Francesco Renzetti

Francesco Renzetti

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
2001–2006	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Genoa	1	(0)
2006–2007	→ Lucchese (loan)	39	(0)
2007–2008	→ Lucchese (loan)	25	(0)
2008–2009	→ Albinoleffe (loan)	39	(1)
2009–2013	Padova	140	(1)
2013–2016	Cesena	94	(0)
2016–2018	Genoa	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Cesena (loan)	30	(1)
2017–2018	→ Cremonese (loan)	38	(0)
2018–2020	Cremonese	22	(0)
2020–2021	Chievo	47	(0)
2021–2023	Modena	37	(0)
2023–	Colorno
International career
2003	Italy U15	4	(0)
2004	Italy U17	3	(2)
2008	Italy U20	3	(0)
2009	Italy U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023

Francesco Renzetti (born 22 January 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back. At international level, he has represented Italy's youth teams playing for the U15, U17, U20 and U21 teams.

Club career

Genoa

Francesco Renzetti began his career in the Genoa youth system, ^[1] eventually making one appearance in the first team for Genoa.

Lucchese

He was signed by Lucchese on a temporary basis in January 2006. ^[2] The club purchased half of the registration rights of Renzetti and Emanuele Volpara for €250,000 each at the end of season. ^[3]

AlbinoLeffe

Renzetti moved to AlbinoLeffe in a co-ownership deal in 2008, ^{[4] [5] [6]} for €750,000 ^[7] (Genoa acquired Renzetti from Lucchese for €600,000 ^[7] ), as part of the deal that Genoa signed the remain 50% registration rights of Gleison Santos (and re-sold to Reggina) for €1M. ^[7]

Padova

After making 39 appearances for Albinoleffe in Serie B, Renzetti was reacquired by Genoa for just €250,000 and subsequently resold again in co-ownership to Serie B club Padova for €500,000. ^{[8] [9]} He was eventually bought in full by Padova for another €1 million. ^[10]

Cesena

On 12 July 2013 Renzetti joined A.C. Cesena as a free agent. ^[11] He signed a new contract in January 2016, which would last until 30 June 2019 . ^[12]

Return to Genoa

On 30 June 2016 Renzetti was re-signed by Genoa for €1.2 million fee. ^[13] As part of the deal, Giuseppe Panico left for Cesena on loan for 2 seasons. ^{[14] [15]} Starting from 2015–16 season, all Serie A clubs required to have 4 club-trained players in their 25-men squad, or else the squad would be forced to be reduced by not using the place for those club-trained players. ^[16] However, on 31 August Renzetti returned to Cesena in a temporary deal from Genoa. ^[17] Eventually Genoa only had a 23-men squad (players born 1995 or after were not restricted, such as Giovanni Simeone), as only Mattia Perin and Lukáš Zima were used to fill the quota.

Cremonese

On 12 July 2017, Renzetti was transferred to Cremonese on loan, with an obligation to buy at the end of season. ^[18] Cremonese fulfilled the obligation and he joined the club on a permanent basis on 1 July 2018.

Chievo

On 28 January 2020, he signed with Chievo until 30 June 2020. ^[19]

Modena

On 30 June 2021, he joined Modena on a two-year contract. ^[20]

International career

Renzetti made several appearances representing Italy at various levels of their youth ranks.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2022 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genoa	2004–05	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2005–06	Serie C1	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lucchese	2005–06	Serie C1	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2006–07	Serie C1	27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
	2007–08	Serie C1	25	0	—		—		—		25	0
	Total		63	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	0
Albinoleffe	2008–09	Serie B	39	1	2	0	—		—		41	1
Padova	2009–10	Serie B	31	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	2010–11	Serie B	38	0	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	43	0
	2011–12	Serie B	40	0	1	0	—		—		41	0
	2012–13	Serie B	31	1	0	0	—		—		31	1
	Total		140	1	3	0	0	0	5	0	148	1
Cesena	2013–14	Serie B	35	0	2	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	41	0
	2014–15	Serie A	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2015–16	Serie B	36	0	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	39	0
Cesena (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	30	1	2	0	—		—		32	1
	Total		124	1	7	0	0	0	5	0	136	1
Cremonese (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	38	0	2	0	—		—		40	0
Cremonese	2018–19	Serie B	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2019–20	Serie B	6	0	3	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		60	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	65	0
Chievo	2019–20	Serie B	17	0	—		—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	20	0
	2020–21	Serie B	30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		47	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50	0
Modena	2021–22	Serie C	11	0	—		2	0	—		13	0
Career total			485	3	18	0	2	0	13	0	518	3

1. Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. "Grifone baby: il futuro è in campo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 28 December 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "UFFICIALE: due giovani genoani alla Lucchese". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 10 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
3. Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
4. "Dal Genoa ecco Francesco Renzetti" (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
5. "IL GENOA PENSA ANCHE AL FRONTE CESSIONI" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
6. "RENZETTI PASSA ALL'ALBINOLEFFE AL 50%" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
7. Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2008 (in Italian)
8. Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009 (in Italian)
9. "IL GIOVANE TALENTO RENZETTI ALLA CORTE DI MISTER SABATINI" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
10. Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2010 (in Italian)
11. "Granoche e Renzetti alla corte di Mister Bisoli" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
12. "Francesco Renzetti rinnova con il Cesena" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
13. A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2016, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
14. "UFFICIALE: FRANCESCO RENZETTI AL GRIFONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
15. "Francesco Renzetti ceduto al Genoa" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
16. "C.U. N°83/A (2014–15)" (PDF). Consiglio Federale (in Italian). FIGC. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
17. "Francesco Renzetti ritorna in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
18. "Francesco Renzetti nuovo esterno grigiorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
19. "OFFICIAL: FRANCESCO RENZETTI IS GIALLOBLÙ" (Press release). Chievo. 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
20. "Renzetti primo acquisto" (in Italian). Modena. 30 June 2021.
21. Francesco Renzetti at Soccerway

External links

• FIGC profile Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
• AIC profile