Lorenzo Venuti

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Lorenzo Venuti
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Venuti in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevarchi, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2004 Ideal Club Incisa
2004–2014 Fiorentina
2014–2015Pescara (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2023 Fiorentina 84 (0)
2014–2015Pescara (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016Brescia (loan) 27 (0)
2016–2018Benevento (loan) 68 (0)
2018–2019Lecce (loan) 32 (3)
2023–2024 Lecce 14 (0)
2024– Sampdoria 12 (2)
International career
2012–2013 Italy U18 [1] 10 (0)
2013–2014 Italy U19 [1] 6 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U20 [1] 4 (0)
2015 Italy U21 [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024

Lorenzo Venuti (born 12 April 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie B club Sampdoria.

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Club career

Born in Montevarchi, Tuscany, Venuti started his career at Tuscan club Fiorentina. On 30 July 2014, he was signed by Serie B club Pescara on a temporary deal, with an option to sign him outright. [2] Venuti was assigned the number 23 shirt for the first team. [3] However, he was only able to play for their reserve team as an overage player. On 27 June 2015, Pescara excised the option to sign Venuti outright, but La Viola also excised the counter-option. [4]

On 16 July 2015, he was signed by Lega Pro newcomers Brescia on a temporary deal, with an option to buy. [5] [6] Brescia was confirmed as the replacement of Parma in the 2015–16 Serie B on 4 August. [7] On 2 August, Venuti made his professional debut against Cremonese, in the 2015–16 Coppa Italia. [8] He was partnered with his former national team teammate Michele Somma in the defensive line-up.

International career

On 5 November 2015, Venuti received his first under-20 team call-up from Alberigo Evani. [9]

Two days after making his professional debut, he received his first under-21 team call-up from Luigi Di Biagio. [10] Venuti made his debut against Hungary coming on in place of Andrea Conti. [11]

He played twice in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round. Venuti and Somma were in the starting line-up in the second match, replacing defenders Filippo Berra and Alessio Romagnoli. Romagnoli returned to the starting line-up in the third match, while Venuti replaced Luca Iotti in the 74th minute. [12]

Personal life

In May 2020 Venuti tested positive for COVID-19. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 November 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brescia (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 27020290
Benevento (loan) 2016–17 Serie B370103 [b] 0410
2017–18 Serie A 31010320
Total6802030730
Lecce (loan) 2018–19 Serie B323323
Fiorentina 2019–20 Serie A16020180
2020–21 28021301
2021–22 23052282
2022–23 170007 [c] 0240
Total84093701003
Lecce 2023–24 Serie A14010150
Sampdoria 2024–25 Serie A12210132
Career total237515370302628
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Fiorentina

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References

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  12. Match Report
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