Leonardo Cerri

Leonardo Cerri

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Carrarese (on loan from Juventus)
Number	90
Youth career
0000–2015	Atletico Torrino (futsal)
2015–2016	Lupa Roma
2016–2017	Unicusano Fondi
2017–2019	Pescara
2019–2022	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Juventus Next Gen [lower-greek 1]	53	(10)
2024–	Juventus	1	(0)
2024–	→ Carrarese (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Italy U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Leonardo Cerri (born 4 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Carrarese on loan from Juventus.

Career

Early career

Born in Rome, Italy, Cerri began his youth career playing futsal at Atletico Torrino, before joining Lupa Roma in 2015. ^[2] After one year he moved to Unicusano Fondi and, in summer of 2017, he joined Pescara. ^[2] In the 2018–19 season, Cerri scored 14 goals with Pescara's under-16s; he also played three games with the under-17s at the end of the season, scoring a goal. ^[2]

Juventus

On 2 July 2019, Cerri joined Juventus in a transfer worth €1.1 million, with Pescara having 50% of his future sale. ^[3] He played for the under-17s in the 2019–20 season, scoring 12 goals in 17 games. ^[4] In 2020–21, Cerri was moved to the under-19s, playing in the Campionato Primavera 1. ^[4]

On 24 January 2021, Cerri scored on his debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – in the Serie C, coming on as a substitute and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Pro Sesto. ^[5] He also scored a disallowed goal in the 90+5th minute. ^[6] Cerri made three further appearances for the under-23s in 2020–21, as well as two in 2021–22. ^[7] In the 2021–22 season, he scored nine goals in 27 appearances (including 13 as a substitute) for Juventus U19, also helping the to reach the semi-finals, their best-ever placing in the competition. ^{[7] [8]}

On 6 July 2022, he signed a new contract for Juventus after the previous had expired six days earlier. ^[9] On 7 December, he scored Juventus Next Gen's opener in their 2–1 win to Padova in the Coppa Italia Serie C. ^[10]

On 12 February 2024, Cerri made his Serie A debut in Juventus's 1–0 defeat to Udinese as an 84th-minute substitute. ^{[11] [12]}

Loan to Carrarese

On 1 August 2024, Cerri was loaned to Carrarese. ^[13]

Style of play

Cerri has been likened to former Italian footballer Luca Toni for his movements, position, and height. ^[2] At 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), ^[14] Cerri is a tall, left-footed striker, whose main characteristics are his physical presence in the box and his heading. ^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 February 2024 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventus Next Gen [lower-greek 1]	2020–21	Serie C	4	1	—		0	0	4	1
	2021–22	Serie C	2	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2022–23	Serie C	17	3	—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	20	4
	2023–24	Serie C	20	5	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	21	5
	Total		43	9	—		4	1	47	10
Juventus	2023–24	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			44	9	0	0	4	1	48	10

1. Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C ^[15]

Notes

1. The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022. ^[1]

References

1. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC . 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. "Leonardo Cerri, un giovane gigante alla corte della Juventus - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. "Juventus, da un Cerri all'altro: definito l'acquisto della punta del 2003 dal Pescara". Blasting News (in Italian). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. "La torre della Juve Primavera, fisico e qualità a servizio di Bonatti: ecco chi è Leonardo Cerri". Juventus News - Ultime Notizie Juve - il BiancoNero (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
5. "Under 23 | Pari in trasferta contro la Pro Sesto - Juventus" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
6. Carinci, Josephine (24 January 2021). "Pro Sesto-Juventus U23 1-1: Cerri regala il pari a Zauli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
7. Leonardo Cerri at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
8. "Il Benfica in finale grazie ai calci di rigore. Non basta la gran rimonta della Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
9. JuventusNews24, Redazione (6 July 2022). "Cerri Juve, l'attaccante ha rinnovato! Depositato il nuovo contratto". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
10. Baridon, Marco (7 December 2022). "Padova Juventus Next Gen 1-2: Cerri-Sekulov valgono la semifinale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
11. JuventusNews24, Redazione (12 February 2024). "Juve Udinese, c'è il debutto di Cerri: Allegri si affida al giovane attaccante". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
12. Bargione, Andrea (12 February 2024). "Juve Udinese 0-1: allo Stadium passa l'Udinese, seconda sconfitta consecutiva per la Juventus". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
13. "BENVENUTO LEONARDO CERRI" [WELCOME LEONARDO CERRI] (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
14. JuventusNews24, Redazione (30 April 2020). "Juventus Under 17: Leonardo Cerri, bomber d'alta quota - SCHEDA". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
15. For the Coppa Italia Serie C goals and apps see "Profilo Giocatore Leonardo Cerri". MyJuve. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

• Leonardo Cerri at Soccerway
• Leonardo Cerri at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)