Francesco Ardizzone

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Francesco Ardizzone
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monopoli
Number 11
Youth career
Calcio Sicilia [1]
2008–2011 Palermo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Palermo 0 (0)
2011–2013 Reggiana 50 (4)
2013–2017 Pro Vercelli 81 (5)
2017–2020 Virtus Entella 67 (4)
2020–2022 Cesena 59 (6)
2022–2023 Turris 9 (0)
2023 → Lecco (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Lecco 0 (0)
2024– → Monopoli (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2011 Italy U19 5 (0)
2011–2012 Italy U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Francesco Ardizzone (born 17 February 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Monopoli on loan from Lecco.

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Club career

Born in Palermo, Sicily, Ardizzone started his professional career at U.S. Città di Palermo. He was the member of the reserve from 2009 to 2011. Ardizzone made his debut in the last group stage match of 2010–11 UEFA Europa League on 15 December 2010. [2]

Reggiana

On 1 July 2011 Ardizzone left for Italian third division club Reggiana along with Adriano Siragusa, as part of the deal that Gianluca Di Chiara moved to Palermo. Both clubs retained 50% registration rights of Ardizzone and Di Chiara. [3] Half of the "card" of Di Chiara was valued for €140,000 at that time. [4]

Ardizzone made 21 appearances in 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In June 2012 Reggiana acquired Ardizzone outright. [5] [6]

Pro Vercelli

On 29 August 2013 Ardizzone was sold to F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 in another co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500. [7] [8] In June 2014 the co-ownership of Ardizzone and Mattia Bani were renewed. [9]

Cesena

On 17 January 2020 he signed a 1.5-year contract with Serie C club Cesena. [10]

Turris

On 19 July 2022, Ardizzone moved to Turris on a three-year contract. [11]

Lecco

On 10 January 2023, Ardizzone was loaned by Lecco. [12] The signing was made permanent in the summer of 2023, however, Ardizzone made no appearances for Lecco in the first half of the 2023–24 season after Lecco was promoted to Serie B.

On 1 February 2024, Ardizzone was loaned by Monopoli. [13]

International career

Ardizzone capped 3 times in friendlies and 2 times in 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification for Azzurrini in 2010–11 season. In 2011–12 season he was promoted to Italy U20 team. He played 3 times in 2011–12 Four Nations Tournament and two additional friendlies against Macedonia and Denmark.

Personal life

On 29 January 2021 he tested positive for COVID-19. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°14 (2007–08)". Comitato Regionale Sicilia, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico (in Italian). FIGC. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Match Report: Lausanne 0–1 Palermo" (PDF). UEFA. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Movimenti di mercato" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "IL PALERMO SI RINFORZA ECCO UN PRIMO BILANCIO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ufficiale: Ardizzone tutto granata, Di Chiara al Palermo" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ↑ F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  8. ↑ "Ardizzone alla Pro Vercelli in compartecipazione" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione e apertura buste" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "DALLA VIRTUS ENTELLA ARRIVA FRANCESCO ARDIZZONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 17 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "COLPO A CENTROCAMPO: TRIENNALE PER ARDIZZONE" (in Italian). Turris. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ufficiale: Francesco Ardizzone è un nuovo giocatore bluceleste" (in Italian). Lecco. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Francesco Ardizzone è un nuovo calciatore del Monopoli" [Francesco Ardizzone is a new Monopoli player] (in Italian). Monopoli. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "DALLA VIRTUS ENTELLA ARRIVA FRANCESCO ARDIZZONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 29 January 2021.
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