Ramzi Aya

Ramzi Aya
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rimini
Youth career
Roma Team Sport
2006–2010 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2013 Reggiana 81 (1)
2014– Rimini 9 (1)
National team
2009–2011 Italy U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2014.

† Appearances (goals)

Ramzi Aya (born 2 August 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian fourth division club Rimini.

Biography

Born in Rome, capital of Lazio (and Italy), Aya started his career at "Roma Team Sport", a club which sign an partnership agreement with A.S. Roma. In 2005 he was selected to Lazio region U15 representative team, as a midfielder.[2][3]

Fiorentina (youth)

In 2006 he moved to ACF Fiorentina's Allievi U17 team, rejoining fellow Lazio representatives Federico Masi.[4] Aya was promoted to the reserve in 2007–08 season, which he only entered the play-offs round once in 2008. The team lost to Sampdoria in semi-finals.[5] Fiorentina reserve failed to enter Campionato Nazionale Primavera playoffs in 2009 and 2010.

Since 2008 Aya also received a shirt number from the first team, No.43 (vacated by Paolo Pincio[6]) and no.41 (vacated by Tagliani) in 2009–10.[7] Aya was eligible to UEFA List B criteria since 2008[8] (until a possible 2011–12 edition), thus he was included in the List B squad for Viola in 2008–09[9] and 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.[10]

Aya played twice for the first team in post-season friendly in 2009 [11] and 2010.[12]

Reggiana

In June 2010 Aya left for Reggiana in co-ownership deal along with Samuele Bettoni, for €200,000 and €500 respectively.[13][14] Co-currently, Marco Romizi and Lorenzo Morelli returned to La Viola for €200,000 and €150,000 respectively.[13] Thus, Fiorentina paid the Emilia minor club €149,500 in net before the end of 2009–10 financial year of Reggiana, as a de facto incentive to act as a farm for Viola. In August 2010 Reggiana signed Piergiuseppe Maritato for €500.

Aya made 23 starts in 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In June 2011 Fiorentina bought back Viola youth product Niccolò Manfredini, (€215,000), Aya (€215,000), Samuele Bettoni (€500) and Maritato (€100,000) from Reggiana, co-currently sold Reggiana youth product Matteo Arati back to Reggio Emilia for €180,500.[15][16] It made Reggiana received €350,000 in net before the end of 2010–11 season.

On 13 August Maritato was sold to Vicenza in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500. Aya followed the footsteps of Maritato to leave Florence on 31 August 2011 also for €500 in co-ownership deal.[15][17] The club failed to find a buyer for its youth product, which Aya forced to returned to Reggiana. Fiorentina failed to sell Bettoni, N.Manfredini, and Edoardo Pazzagli who did not play any game in 2011–12 season.

In the second season with Reggiana, Aya made 30 starts in 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

On 23 June he is purchased entirely by Reggiana.[18]

International career

Aya was capped twice for Italy national under-20 football team, coached by Francesco Rocca. He played once in 2008–09 season, against Germany in the last match of 2008–09 Four Nations. Aya was not selected to 2009 Mediterranean Games, but selected to de facto U20 B team in annual post-season fixture of U20, a unofficial friendlies against Serie D League XI, coached by U19 coach Massimo Piscedda.[19] In June 2011 Aya was recalled by F.Rocca for the last match of 2010–11 Four Nations against Poland.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.reggianacalcio.it/Apps/WebObjects/ReggianaCalcio.woa/wa/viewProfile?id=1411&lang=ita
  2. ↑ "C.U. N°37 (2004–05)" (PDF). Comitato Regionale Lazio, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico (SGS) (in Italian) (FIGC). 10 March 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "C.U. N°44 (2004–05)" (PDF). Lazio SGS (in Italian) (FIGC). 21 April 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "C.U. N°13 (2006–07)" (PDF). SGS (in Italian) (FIGC). 28 November 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.sampdoria.it/stagione/primavera-tim-playoff-2007-08/sampdoria-fiorentina/formazioni.html
  6. ↑ "Comunicati Stampa N°38 (2007–08)". Lega Calcio (in Italian) (Lega Serie A Archive). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Numeri di maglia". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  8. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/UCL/88/61/44/886144_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/clubs/club=52817/squad/index.html
  10. ↑ "Lista Uefa". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 10 August 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "AMICHEVOLE: FIORENTINA - POLISPORTIVA LUCO 7-0". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 7 May 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tournée: Impact-Fiorentina 1-1". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 23 May 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  13. 1 2 ACF Fiorentina SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (Italian)
  14. ↑ "Rinnovata con Ascoli compartecipazione Hable, Aya in prestito alla Reggiana" [Hable's co-ownership agreenement with Ascoli renewed, Aya to Reggiana on loan]. Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  15. 1 2 ACF Fiorentina SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011 (Italian)
  16. ↑ "Comunicato Stampa". ACF Fiorentina (in Italian). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "Aya alla Reggiana". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 30 August 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  18. ↑ APERTURA DELLE BUSTE violachannel.tv
  19. ↑ "A Orvieto si completa la grande festa del Top 11". interregionale.com (in Italian). 2 June 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

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