Giuseppe Rizzo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Rizzo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Messina, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Reggina | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reggina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Reggina | 88 | (3) |
| 2013– | Pescara | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991 in Messina) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Pescara, on loan from Reggina.
Club career
He started his career in Serie B with Reggina, debuted on the club in 26 November 2009, in the Coppa Italia defeat against Palermo.[1] His debut on Serie B was in 19 April 2010, against Crotone. The final result of the match was a win for Reggina.[2] Rizzo made his first goal for the club on the match against Piacenza.[3]
International career
Rizzo was called for the first time by manager Ciro Ferrara for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Turkey, in November 2010.[4] On 17 November 2010, the match was played at Stadio Bruno Recchioni in Fermo. The final result was 2-1 and Rizzo came off the bench for his debut on the 75 minute.[5]
In 2011–12 season he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team, the B team of U21.
References
External links
- FIGC (Italian)
- Profile at Reggina Calcio official website (Italian)
- Profile at Soccerway
- Profile at ZeroZero
- Profile at Transfermarkt
- Le rubriche di retestadio.it - Campioni in erba
| |||||