Claudio Morra (born 22 January 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Savigliano Savigliano (Savijan in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, about south of Turin by rail. It is home to ironworks, foundries, locomotive works (once owned by Fiat Ferroviaria, now by Alstom) and s ...

, Morra began his career with amateur club Saluzzo, where he remained until he was 16 years old. In 2011, he moved to Spanish club Levante, where he remained for one season, then back to Italy, with

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, and then

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in January 2013. He was one of the four overage players of Torino's Primavera in the 2014–15 season, scoring a

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against

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in the semifinals of the

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. On 4 August Morra was signed by Lega Pro newcomer

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, and in January 2016,

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Pro Vercelli

In July 2016, he was sold to

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. Under his former Torino youth coach,

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, he made 27 appearances and scored three goals in the 2016–17 season.

Virtus Entella

On 25 July 2019, he joined

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. On 28 January 2021, he moved to

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. ...

on loan.

Piacenza

On 19 August 2022, Morra signed a contract with

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for a term of one year, with an option to extend for two more years.

Rimini

On 14 August 2023, Morra moved to

on a three-year deal.

International career

On 11 November 2015 he received his first Italy U20 team call-up, replacing

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who joined the U21 team.

Honours

Club

;

* Campionato Primavera: 2014–15

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morra, Claudio 1995 births Living people People from Savigliano Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo Footballers from Piedmont Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Torino FC players Fidelis Andria 2018 players Savona FBC players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Virtus Entella players Pordenone Calcio players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Rimini FC 1912 players Italy men's youth international footballers