Edoardo Pierozzi (born 12 September 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie C Group B club Cesena on loan from Fiorentina.

Edoardo Pierozzi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Florence, Italy[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Cesena
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2020 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Fiorentina 0 (0)
2020–2021Pistoiese (loan) 33 (2)
2021–2022Alessandria (loan) 19 (1)
2022–2023Palermo (loan) 2 (0)
2023Como (loan) 3 (0)
2023–Cesena (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Italy U18 4 (0)
2019 Italy U19 4 (0)
2021 Italy U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Club career edit

He was raised in the youth system of Fiorentina.

On 31 August 2020, he joined Serie C club Pistoiese on loan for the 2020–21 season.[3]

He made his professional Serie C debut for Pistoiese on 27 September 2020 in a game against Alessandria.[4] He established himself as a regular starter with Pistoiese. He scored his first professional goal on 8 November 2020 in a 1–0 defeat of Pontedera.

On 19 July 2021, he moved to Alessandria.[5]

On 29 July 2022, Pierozzi was loaned by Fiorentina to Palermo, with an option to buy.[6] After making only two appearances with the Rosanero in the first half of the season, Pierozzi's loan was cut short, with the player moving to fellow Serie B club Como on 12 January 2023.[7] He only made three appearances for Como before his season was cut short in April due to an injury.

On 27 July 2023, Pierozzi moved on a new loan to Cesena.[8]

International career edit

He was first called up to represent his country in February 2019 for Under-18 friendlies.[9] Later same year, he played in the Under-19 Euro qualifiers, the final tournament was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Personal life edit

Pierozzi's twin brother, Niccolò, is a professional footballer as well; the two played together during their youth team years at Fiorentina.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Edoardo Pierozzi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ Edoardo Pierozzi at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Edoardo Pierozzi e Federico Simonti firmano per la Pistoiese" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Pistoiese v Alessandria game report". Soccerway. 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "EDOARDO PIEROZZI È UN GIOCATORE DEI GRIGI" (in Italian). Alessandria. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "PIEROZZI È ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Como, arriva il terzino Edoardo Pierozzi. Al Palermo nella prima parte di stagione" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ "EDOARDO PIEROZZI JOINS CESENA FC". Cesena FC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Pierozzi Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Il legame con il gemello, una vita in Viola: Pierozzi, decisivo per la Pro Patria" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

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