Luca Mazzitelli

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Luca Mazzitelli
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Roma 1 (0)
2014–2015Südtirol (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2016Brescia (loan) 36 (5)
2016–2021 Sassuolo 38 (1)
2018–2019Genoa (loan) 10 (0)
2020Virtus Entella (loan) 18 (3)
2020–2021Pisa (loan) 34 (5)
2021–2023 Monza 28 (2)
2022–2023Frosinone (loan) 25 (3)
2023–2025 Frosinone 29 (5)
2024–2025Como (loan) 11 (1)
2025Sassuolo (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.

Contents

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
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2013–14 Serie A 100010
2014–15 Serie A00
2015–16 Serie A00
Total1000000000
Südtirol (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 24120261
Brescia (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 36520385
Sassuolo 2016–17 Serie A171105 [a] 0231
2017–18 Serie A20030230
2018–19 Serie A00
2019–20 Serie A101020
2020–21 Serie A00
Total381505000481
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A10010110
Virtus Entella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B18300183
Pisa (loan) 2020–21 Serie B34520365
Monza 2021–22 Serie B282003 [b] 0312
Frosinone (loan) 2022–23 Serie B25300253
Frosinone 2023–24 Serie A29530325
Total548300000578
Como 2024–25 Serie A11110121
Career total25426160503027826
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in play-offs

Honours

Sassuolo

Individual

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.