Kevin Lasagna

Kevin Lasagna
Personal information
Full name Kevin Lasagna
Date of birth (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992
Place of birth San Benedetto Po, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Udinese
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Governolese 60 (22)
2012–2013 Cerea 35 (7)
2013–2014 Este 33 (21)
2014–2017 Carpi 87 (19)
2017– Udinese 34 (13)
2017Carpi (loan) 21 (5)
National team
2018– Italy 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2018

Kevin Lasagna (born 10 August 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese and the Italy national team as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Born in San Benedetto Po, Lasagna started his career with Governolese near his home town. In 2012, Lasagna signed for Serie D team Cerea and scored 7 times in 35 games throughout the 2012–13 season. Lasagna joined Este for the 2013–14 and scored 21 times in 33 games making him one of the most sought after players of the lower leagues.[1]

Carpi

In July 2014, Lasagna joined Serie B side Carpi.[2] Lasagna made his Serie B debut on September 13, as a substitute in the 1–1 draw against Crotone. On 15 November 2014, Lasagna scored his first Carpi goal, wrapping up a 5–2 win against Cittadella, to send Carpi to the top of Serie B.[3]

In January 2017, it was announced that Lasagna would join Udinese for the 2017–18 season and finish the 2016–17 season with Carpi. Udinese reportedly paid Carpi a transfer fee of €4.5 million plus possible bonuses.[4][5]

International career

On 9 October 2018, Lasagna was called to the senior team by manager Roberto Mancini as a a replacement for the injured Simone Zaza, for the upcoming UEFA Nations League match against Poland.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 23 September 2018[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carpi2014–15Serie B 30500305
2015–16Serie A 36530395
2016–17Serie B 4714004714
Total 11324300011624
Udinese2017–18Serie A 2912323214
2018–19 511061
Total 3413423815
Career totals 14737720015439

International

As of 14 October 2018[8]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
201810
Total10

References

  1. Profile tuttocalciatori
  2. "Carpi: il piatto forte è...Lasagna! - Football Scout 24". footballscout24.it. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  3. "CARPI-CITTADELLA 5-2, tabellino « Sito Ufficiale del Carpi F.C. 1909". carpifc1909.it. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  4. "Official: Udinese sign Lasagna". Football Italia. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. Udinese henter Kevin Lasagna‚ altom-italienskfodbold.dk, 11 January 2017
  6. "Kevin Lasagna called into the Italy squad for the UEFA Nations League". The Independent. The Independent. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. Kevin Lasagna at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. "Lasagna, Kevin" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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