Gennaro Ruggiero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Napoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | 61 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2014 | Mariano Keller | ||
| 2014–2017 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Palermo | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:13, 28 May 2017 (UTC). | |||
Gennaro Ruggiero (born 4 February 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays for Palermo.[1]
Career
A phsyical central midfielder, and a product of Naples-based renowned youth team Mariano Keller, he was spotted by Palermo scouts and then signed in 2014.[2]
He made his Serie A debut at the age of 17 on 14 May 2017, playing the entirety of a home league game against Genoa, and becoming the third footballer born from the year 2000 to play in the Italian top flight (after Moise Kean and Pietro Pellegri).[3]
References
- ↑ Gennaro Ruggiero at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Corriere dello Sport: “Gennaro Ruggiero, il nuovo Gattuso. Nato nel 2000 come lo juventino Kean, il centrocampista ricorda «Ringhio»”" (in Italian). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Un 2000 nella storia: il Palermo butta nella mischia Ruggiero a 17 anni" (in Italian). Palermo Today. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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