Leonardo Capezzi (born 28 March 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Capezzi is a youth exponent from

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. He made his professional debut at 7 November 2013 in a

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game against

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n side

CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu Clubul Sportiv Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (), commonly known as Pandurii Târgu Jiu or simply Pandurii, was a Romanian football club based in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, which competed last time in the Liga IV. Founded in 1962 following the merg ...

. He replaced defender

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after 80 minutes and helped Fiorentina come back from 0–1 to a 2–1 away win. On 1 September 2014, he moved on loan to

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

. On 26 June 2015, he returned to Fiorentina. On 18 August 2015, he moved on loan to

Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

with option to ransom and against ransom for Fiorentina. The following year Sampdoria bought him, but he rejoined Crotone on loan. On 3 August 2018, Capezzi joined to

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on loan until 30 June 2019. On 2 September 2019, Capezzi joined Spanish side

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-ea ...

on loan with an option to buy. On 30 January 2020, Sampdoria terminated the loan to Albacete and sent him on loan to Salernitana. On 29 September 2020, he joined Salernitana on permanent deal. On 30 January 2023, Capezzi signed with

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 ...

until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for two more years.

International career

Capezzi made his debut with the Italy U21 side on 2 June 2016, in a friendly match against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capezzi, Leonardo 1995 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Segunda División players ACF Fiorentina players SSD Varese Calcio players UC Sampdoria players FC Crotone players Empoli FC players Albacete Balompié players US Salernitana 1919 players AC Perugia Calcio players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Florence