Armando Izzo

Armando Izzo
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 5
Youth career
Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Napoli 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Triestina (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2014 Avellino 57 (2)
2014– Genoa 82 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2017 (UTC).

Armando Izzo (born 2 March 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Genoa as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Naples, Izzo began his youth career with hometown's Napoli, and was subsequently loaned to Triestina.[1]

On 31 January 2012 Izzo joined Lega Pro side Avellino in a co-ownership deal,[2] after his previous club was bankrupt.

On 24 August 2013 Arini made his Serie B debut, starting in a 2–1 home success over Novara; his first goal came on 7 March of the following year, in a 1–0 success at Empoli.

On 14 July 2014, Izzo moved to the top-flight side Genoa after playing for a two-and-a-half year with team Avellino.[3] On 5 October 2014 made his Serie A debut, substituting Maxime Lestienne in a 2–1 away success over Parma.

International career

On 5 November 2016, Izzo was called up to the senior squad for the first time for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Liechtenstein and friendly match against Germany.[4]

Match-fixing

On 23 May 2016, Izzo, along with midfielders Luca Pini and Francesco Millesi, was put under investigation by the anti-mafia police department in Naples (DDA) after being accused of being directly involved with a Camorra clan based in Secondigliano in altering the results of the Serie B matches Modena–Avellino (1–0) from 17 March 2014, and Avellino–Reggina (3–0) from 25 May 2014. On 3 March 2017, the Italian Football Federation's prosecutor asked for Izzo to be suspended for six years, also requesting that collateral estoppel be applied, and demanded that he should receive a €20,000 fine. On 12 April, he received an 18-month ban from football and was also fined €50,000.[5][6][7][8][9] On 19 May his ban was reduced to six months.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Triestina, in arrivo Izzo e De Vena dal Napoli" [Triestina, arriving Izzo and De Vena from Napoli] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Calciomercato: Armando Izzo è dell'Avellino" [Transfer Market: Armando Izzo is from Avellino] (in Italian). Solo Avellino. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Izzo Alla Corte di Gasperini" [Izzo in Gasperini's court] (in Italian). Genoa's official website. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Italia: Marchisio torna a casa, convocati Izzo e Gagliardini" (in Italian). sportnews.eu. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Izzo six-year ban next week?". Football Italia. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Genoa's Armando Izzo gets 18-month ban in match-fixing investigation". ESPN FC. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Izzo receives 18-month ban". Football Italia. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Camorra, Izzo: "Non c'entro niente, vivo un incubo"" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Scommesse, la Procura Figc chiede 6 anni per Izzo e -7 punti per l'Avellino" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Izzo sentence reduced to six months". Football Italia. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.


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