Paolo Gozzi

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Paolo Gozzi
Personal information
Full name Paolo Gozzi Iweru
Date of birth (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Red Star
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2018 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Juventus U23 12 (0)
2019–2022 Juventus 1 (0)
2021–2022Fuenlabrada (loan) 23 (0)
2022– Genoa 0 (0)
2022–2023Cosenza (loan) 12 (0)
2023Pescara (loan) 0 (0)
2023–Red Star (loan) 13 (0)
International career
2017 Italy U16 6 (0)
2017 Italy U17 14 (0)
2018 Italy U19 11 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up England 2018 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 April 2019

Paolo Gozzi Iweru (born 25 April 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National club Red Star, on loan from Serie A club Genoa.

Contents

Club career

Juventus

On 13 April 2019, Gozzi made his Juventus debut in a 2–1 away loss against SPAL in the Serie A. [1]

Juventus U23

Gozzi's first game for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, came on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 Serie C defeat against Como. [2]

Loan to Fuenlabrada

On 21 July 2021, Gozzi moved to Segunda División side Fuenlabrada on a season-long loan. [3] [4]

He played his first game for the Spanish side on 21 August, starting in a 2-0 away win against AD Alcorcón. [5]

Genoa, loans to Cosenza, Pescara and Red Star

On 19 August 2022, Juventus announced to have sold Gozzi to Genoa on a permanent move. [6] Shortly afterwards, Serie B club Cosenza announced to have signed him on loan from Genoa. [7] The loan was terminated early on 31 January 2023. [8] On the same day, Gozzi was loaned to Pescara. [9] On 17 July 2023, Gozzi joined Championnat National club Red Star on loan. [10]

International career

Gozzi was born in Italy and is of Nigerian descent; he is a youth international for Italy. [11]

With the Italy U19 team, he took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2023 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus 2018–19 Serie A 100010
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 13000130
Fuenlabrada (loan) 2021–22 Segunda Divsión 23020250
Cosenza 2022–23 Serie B 12000120
Pescara 2022–23 Serie C200020
Red Star 2023–24 Championnat National 600060
Career total57020590

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