Luca Mazzitelli (born 15 November 1995) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder for club
Como, on loan from
Frosinone.
Club career
Roma and loans
Mazzitelli is a youth exponent from
Roma
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. He made his
Serie A debut on 18 May 2014 in a 1-0 away defeat against
Genoa.
On 10 July 2015, Mazzitelli was loaned out from Roma to
Brescia in search of more playing time. Mazzitelli experience with Brescia was successful due to him being the first choice Central Midfield from the beginning of the season. He then was able to put on great displays on the pitch and gained attention from clubs in the first division.
Sassuolo and loans
On 1 February 2016,
Sassuolo
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confirmed the permanent signing of Mazzitelli from Roma for €3.5 million; the player will however remain on loan with Brescia until 30 June 2016.
On 17 May 2016, Sassuolo DS Giovanni Carnevali confirmed that Luca Mazzitelli will be part of Sassuolo first team squad for the 2016-17 season.
On 6 July 2018, Mazzitelli signed with
Genoa until 30 June 2019 a loan with an obligation to buy.
On 15 January 2020, he joined
Serie B club
Virtus Entella on loan until the end of 2019–20 season. If certain conditions were met, Entella would be obligated to purchase his rights at the end of the loan.
On 25 September 2020, he moved to
Serie B club
Pisa
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on loan with an obligation to buy.
Monza
On 9 July 2021, joined fellow-Serie B side
Monza
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on a four-year contract. He made his debut on 11 September, in a 1–1 league draw against
SPAL. On 28 October, Mazzitelli scored his first goal for Monza in a 1–1 away draw to
Vicenza.
Frosinone
On 23 August 2022, Mazzitelli was sent on a one-year loan to
Frosinone, with conditional obligation for purchase.
International career
On 24 March 2016, he made his debut with the
Italy U21 team, in a qualification match against
Republic of Ireland.
Career statistics
Club
References
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Rome
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
AS Roma players
FC Südtirol players
Brescia Calcio players
US Sassuolo Calcio players
Genoa CFC players
Virtus Entella players
Pisa SC players
AC Monza players
Frosinone Calcio players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Italy men's youth international footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers