Patrick Ciurria

Patrick Ciurria

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sassuolo, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, full-back
Team information
Current team	Monza
Number	84
Youth career
2011–2013	Castellarano
2013–2014	→ Spezia (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Spezia	24	(1)
2016–2017	→ Südtirol (loan)	19	(0)
2017	→ Robur Siena (loan)	15	(3)
2017–2021	Pordenone	137	(23)
2021–	Monza	92	(11)
International career
2013–2014	Italy U19	11	(3)
2014–2016	Italy U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Patrick Ciurria (born 9 February 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Monza.

Club career

Spezia

From 2011 to January 2013, Ciurria played for Castellarano's youth system, before moving on loan to Spezia, with whom he played in the Campionato Primavera 1 in the second part of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season he was bought outright by Spezia, ^[2] making his first-team debut in the 2013–14 season; Ciurria made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 24 August 2013, in a 0–0 against Cittadella. ^[3] He made five appearances in the Serie B and three appearances in the Coppa Italia. ^[4]

Ciurria played two more seasons at Spezia, during the 2014–15 season (one league game and two cup games) ^[4] and in the 2015–16 season, in which he played more frequently, scoring a goal in 18 appearances in the Serie B, and making three appearances in the Coppa Italia. ^[4]

Loans to Südtirol and Siena

In summer 2016, Ciurria was loaned to Lega Pro club Südtirol. ^[5] He made 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season, and a game in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro. ^[4] In January 2017, Ciurria returned to Spezia, who then sent him on loan Siena; ^[6] he scored three goals in 15 appearances in the Lega Pro. ^[4]

Pordenone

In summer 2017, Ciurria was sold outright to Pordenone. ^[7] In the 2017–18 season, he scored six goals in 29 appearances in the Serie C. ^[4] Ciurria helped Pordenone with the league title in the 2018–19 season, marking the club's first promotion to the Serie B; ^[8] he scored three goals in 37 games. ^[4]

In the 2019–20 Serie B season, Ciurria scored five league goals in 35 appearances, and made one Coppa Italia appearance. ^[4] The 2020–21 season was a prolific one for Ciurria, seeing him score nine goals and make 11 assists in 36 league games – he was the league top assist provider. ^[9]

Monza

On 31 July 2021, Ciurria joined fellow Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal. ^[10] He made his debut on 14 August, in a 2–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Cittadella in the first round. ^[11] Ciurria helped Monza to their first Serie A promotion, after winning the promotion play-off final against Pisa. ^[12]

Ciurria made his Serie A debut for Monza on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino. ^[13] He first played as a starter on 18 September, assisting Christian Gytkjær in Monza's first-ever Serie A win, 1–0 at home against Italian giants Juventus. ^[14] Ciurria helped Monza to an 11th-place finish in the league. ^[15] On 10 August 2023, Monza renewed his contract until 30 June 2026. ^[15]

International career

Between 2013 and 2014, Ciurria scored four goals in 11 games for the Italy national under-19 team. ^[16] He later also played three games with the under-20 team, with whom he participated in the Four Nations Tournament in 2014 and 2016. ^[16]

Style of play

Ciurria is a versatile forward who can be used as an attacking midfielder, right winger, striker or second striker. ^[17]

Personal life

Ciurria's nickname "il fante", meaning "the boy" in Spezzino dialect  [ it ], was given to him during his time at Spezia. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2023 ^{[4] [19]}

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spezia	2013–14	Serie B	5	0	3	0	—		8	0
	2014–15	Serie B	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
	2015–16	Serie B	18	1	3	0	—		21	1
	2016–17	Serie B	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		24	1	8	0	0	0	32	1
Südtirol (loan)	2016–17	Lega Pro	19	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
Robur Siena (loan)	2016–17	Lega Pro	15	3	0	0	0	0	15	3
Pordenone	2017–18	Serie C	29	6	3	0	—		32	6
	2018–19	Serie C	37	3	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	41	3
	2019–20	Serie B	35	5	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	38	5
	2020–21	Serie B	36	9	2	0	—		38	9
	Total		137	23	8	0	4	0	149	23
Monza	2021–22	Serie B	34	5	1	0	4	0	39	5
	2022–23	Serie A	34	6	1	0	—		35	6
	Total		68	11	2	0	4	0	74	11
Career total			263	38	18	0	9	0	290	38

1. Appearance in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
2. One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro
3. Appearances in play-offs

Honours

Pordenone

• Serie C: 2018–19 (Group B)
• Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019

Individual

• Serie B top assist provider: 2020–21

References

1. "Patrick Ciurria". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
2. "Per Patrick Ciurria arriva il primo contratto da professionista". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
4. Patrick Ciurria at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
5. "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, colpo in attacco: dallo Spezia arriva Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
6. "UFFICIALE: Robur Siena, preso l'esterno Patrick Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
7. "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, arriva l'attaccante Curria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
8. "Pordenone, prima volta in Serie B". Lega B (in Italian). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
9. "FOCUS TMW - Serie B, classifica assistman: Ciurria al comando in solitaria. Lo inseguono in 5 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
10. "Primo colpo in attacco: Ciurria è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
11. "Cittadella sempre "infernale" per il Monza, la sconfitta per 2-1 costa l'eliminazione!". MBNews (in Italian). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
12. "ECCO CHI È CIURRIA, IL "FANTE" DEL MONZA TUTTO CORSA E DUTTILITÀ". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
13. "Monza - Torino: 1-2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
14. "Monza-Juve, l'assist è di Ciurria Un passato gialloblù per il 27enne - Sport - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
15. "Ciurria rinnova fino al 2026: il comunicato del Club - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
16. FIGC (5 August 2020). "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
17. "Alla scoperta degli avversari - Patrick Ciurria tenta di risvegliare un Pordenone in crisi di risultati". Monza-News (in Italian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
18. "E' sempre il "fante". Ciurria: "Possiamo stare in categoria"". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
19. "Patrick Ciurria". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External links

• Profile at AC Monza (in Italian)
• Patrick Ciurria at Soccerway