Paolo Gozzi Iweru (born 25 April 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National club Red Star, on loan from Serie A club Genoa.
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| Full name | Paolo Gozzi Iweru | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Star | |||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Juventus | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Juventus U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Juventus | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Genoa | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Cosenza (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | → Pescara (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | → Red Star (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Italy U16 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Italy U17 | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Italy U19 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 April 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Juventus edit
On 13 April 2019, Gozzi made his Juventus debut in a 2–1 away loss against SPAL in the Serie A.[1]
Juventus U23 edit
Gozzi's first game for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, came on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 Serie C defeat against Como.[2]
Loan to Fuenlabrada edit
On 21 July 2021, Gozzi moved to Segunda División side Fuenlabrada on a season-long loan.[3][4]
He played his first game for the Spanish side on 21 August, starting in a 2-0 away win against AD Alcorcón.[5]
Genoa, loans to Cosenza, Pescara and Red Star edit
On 19 August 2022, Juventus announced to have sold Gozzi to Genoa on a permanent move.[6] Shortly afterwards, Serie B club Cosenza announced to have signed him on loan from Genoa.[7] The loan was terminated early on 31 January 2023.[8] On the same day, Gozzi was loaned to Pescara.[9] On 17 July 2023, Gozzi joined Championnat National club Red Star on loan.[10]
International career edit
Gozzi was born in Italy and is of Nigerian descent; he is a youth international for Italy.[11]
With the Italy U19 team, he took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 29 September 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus | 2018–19 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Juventus U23 | 2020–21 | Serie C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda Divsión | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Cosenza | 2022–23 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pescara | 2022–23 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Red Star | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Spal Juve 2-1: gol e highlights. Floccari rinvia la festa scudetto bianconera" (in Italian). Sport.Sky.it. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Baridon, Marco (28 October 2020). "Juventus U23-Como 1-2: Marques non basta, secondo ko stagionale – VIDEO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (21 July 2021). "Gozzi Fuenlabrada, il difensore lascia la Juventus U23. Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Paolo Gozzi, nuevo jugador del Fuenla". CF Fuenlabrada (Press release) (in Spanish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "El Fuenla se lleva el derbi del Sur". CF Fuenlabrada (Press release) (in Spanish). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Juventus, ceduto a titolo definitivo il 2001 Paolo Gozzi al Genoa". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Benvenuto nel Cosenza a Paolo Gozzi" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Risolto il prestito di Paolo Gozzi" (in Italian). Cosenza. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "GOZZI PAOLO IWERU E' BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Ducassou, Paul (17 July 2023). "PAOLO GOZZI SIGNE | Red Star Football Club". www.redstar.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "L'amico Kean, lo switch con Barzagli: Juve, chi è Paolo Gozzi". gianlucadimarzio.com.
- ^ "Europeo. Convocati i 20 Azzurrini per l'Armenia. Nunziata: 'Squadra giovane, giocherà da protagonista'". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Paolo Gozzi at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
External links edit
- Paolo Gozzi at Soccerway
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