, Yaniv (9 July 2021). "הפועל באר שבע: הקשר האיטלקי דוידה פטרוצ'י סיכם לשנתיים" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 11 July 2021..
16. Tuchman, Yaniv (2 February 2023). "סוף הדרך: הפועל באר שבע התירה את חוזהו של דוידה פטרוצ'י" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 2 February 2023..
17. "Benvenuto Davide Petrucci | SSD Brindisi FC". brindisifc.it (in Italian). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
18. Davide Petrucci at Soccerway

External links

• Davide Petrucci at Soccerway
• Davide Petrucci at Soccerbase