Raoul_Petretta
Raoul Petretta
Italian footballer
Raoul Petretta (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, he has represented Italy at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Rheinfelden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Rheinfelden 03 | |||
| 2003–2015 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Basel II | 47 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Basel | 109 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Kasımpaşa | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Toronto FC | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2018 | |||
Petretta began playing football with SC Rheinfelden 03.[1] After three years, he joined Swiss club FC Basel at age six.[2] He spent the remainder of his youth career with Basel, progressing from the U7 level to the U21 level, before joining the first team.[3]
He began his senior career with Basel II in the third tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 October 2016 against FC United Zürich.[5]
In February 2017, he signed a professional contract with FC Basel.[6][7] He made his professional debut for FC Basel on February 4, 2017 against FC Lugano in a Swiss Super League match.[6][8] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 27, 2017 against Portuguese club Benfica.[9][10] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal against FC Lugano.[11] In December 2020, he suffered a spinal cord injury during a match, but was able to avoid serioud injury.[12][13] On 15 May 2021 he scored a brace against FC Zurich.[14] During his time with Basel, Petretta played in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League and won the Swiss Super League in 2016-17 and the Swiss Cup twice in 2016-17 and 2018-19.[15] In May 2022, it was announced that he would depart Basel upon the expiry of his contract, after rejecting a contract extension.[16]
In July 2022, Petretta signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.[17][18] He made his debut on 8 August 2022 against İstanbul Başakşehir.[19] He departed the club in January 2023.[20]
In January 2023, Petretta joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a contract through 2025, with an option for 2026.[21][22]
Petretta was born in Germany to an Italian father and German mother, but does not hold German citizenship.[2][23] On 25 May 2018, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly against Portugal.[22]
- As of match played 9 March 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basel II | 2015–16 | Swiss Promotion League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 109 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 2 | — | 152 | 10 | |||
| Kasımpaşa | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 192 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 12 | ||
Basel
- Swiss Super League: 2016–17
- Swiss Cup winner: 2016–17 2018–19
- Raoul Petretta at Soccerway
- Bähr, Mirko (7 February 2017). ""Ein unbeschreibliches Gefühl"" [“An indescribable feeling”]. Verlagshaus Jaumann (in German).
- "Raoul Petretta: «Ich habe meinen Freunden gesagt, dass ich nichts Besseres bin»" [Raoul Petretta: "I told my friends that I'm nothing better"]. Neue Fricktaler Zeitung (in German). 8 February 2018.
- Bähr, Mirko (30 August 2022). "Er wollte für immer in Basel bleiben" [He wanted to stay in Basel forever]. Verlagshaus Jaumann (in German).
- Kieslich, Christoph (22 November 2017). "Raphael Wicky über Raoul Petretta: «Ich sehe in ihm extrem viel Fussball»" [Raphael Wicky on Raoul Petretta: "I see a lot of football in him"]. TagesWoche (in German).
- "Spiel gedreht – 4:1 gewonnen" [Game turned: Won 4:1]. FC Basel (in German).
- "Raoul Petretta unterschreibt Profivertrag" [Raoul Petretta signs professional contract]. FC Basel (in German). 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018.
- Dietsche, Winfried (17 February 2017). "Raoul Petretta ist jetzt Profi" [Raoul Petretta is now a pro]. Badische Zeitung (in German).
- Buffery, Steve (24 January 2023). "Toronto FC raids Turkish league to secure young left-back Raoul Petretta". Toronto Sun.
- "FCB-Petretta bringt sich selber für Serie A ins Spiel" [FCB-Petretta brings itself into play for Serie A]. Blick (in German). 6 December 2021.
- "Raoul Petretta – die Überraschung auf dem FCB-Matchblatt" [Raoul Petretta – the surprise on the FCB match sheet]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 28 September 2017.
- Sparano, Nicola. "Un altro italiano per il Toronto Fc, Raoul Petretta ha firmato per tre anni" [Another Italian for Toronto FC, Raoul Petretta has signed for three years]. Nicola Sparano (in Italian).
- Oberli, Thibaud (22 December 2020). "Plus de peur que de mal pour Raoul Petretta" [More fear than harm for Raoul Petretta]. Le Matin (in French).
- Dietsche, Winfried (21 December 2020). "Sorge um Rheinfelder Fußballprofi Raoul Petretta vom FC Basel" [Concern for Rheinfelden soccer professional Raoul Petretta from FC Basel]. Badische Zeitung (in German).
- Leser, Simon (16 May 2021). "Raoul Petretta nach dem Klassiker-Sieg: «Wir mussten unten durch, auf und neben dem Platz»" [Raoul Petretta after the classic victory: "We had to go through, on and off the pitch"]. Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (in German).
- "Italiani in MLS, Raoul Petretta a Toronto è il 26° nella storia" [Italians in MLS, Raoul Petretta in Toronto is the 26th in history]. Sky Sports (in Italian). 26 January 2023.
- "Raoul Petretta verlässt den FCB - Das Eigengewächs wird vom FC Basel verabschiedet" [Raoul Petretta leaves FCB - The home-grown player is said goodbye to FC Basel]. Sport.Ch (in German). 22 May 2022.
- "Raoul Petretta, Kasımpaşa'ya transfer oldu!" [Raoul Petretta transferred to Kasımpaşa!]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 3 July 2022.
- "Kasımpaşa İtalyan sol bek Raoul Petretta'yı kadrosuna kattı!" [Kasımpaşa has added Italian left-back Raoul Petretta to his squad!]. Fotomac (in Turkish). 3 July 2022.
- "(Özet) Başakşehir - Kasımpaşa maç sonucu: 4-0" [(Summary) Başakşehir - Kasımpaşa match result: 4-0]. Fanatik (in Turkish).
- Ungan, Akin (25 January 2023). "Kasımpaşa'dan Ayrılan Celina Ve Petretta'nın Yeni Takımları Belli Oldu" [The new teams of Celina and Petretta, who left Kasımpaşa, have been announced]. Ajansspor (in Turkish).
- Palermo, Adam (24 January 2023). "Toronto FC signs defender Raoul Petretta". Waking the Red.
- Davidson, Neil (24 January 2023). "Toronto FC adds to its defence by signing Raoul Petretta from Turkish side". Toronto Star.
- Molinaro, John (7 March 2023). "Sense of adventure brought Raoul Petretta to Toronto FC". TFC Republic.
- Raoul Petretta at Soccerway