Ivan Provedel (born 17 March 1994) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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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

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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 Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

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. 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 ...

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. He made his

debut on 29 August 2014 against

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in a 2–1 home win. In the summer of 2017, Provedel completed a transfer to

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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

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. On 5 October 2020, Provedel signed a two-year contract with

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. On 8 August 2022, Provedel moved to

. On 19 September 2023, Provedel scored a header for Lazio in their first group stage match of the

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, a 90+5 minute equalizer to draw 1–1 at home against

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. This was the second goal of his career and the second open-play goal scored by a goalkeeper in the

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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

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in 2009 against AZ Alkmaar.

International career

On 17 September 2022, Provedel received his first

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callup, as manager

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named him to be part of the squad for the

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games against

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and

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Personal life

The youngest of six siblings, Provedel was born in

to an

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father and a

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n mother. In 2016, his father Venanzio, a furniture sector entrepreneur, passed away.

Career statistics

Honours

Empoli *

: 2017–18 Individual * Serie A Best Goalkeeper:

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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 {{Italy-footy-goalkeeper-stub