Duccio Degli Innocenti (born 28 April 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Lecco on loan from

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Club career

Degli Innocenti was raised in the youth system of Empoli. He represented the club in the

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. Degli Innocenti made his debut for the senior squad of

on 6 August 2022 in a Coppa Italia game against SPAL. He made his Serie A debut on 21 October 2022 against

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. On 9 August 2023, he joined Lecco on loan.

International career

Degli Innocenti was first called up to represent his country for Under-17 squad friendlies in September 2019. He then played in Under-17 Euro qualifiers before the tournament was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He then represented Italy at the

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, where Italy reached the semi-finals: Degli Innocenti made one appearance in a group stage game. In May 2023, he was included by head coach

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in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, where the ''Azzurrini'' finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.

Honours

Italy U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up:

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* 2003 births Footballers from the Province of Arezzo Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Empoli FC players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Serie A players {{Italy-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub