Fabrizio Grillo

Fabrizio Grillo
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Left back / Left winger
Club information
Current team
Sambenedettese
Youth career
2000–2001 Lazio
2001–2006 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Roma 0 (0)
2007Sambenedettese (loan) 13 (0)
2007–2010 Arezzo 39 (1)
2009–2010Crotone (loan) 18 (0)
2010–2011 CSKA Sofia 3 (0)
2011–2013 Varese 58 (0)
2013–2014 Siena 11 (2)
2014Varese (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2016 Pescara 12 (0)
2016 Pavia 6 (0)
2016–2017 Livorno 2 (0)
2017– Sambenedettese 1 (0)
National team
2001–2002 Italy U-15 1 (0)
2002–2003 Italy U-16 4 (0)
2001–2004 Italy U-17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Fabrizio Grillo (born 2 February 1987 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for Sambenedettese in Lega Pro. He is a left back but can also play as a left winger.[1] He is a former Italy U-17 international.

Career

Grillo began playing football at joined Lazio academy, he left them in 2001 to join rivals Roma, becoming a member of the first team squad at age 16.

Before a loan spell at Sambenedettese he left Roma to join Arezzo in 2007, where he played 39 games. He joined Crotone on loan during the 2009/10 season, playing 18 times. In 2010, he moved to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia , where he plays in the Europa League, debuting September 30, 2010 in the home game against FC Porto, the game finished 0-1. Grillo was part of the squad which won the Bulgarian Cup under manager Milen Radukanov.

In summer 2011 signed a three-year deal with Serie B side Varese.

After impressing at Varese, In January 2013, Grillo joined Serie A side Siena. He made his debut against Juventus in Serie A. On May 12, 2013 in the 2-1 loss gainst S.S.C. Napoli, Grillo scored his first goal in the top flight with a left footed strike. However, Siena were relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2012/13 season.

In January 2014, Grillo rejoined Varese on loan until the end of the season,[2] helping Varese stay in the division after beating Novara in the relegation playoffs. After returning from loan, Grillo was released by Siena with Siena later announcing they were bankrupt.[3]

Pescara

In August 2014, Grillo revealed after interest from Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers that he had joined Pescara.[4] He wore no.33 shirt.[5][6]

Pavia

Grillo failed to play any game in 2015–16 Serie B. On 7 January 2016 Grillo was signed by Pavia in a definitive deal.[7]

Livorno and Sambenedettese

After the bankruptcy of Pavia, Grillo joined Livorno as a free agent.[8] In January 2017 it will be transferred to Sambenedettese.

International career

Grillo was a highly rated youth prospect and was capped by Italy, from Italy U-15 to Italy U-17 level.

Honours

References

  1. "Mercato, Fabrizio Grillo in biancorosso per 4 anni". Il Giorno. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. "Grillo in prestito al Varese" (in Italian). A.C. Siena. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
  3. "Comunicato Ac Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. "News 12 agosto" (in Italian). 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. "La numerazione ufficiale" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. "Numerazione ufficiale 2015/16" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. "Calciomercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  8. Nacarlo, Paolo (2016). "Tre nuovi acquisti per il Livorno Calcio" (in Italian). A.S. Livorno Calcio. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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