Stefano Celozzi

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Stefano Celozzi
Personal information
Full nameStefano Celozzi
Date of birth (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988
Place of birthGünzburg, West Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current clubEintracht Frankfurt
Number22
Youth career
SC Bubesheim
TSV Wasserburg
0000–2005SSV Ulm 1846
2005Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008Bayern Munich II81(3)
2008–2009Karlsruher SC27(0)
2008–2009Karlsruher SC II1(0)
2009–2012VfB Stuttgart30(0)
2011VfB Stuttgart II1(0)
2012–Eintracht Frankfurt33(0)
National team
2003–2004Germany U167(0)
2004–2005Germany U176(0)
2009Germany U213(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2009

Stefano Celozzi (born 2 November 1988) is a German footballer of Italian descent[1] who plays as a right back for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.

Club career

Youth

After playing youth football with a succession of local clubs, including SSV Ulm 1846, Celozzi joined the youth setup of Bayern Munich in 2005. He quickly progressed to the reserve team, making his debut in the Regionalliga in August 2005, aged just 16. Over the next three seasons, Celozzi played 81 games at this level, scoring three times. He was named as part of the first-team squad for the 2007–08 season, but did not make an appearance, continuing to be a regular for the reserves.

Karlsruher SC

In July 2008, Celozzi joined Karlsruher SC, and made his first appearance on 10 August 2008 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, against SpVgg Ansbach. He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August 2008 in the opening fixture against VfL Bochum. Karlsruhe were relegated at the end of the season.

VfB Stuttgart

Following Karlsruhe's relegation, Celozzi moved to VfB Stuttgart in June 2009.[2]

On 3 May 2012, VfB Stuttgart announced that the expiring contract of Celozzi would not be extended.[3]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 7 May 2012, Eintracht Frankfurt announced that they had signed Celozzi on a two-year contract, starting from the 2012–13 Bundesliga season.[4]

International career

Celozzi has played for Germany at U16 and U18 levels, and since the beginning of the 2009–10 season has been part of the U21 squad, winning three caps to date.

References

  1. "Den könnte ich zu Magath schicken" (in German). kicker.de. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2009. 
  2. "VfB sign Celozzi and Schwarz". vfb.de. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009. 
  3. "Fond farewells". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012. 
  4. "Eintracht Sign Trapp And Celozzi". eintracht.de. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012. 

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