Leonardo Sernicola

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Leonardo Sernicola
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Civita Castellana, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Cremonese
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Ternana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Ternana 9 (0)
2017 → Fondi (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Matera (loan) 34 (3)
2018–2022 Sassuolo 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Virtus Entella (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Ascoli (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021 → SPAL (loan) 29 (0)
2021–2022 → Cremonese (loan) 33 (0)
2022– Cremonese 50 (3)
International career
2016–2017 Italy U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Leonardo Sernicola (born 30 July 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for Serie B club Cremonese.

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Club career

Early career

Sernicola was born in Civita Castellana in Italy's Lazio region. In his youth, the youth teams of local Serie A giants Lazio and Roma were interested in the young defender, but judged him to be too small and slight to play professionally. [1] He also had an unsuccessful trial with Perugia, before signing with the youth teams of Ternana across the border in Umbria. [2] He went on to make nearly 50 appearances for the Primavera side.

Ternana

Sernicola played at various age levels within the Ternana youth setup, and his physical growth of 20 cm in two years allowed him to compete with larger opponents, contrary to the beliefs of teams that refused him. He now stands at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in). In 2016, he was promoted to the first team at the end of the 2015–16 season and remained with the team as the Rossoverdi prepared for the 2016–17 season. He made his debut for the first team on 7 May 2016, coming on as a substitute for Fabiano Santacroce in the 63rd minute of a 1–1 draw with Cesena. [3] He played the full 90 minutes of the next two games; the final two games of the season. He did not play as regularly in the 2016–17 season, and subsequently made a loan move in January 2017 to Fondi of Lega Pro. His debut for Fondi came as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Catania on 23 January 2017. [4]

Sassuolo

On 28 June 2018, Sernicola signed with Serie A team Sassuolo. [5] On 9 July 2019, he joined to Virtus Entella until 30 June 2020. [6] On 29 January 2020, he moved on another loan to Ascoli. [7] On 25 September 2020 he joined SPAL on loan. [8]

Loan to Cremonese

On 20 July 2021 Sernicola was loaned to Cremonese. [9]

Cremonese

On 8 July 2022, Cremonese announced the signing of Sernicola on a permanent deal. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2023 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ternara 2015–16 Serie B 302050
2016–17 601070
Total9030120
Fondi (loan) 2016–17 Serie C 500050
Matera (loan) 2017–18 Serie C34300343
Sassuolo 2018–19 Serie A 100010
Virtus Entella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B511061
Ascoli (loan) 2020 Serie B14000140
SPAL (loan) 2020–21 Serie B21050260
Cremonese (loan) 2021–22 Serie B33010340
Cremonese 2022–23 Serie A24232274
Total57242614
Career total14661321598

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References

  1. ↑ "Dal "bravo ma troppo basso" alla crescita di 20 centimetri in due anni: Ternana, la rivincita di Sernicola" (in Italian). Gianluca di Marzio. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Ternana, contrattualizzato Leonardo Sernicola" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "TERNANA VS. CESENA 1 – 1". Soccerway. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "FONDI VS. CATANIA 1 – 1". Soccerway. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Calciomercato Sassuolo: ufficiale l'arrivo di Leonardo Sernicola" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, via tre giovani. Ravanelli in prestito alla Cremonese" . Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Calciomercato: ufficiale Sernicola dal Sassuolo" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 29 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "BRIGNOLA E SERNICOLA IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL DAL SASSUOLO" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 25 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "SERNICOLA NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIOROSSO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "SERNICOLA ANCORA IN GRIGIOROSSO". uscremonese.it (in Italian). US Cremonese. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "L. Sernicola". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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