Marco Varnier

Marco Varnier (born 8 June 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Pisa on loan from Atalanta.

Marco Varnier
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-08) 8 June 1998
Place of birth Padua, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Pisa
Number 24
Youth career
Cittadella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Cittadella 48 (2)
2018–2019 → Atalanta (loan) 0 (0)
2019– Atalanta 0 (0)
2019– → Pisa (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Italy U19 4 (0)
2017– Italy U20 4 (0)
2017– Italy U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Club career

Varnier made his professional debut with Cittadella on 30 December 2016, aged 18, in a Serie B match against Virtus Entella.[1] He obtained 14 league appearances on his first professional season. On 25 November 2017 he scored his career's first goal in the league match won 2–1 against Salernitana.

On 2 July 2018, he joined Serie A club Atalanta on a season-long loan with Atalanta holding an obligation to buy his rights at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2] During his second training with Atalanta, Varnier suffered anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee and was unable to make any appearances in his first season.[3]

On 27 August 2019, Varnier joined Pisa on loan.[4] After only 3 games, Varnier suffered anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee and is expected to miss all of the 2019-20 season.[5]

International career

He made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, in a friendly match won 6–2 against Hungary in Budapest.

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 30 December 2016.
  2. "LA FIRMA SUL CONTRATTO NELLA SALA RIUNIONI PRESIDENZIALE DEL CENTRO BORTOLOTTI" (in Italian). Atalanta. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/serie-a/2018/07/10/atalanta-infortunio-varnier.html
  4. "IL PISA INGAGGIA IL DIFENSORE MARCO VARNIER" (in Italian). Pisa. 27 August 2019.
  5. https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/la-giovane-italia/marco-varnier-dimenticare-la-sfortuna-per-conquistare-la-dea-1284927


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