Manuel Lazzari (; born 29 November 1993) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

SPAL

Following the merger with Giacomense, Lazzari joined SPAL. Lazzari made his professional debut in the

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for

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on 31 August 2014, in a game against

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. He helped them to two successive promotions from

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. On 20 August 2017, he made his debut in the Serie A in a draw against

. A week later, in the 3–2 win against Udinese, he scored his first Serie A goal. On 29 April 2018, during a match against

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, Lazzari was injured in the medial collateral. He returned to the field on the last day of the championship, in which SPAL avoided relegation by beating

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3–1. During the following season, he became a permanent feature in

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's starting eleven. He helped SPAL avoid relegation once again, also contributing to a record-eight assists.

Lazio

On 12 July 2019, Lazzari moved to Lazio, in a deal worth €10m and

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moving the other way. Lazzari won his first trophy with Lazio on 22 December 2019, playing the full game in their 3–1 victory over

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in the

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, held at the

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International career

Lazzari was given his first senior international call-up for

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in September 2018, by manager

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, for Italy's opening

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matches against

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and

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later that month. On 10 September, Lazzari made his debut for Italy in the 1–0 away loss to Portugal.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

SPAL *

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: 2016–17 *

: 2015–16 * Supercoppa di Lega Pro: 2016 Lazio *

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Italy *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Lazio official profile
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Profile at LegaSerieA.it

Profile at FIGC.it
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazzari, Manuel 1993 births Living people People from Valdagno Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers UC Montecchio Maggiore players Delta Calcio Porto Tolle SSD players AC Giacomense players SPAL players SS Lazio players Serie D players Serie C players Serie B players Serie A players Footballers from the Province of Vicenza