Francesco_Mezzoni
Francesco Mezzoni
Italian footballer (born 2000)
Francesco Mezzoni (born 24 July 2000) is an Italian football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Perugia on loan from Napoli.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perugia | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | ASD Orange | ||
| 2013–2017 | Carpi | ||
| 2017–2019 | Napoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Carpi | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Carrarese (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Pontedera (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Feralpisalò (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Pro Vercelli (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Ancona (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Perugia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2018 | |||
Carpi
He spent his youth years at Carpi and was called up for the senior squad on several occasions during 2016–17 Serie B and 2017–18 Serie B seasons, but did not see any field time.[1]
Napoli
On 31 August 2017, he joined Serie A club Napoli.[2] For the next two seasons, he played for the club's Under-19 squad in Campionato Primavera 1 and UEFA Youth League, without any call-ups to the senior squad.
Loan to Carrarese
On 1 August 2019, he joined Serie C club Carrarese on loan.[3]
He made his professional Serie C debut for Carrarese on 24 August 2019 in a game against Pontedera, playing the whole game.[4] He finished the loan with 13 league appearances, 8 of them as a starter, and 1 goal.
Loan to Pontedera
On 30 January 2020, he moved on loan to Pontedera.[5] He played in 4 games (3 as a starter) before Serie C season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
Loan to Feralpisalò
On 17 September 2020, he joined Feralpisalò on loan.[6]
Loan to Pro Vercelli
On 8 January 2021, he joined Pro Vercelli on loan.[7]
Loan to Pistoiese
Loan to Ancona
Loan to Perugia
He first represented his country with the Under-18 squad on 7 February 2018 in a friendly against France.[11]
- "Carpi v Ternana game report". Soccerway. 10 December 2016.
- "Napoli, arrive Mezzoni from Carpi and Sgarbi from Sud Tirol" (Press release) (in Italian). Napoli. 31 August 2017.
- "Mezzoni alla Carrarese, uno sprinter sulla fascia destra azzurra" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 1 August 2019.
- "Pontedera v Carrarese game report". Soccerway. 24 August 2019.
- "La società U.S Città di Pontedera comunica l'arrivo in maglia granata di Francesco Mezzoni" (in Italian). Pontedera. 30 January 2020.
- "Feralpisalò: Arriva Francesco Mezzoni in prestito dal Napoli" (in Italian). Il Napoli Online. 17 September 2020.
- "BENVENUTO FRANCESCO MEZZONI" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Dal Napoli arriva l'esterno Francesco Mezzoni" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "CALCIOMERCATO: DAL NAPOLI ARRIVA MEZZONI" (in Italian). Ancona-Matelica. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "FRANCESCO MEZZONI È DEL PERUGIA!" [FRANCESCO MEZZONI IS FROM PERUGIA!] (in Italian). Perugia. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- "France U18 v Italy U18 game report" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 7 February 2018.
- Francesco Mezzoni at Soccerway