Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991) is an

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who plays as a

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Club career

He started his career in

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with

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, debuted for the club on 26 November 2009, in the

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defeat against

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. His debut in

was on 19 April 2010, against

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. The final result of the match was a win for Reggina. Rizzo made his first goal for the club on the match against

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. On 10 August 2020 he moved to

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on a 2-year contract. On 31 August 2021 he returned to

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. On 29 January 2022, he joined his home town club

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on loan until the end of the season.

International career

Rizzo was called for the first time by manager

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for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against

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, in November 2010. On 17 November 2010, the match was played at

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. The final result was 2-1 and Rizzo came off the bench for his debut on the 75 minute.Italy U21 2-1 Turkey U21
/ref> In 2011–12 season he played once for

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, the B team of U21.

References

External links

FIGC

Profile at Reggina Calcio official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Giuseppe 1991 births Living people Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Messina Sportspeople from Messina Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players AS Reggina 1914 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players AC Perugia Calcio players LR Vicenza players US Salernitana 1919 players Catania FC players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players ACR Messina players Italy men's under-21 international footballers