Giuseppe Rizzo

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Giuseppe Rizzo
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Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Messina, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Reggina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Reggina 91 (3)
2013Pescara (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Pescara 23 (0)
2014–2015 Reggina 14 (0)
2015Perugia (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2017 Perugia 30 (0)
2016–2017Vicenza (loan) 29 (1)
2017–2018 Salernitana 3 (0)
2018Catania (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2020 Catania 43 (0)
2020–2021 Triestina 33 (1)
2021–2022 Pescara 12 (0)
2022ACR Messina (loan) 11 (1)
2022–2024 Catania 36 (3)
International career
2010–2012 Italy U-21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024

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

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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]

On 10 August 2020 he moved to Triestina on a 2-year contract. [4]

On 31 August 2021 he returned to Pescara. [5] On 29 January 2022, he joined his home town club ACR Messina on loan until the end of the season. [6]

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. [7] 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. [8]

In 2011–12 season he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team, the B team of U21.

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References

  1. Palermo 4-1 Reggina
  2. Reggina 1-0 Crotone
  3. Piacenza 3-2 Reggina
  4. "UFFICIALE: Giuseppe Rizzo è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 10 August 2020.
  5. "Giuseppe Rizzo è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. "L'Acr Messina da il benvenuto a Giuseppe Rizzo" (Press release) (in Italian). ACR Messina. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. Giuseppe Rizzo called by Ciro Ferrara (in Italian)
  8. Italy U21 2-1 Turkey U21