Michele Besaggio

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Michele Besaggio
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brescia
Number 39
Youth career
2006–0000 Merlara
0000–2016 Urbana
2016–2018 Vicenza
2018–2022 Genoa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Genoa 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Juventus Next Gen (loan) 34 (2)
2023– Brescia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Michele Besaggio (born 28 April 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Brescia.

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Career

Youth career

Besaggio started playing football in 2006, aged four, when he joined a local grassroots club in Merlara. [1] [2] [3] He then played for Urbana, before entering Vicenza's youth sector at the age of 14. [1] [2] He spent two years with the Biancorossi, before being released and subsequently signed by Genoa in August 2018. [2] [3] [4]

Having impressed in his performances for the under-17 team in his first months at the club, Besaggio was then promoted to the under-19 side, as he featured for them in the Torneo di Viareggio in March 2019. [4] The midfielder spent three more seasons with Genoa's Primavera team (which he also captained), without making a single official appearance for the senior squad. [3] [4]

Juventus Next Gen

On 25 August 2022, Besaggio joined Serie A club Juventus on a year-long loan, with an option to make the deal permanent, and was promptly assigned to their reserve team. [5] [6]

On 3 September, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Samuel Iling-Junior in the Serie C match against Trento, which ended in a 2-0 win for his side. [7] He then scored his first professional goal on 2 October, netting a penalty kick in the 1-1 league draw against Pergolettese. [8] [9]

Brescia

On 29 August 2023, Besaggio signed with Brescia. [10]

Style of play

Besaggio has been described as a well-rounded, right-footed midfielder, who can either play as a number 10 or a mezzala. [1] [2] [9] He has been mainly regarded for his technical abilities, his strength, his work rate and his leadership skills. [2] [3] [9]

He has cited Alessandro Del Piero, Philippe Coutinho and Goran Pandev as his biggest sources of inspiration. [2] [3]

Personal life

Besaggio is a self-declared supporter of Juventus. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen 2022–23 Serie C 342006 [lower-alpha 1] 0402
Career total3420360402
  1. ↑ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Giacometti, Emanuele (2021-04-23). "FOCUS - Michele Besaggio, il dieci del Genoa ispirato da Coutinho e Del Piero". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Parenti, Niccolò (2021-12-03). "Michele Besaggio, il fantasista del Genoa con il mito di Coutinho". Footlook (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dal Genoa alla Juventus: alla scoperta di Michele Besaggio". La Casa di C (in Italian). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Besaggio alla Juventus U23: è ufficiale". La Casa di C (in Italian). 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Recap | Tutti i movimenti di mercato maschile". Juventus.com (in Italian). 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  7. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-09-03). "Besaggio subito in campo: esordio con la Juventus Next Gen". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-10-02). "Gol Besaggio: rigore perfetto con la Next Gen e primo gol tra i professionisti – VIDEO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. 1 2 3 Bergantini, Luca (2022-10-03). "Juventus, Michele Besaggio al primo gol tra i professionisti". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  10. ↑ "MICHELE BESAGGIO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BRESCIA" [MICHELE BESAGGIO IS A NEW BRESCIA PLAYER] (in Italian). Brescia. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Juventus Next Gen - Mantova | Besaggio: "Si è avverato un sogno"". Juventus.com (in Italian). 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  12. ↑ Michele Besaggio at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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