Ivan Provedel (born 17 March 1994) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for club
Lazio
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Club career
Born in
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'.
...
, Provedel began his youth career with
Udinese
Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a fo ...
in 2011 before moving to
Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
in 2012, with whom he made his professional debut in 2013.
During the 2013–14 season, he played on loan for
Pisa
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in
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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Before the 1978â ...
. The following season, he played on loan for
Perugia
Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...
in
Serie B
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. He made his
Serie B
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debut on 29 August 2014 against
Bologna
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in a 2–1 home win.
In the summer of 2017, Provedel completed a transfer to
Empoli
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for €1.2 million.
On 22 January 2020, Provedel joined
Juve Stabia on loan. On 7 February 2020, he scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw to
Ascoli Ascoli may refer to:
Places in Italy
*Ascoli Satriano, a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region
*Province of Ascoli Piceno, a province of the Marche region
**Ascoli Piceno, a city which is the seat of the province above
...
. On 5 October 2020, Provedel signed a two-year contract with
Spezia
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La Spezia is the second largest city ...
.
On 8 August 2022, Provedel moved to
Lazio
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On 19 September 2023, Provedel scored a header for Lazio in their first group stage match of the
2023–24 UEFA Champions League
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, a 90+5 minute equalizer to draw 1–1 at home against
Atlético Madrid
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.
This was the second goal of his career and the second open-play goal scored by a goalkeeper in the
UEFA Champions League
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, after
Sinan Bolat
Sinan Bolat (born 3 September 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Westerlo. He has played for Turkey both at youth level and senior level.
Club career Early years
Bolat began his professional ca ...
's goal for
Standard Liège
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They are one of the most ...
in
2009 against AZ Alkmaar.
International career
On 17 September 2022, Provedel received his first
Italy national football team
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callup, as manager
Roberto Mancini
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As a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Samp ...
named him to be part of the squad for the
UEFA Nations League
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The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
games against
England
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and
Hungary
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.
Personal life
The youngest of six siblings, Provedel was born in
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'.
...
to an
Italian
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father and a
Russia
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n mother. In 2016, his father Venanzio, a furniture sector entrepreneur, passed away.
Career statistics
Honours
Empoli
*
Serie B
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:
2017–18
Individual
*
Serie A Best Goalkeeper:
2022–23
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See also
*
List of goalscoring goalkeepers
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References
External links
Lazio official profile
Living people
1994 births
Sportspeople from Pordenone
Footballers from the Province of Pordenone
Italian people of Russian descent
Men's association football goalkeepers
Italian men's footballers
AC ChievoVerona players
Pisa SC players
AC Perugia Calcio players
Modena FC 2018 players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Empoli FC players
SS Juve Stabia players
Spezia Calcio players
SS Lazio players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
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