Luca Mazzitelli

Luca Mazzitelli

Mazzitelli with Frosinone in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cagliari (on loan from Como)
Number	4
Youth career
	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Roma	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Südtirol (loan)	24	(1)
2015–2016	→ Brescia (loan)	36	(5)
2016–2021	Sassuolo	38	(1)
2018–2019	→ Genoa (loan)	10	(0)
2020	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	18	(3)
2020–2021	→ Pisa (loan)	34	(5)
2021–2023	Monza	28	(2)
2022–2023	→ Frosinone (loan)	25	(3)
2023–2025	Frosinone	29	(5)
2024–2025	→ Como (loan)	11	(1)
2025	→ Sassuolo (loan)	7	(0)
2025–	Como	0	(0)
2025–	→ Cagliari (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2012	Italy U17	2	(0)
2015–2016	Italy U20	5	(0)
2016	Italy U21	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025

Luca Mazzitelli (born 15 November 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Como.

Club career

Roma and loans

Mazzitelli is a youth exponent from Roma. He made his Serie A debut on 18 May 2014 in a 1-0 away defeat against Genoa. ^[1]

On 10 July 2015, Mazzitelli was loaned out from Roma to Brescia in search of more playing time. Mazzitelli experience with Brescia was successful due to him being the first choice Central Midfield from the beginning of the season. He then was able to put on great displays on the pitch and gained attention from clubs in the first division.

Sassuolo and loans

On 1 February 2016, Sassuolo confirmed the permanent signing of Mazzitelli from Roma for €3.5 million; ^[2] the player will however remain on loan with Brescia until 30 June 2016. ^[3]

On 17 May 2016, Sassuolo DS Giovanni Carnevali confirmed that Luca Mazzitelli will be part of Sassuolo first team squad for the 2016-17 season.

On 6 July 2018, Mazzitelli signed with Genoa until 30 June 2019 a loan with an obligation to buy. ^[4]

On 15 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Virtus Entella on loan until the end of 2019–20 season. If certain conditions were met, Entella would be obligated to purchase his rights at the end of the loan. ^[5]

On 25 September 2020, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an obligation to buy. ^[6]

Monza

On 9 July 2021, joined fellow-Serie B side Monza on a four-year contract. ^[7] He made his debut on 11 September, in a 1–1 league draw against SPAL. ^[8] On 28 October, Mazzitelli scored his first goal for Monza in a 1–1 away draw to Vicenza. ^[9]

Frosinone

On 23 August 2022, Mazzitelli was sent on a one-year loan to Frosinone, with conditional obligation for purchase. ^[10] On 3 February 2025, he returned to Sassuolo on loan. ^[11]

Como

Loan to Cagliari

On 30 July 2025, Mazzitelli was loaned from Como by Cagliari, with an option to buy. ^[12]

International career

On 24 March 2016, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a qualification match against Republic of Ireland. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 January 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Roma	2013–14	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2014–15	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Südtirol (loan)	2014–15	Lega Pro	24	1	2	0	—		—		26	1
Brescia (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	36	5	2	0	—		—		38	5
Sassuolo	2016–17	Serie A	17	1	1	0	5 [a]	0	—		23	1
	2017–18	Serie A	20	0	3	0	—		—		23	0
	2018–19	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2019–20	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2020–21	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
	Total		38	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	48	1
Genoa (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Virtus Entella (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	18	3	0	0	—		—		18	3
Pisa (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	34	5	2	0	—		—		36	5
Monza	2021–22	Serie B	28	2	0	0	—		3 [b]	0	31	2
Frosinone (loan)	2022–23	Serie B	25	3	0	0	—		—		25	3
Frosinone	2023–24	Serie A	29	5	3	0	—		—		32	5
	Total		54	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	57	8
Como	2024–25	Serie A	11	1	1	0	—		—		12	1
Career total			254	26	16	0	5	0	3	0	278	26

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in play-offs

Honours

Sassuolo

• Serie B: 2024–25 ^[15]

Individual

• Serie A Goal of the Month: October 2024 ^[16]

References

1. "Genoa vs. AS Roma - 18 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
2. "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "Ariaudo all'Empoli, ingaggiato Mazzitelli e girato in prestito al Brescia". sassuolocalcio.it (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
4. "Mazzitelli on loan to Genoa" . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
5. "Ufficiale, Luca Mazzitelli è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 15 January 2020.
6. "LUCA MAZZITELLI È NERAZZURRO" (Press release) (in Italian). Pisa. 25 September 2020.
7. "Luca Mazzitelli joins AC Monza". Monza (in Italian). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
8. "Lampo di Carlos Augusto, in rimonta il Monza pareggia 1-1 contro la Spal! • MBNews". www.mbnews.it (in Italian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
9. "Primo gol di Mazzitelli: a Vicenza finisce 1-1 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
10. "Mazzitelli in prestito al Frosinone". A.C. Monza (in Italian). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
11. "Luca Mazzitelli, bentornato in neroverde!" [Luca Mazzitelli, welcome back to black and green!] (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
12. "Mazzitelli è del Cagliari" [Mazzitelli is from Cagliari] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
13. "Luca Mazzitelli". FIGC U21 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
14. Luca Mazzitelli at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
15. "Sassuolo Calcio wins the Serie B championship". MAPEI. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
16. "Luca Mazzitelli Wins October's Goal of the Month Presented by iliad" (Press release). Serie A. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.