Duccio Degli Innocenti

Duccio Degli Innocenti

Personal information
Full name	Duccio Degli Innocenti [1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth	Montevarchi, Italy [2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Spezia (on loan from Empoli)
Number	6
Youth career
	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Empoli	1	(0)
2023–2024	→ Lecco (loan)	29	(0)
2024–	→ Spezia (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2019–2020	Italy U17	9	(0)
2021	Italy U18	1	(0)
2021–2022	Italy U19	5	(1)
2022–	Italy U20	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Italy FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023

Duccio Degli Innocenti (born 28 April 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Spezia on loan from Empoli.

Club career

Degli Innocenti was raised in the youth system of Empoli. He represented the club in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League. ^[3]

Degli Innocenti made his debut for the senior squad of Empoli on 6 August 2022 in a Coppa Italia game against SPAL. ^[4] He made his Serie A debut on 21 October 2022 against Juventus. ^[5]

On 9 August 2023, he joined Lecco on loan. ^[6]

On 2 August 2024, he joined Spezia on loan.

International career

Degli Innocenti was first called up to represent his country for Under-17 squad friendlies in September 2019. ^[7] He then played in Under-17 Euro qualifiers before the tournament was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He then represented Italy at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Italy reached the semi-finals: Degli Innocenti made one appearance in a group stage game. ^[8]

In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, ^[9] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match. ^{[10] [11]}

Honours

Italy U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023 ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. Duccio Degli Innocenti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
3. "Crvena Zvezda U19 v Empoli U19 game report". UEFA. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. "Empoli v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 6 August 2022.
5. "Juventus v Empoli game report". Soccerway. 21 October 2022.
6. "Ufficiale: Duccio Degli Innocenti arriva a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
7. "Delgi Innocenti Italy U17 game list". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
8. "France U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
9. "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
10. "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA . 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
11. Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

• Duccio Degli Innocenti at Soccerway