Leonardo Spinazzola

Leonardo Spinazzola
Spinazzola in 2017
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Spinazzola
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993
Place of birth Foligno, Italy
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Left midfielder, Left back
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 37
Youth career
1999–2007 Virtus Foligno [2]
2007–2010 Siena
2010–2012 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Juventus 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Empoli (loan) 7 (1)
2013 → Lanciano (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Siena (loan) 24 (1)
2014–2015 → Atalanta (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Vicenza (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Perugia (loan) 34 (0)
2016–2018 → Atalanta (loan) 48 (0)
National team‡
2011 Italy U19 1 (0)
2012 Italy U20 1 (0)
2017– Italy 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2017

Leonardo Spinazzola (born 25 March 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Juventus, as a left-sided midfielder or wing-back.

Club career

Born in Foligno, Spinazzola started his career at Siena's youth setup.[3] In 2010, he joined Juventus in a temporary deal, being assigned to the Primavera squad. In June 2012 Juventus signed half of the registration rights for €400,000.

On 5 July 2012 Spinazzola and Filippo Boniperti were loaned to Serie B side Empoli in a season-long loan.[4] 1 September he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Novara.[5]

Spinazzola scored his first professional goal on the 15th, but in a 2–4 loss at Livorno.[6] After appearing in only seven matches, his loan spell was cut short and he moved to Virtus Lanciano also in a temporary deal in January 2013.[7]

Spinazzola only appeared in three matches with Virtus, all from the bench. On 10 August 2013 he was again loaned, this time to his first club Siena;[8] he appeared regularly with the latter, contributing with 24 matches and one goal for the latter, which narrowly missed out play-offs.

In June 2014 the co-ownership agreement between Siena and Juventus was renewed again However, after the bankruptcy of Siena in July, Juventus acquired the remain 50% registration rights of Spinazzola from Siena for free.

On 11 August 2014 Spinazzola joined Serie A side Atalanta also in a loan deal.[9] On the 23rd he made his debut for the club, scoring the last of a 2–0 home win against Pisa.

Spinazzola made his debut in the Italian top flight on 31 August, replacing Marcelo Estigarribia in the 82nd minute of a 0–0 home draw against Verona.[10]

After spending two seasons on loan with Atalanta, Spinazzola returned to Juventus in the summer of 2018.[11]

International career

On 28 March 2017, Spinazzola made his senior international debut for the Italy national football team, along with four other players, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly away win against the Netherlands.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 19 March 2018

Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Empoli (loan) Serie B 2012–13 7110––81
Virtus Lanciano (loan) 2012–13 3000––30
Siena (loan) 2013–14 24120––261
Atalanta (loan) Serie A 2014–15 2031––51
Vicenza (loan) Serie B 2014–15 10000––100
Perugia (loan) 2015–16 34020––360
Atalanta (loan) Serie A 2016–17 30020––320
2017–18 1801060–250
Total 5006160–621
Juventus Serie A 2018–19 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Career total 128211160001453

International

As of 9 October 2017[13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy
201750
Total50

Honours

Club

Juventus Youth

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.juventus.com/it/squadre/prima-squadra/difensori/leonardo-spinazzola/index.php
  2. ↑ Dall'intervista di Matteo Magri, «Non avrei mai fatto il calciatore senza la forza di mia madre», Corriere.it, edizione di Bergamo, 26 novembre 2016.
  3. ↑ "Allievi Nazionali" (in Italian). A.C. Siena. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Maxi scambio tra Juventus ed Empoli" [Mega exchange between Juventus and Empoli] (in Italian). Spazio Juve. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Novara Empoli 2–2: E' mancata la vittoria, bisogna formare il gruppo" [Novara Empoli 2–2: The team failed to win, it's necessary to create a group] (in Italian). Novara Today. 1 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Irresistibile Livorno, 4-2 contro l'Empoli" [Unstoppable Livorno, 4–2 against Empoli]. Il Tirreno (in Italian). 15 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Virtus Lanciano, piace Spinazzola dell'Empoli" [Virtus Lanciano, Empoli likes Spinazzola] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 8 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Calciomercato Siena, Giacomazzi e Spinazzola bianconeri" [Transfer market Siena, Giacomazzi and Spinazzola are bianconeri] (in Italian). Serie B News. 10 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ufficiale – Spinazzola all'Atalanta in prestito" [Official – Spinazzola to Atalanta on loan] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 11 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Atalanta 0–0 Verona". Football Italia. 31 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Ben Gladwell (20 July 2018). "Juventus season tickets sell out after Cristiano Ronaldo arrival". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Valerio Clari (28 March 2017). "Olanda-Italia 1-2, Eder e Bonucci ribaltano l'autogol di Romagnoli" [Holland-Italy 1-2, Eder and Bonucci overturn Romagnoli's own goal] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Spinazzola, Leonardo" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "TMW VIAREGGIO – Trionfa la Juventus" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  15. 1 2 "Ciro Immobile turns 20 in a perfect week!". juventus.it. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.

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