Raoul Petretta

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Raoul Petretta
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rheinfelden, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 28
Youth career
SC Rheinfelden 03
2003–2015 Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2022 Basel II 47 (1)
2017–2022 Basel 109 (7)
2022–2023 Kasımpaşa 9 (1)
2023– Toronto FC 29 (0)
International career‡
2018 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2018

Raoul Petretta (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, he has represented Italy at youth level.

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Early life

Petretta began playing football with SC Rheinfelden 03. [1] After three years, he joined Swiss club FC Basel at age six. [2] He spent the remainder of his youth career with Basel, progressing from the U7 level to the U21 level, before joining the first team. [3]

Club career

He began his senior career with Basel II in the third tier Swiss Promotion League. [4] He scored his first goal on 29 October 2016 against FC United Zürich. [5]

In February 2017, he signed a professional contract with FC Basel. [6] [7] He made his professional debut for FC Basel on February 4, 2017 against FC Lugano in a Swiss Super League match. [6] [8] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 27, 2017 against Portuguese club Benfica. [9] [10] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal against FC Lugano. [11] In December 2020, he suffered a spinal cord injury during a match, but was able to avoid serioud injury. [12] [13] On 15 May 2021 he scored a brace against FC Zurich. [14] During his time with Basel, Petretta played in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League and won the Swiss Super League in 2016-17 and the Swiss Cup twice in 2016-17 and 2018-19. [15] In May 2022, it was announced that he would depart Basel upon the expiry of his contract, after rejecting a contract extension. [16]

In July 2022, Petretta signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa. [17] [18] He made his debut on 8 August 2022 against İstanbul Başakşehir. [19] He departed the club in January 2023. [20]

In January 2023, Petretta joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a contract through 2025, with an option for 2026. [21] [22]

International career

Petretta was born in Germany to an Italian father and German mother, but does not hold German citizenship. [2] [23] On 25 May 2018, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly against Portugal. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basel II 2015–16 Swiss Promotion League 140———140
2016–17 241———251
2017–18 60———60
2018–1920———20
2021–2210———10
Total471———471
Basel 2016–17 Swiss Super League 500000—50
2017–18 1713050—251
2018–19 2113050—291
2019–20 27150121—442
2020–21 2631000—273
2021–22 1311181—223
Total1097131302—15210
Kasımpaşa 2022–23 Süper Lig 9130——121
Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 24000—20260
2024 5000—0050
Total29000—203110
Career total19491613022024212

    Honours

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