Biagio Morrone

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Biagio Morrone

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Turris

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sant'Aniello di Gragnano

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Benevento

| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | youthclubs3 = Paganese

| youthyears4 = 2014–2019 | youthclubs4 = Juventus

| youthyears5 = 2019–2020 | youthclubs5 = Salernitana

| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Juventus U23 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = Salernitana | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Lazio | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → Rieti (loan) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = → Foggia (loan) | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = → Monopoli (loan) | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = Recanatese | caps7 = 69 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Turris | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 18 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Biagio Morrone (born 4 March 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Turris}} club Turris.

Club career

Morrone joined Juventus youth teams in 2014 and began to play for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.{{TuttoCalciatori|Morrone_Biagio}} He played for Juventus in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League and 2018–19 UEFA Youth League. In 2018–19 season, he was part of their Serie C farm-club Juventus U23, but did not make any league appearances.

On 12 July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.{{cite press release|publisher=Salernitana|url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/firenze-carillo-e-morrone-sono-giocatori-della-salernitana/|title=Firenze, Carillo e Morrone sono giocatori della Salernitana|date=12 July 2019|language=Italian}} He spent most of the first part of the 2019–20 season with Salernitana's senior squad, but again remained on the bench in all the league and cup games.

On 31 January 2020, Salernitana sold his rights to Serie A club Lazio.{{cite press release|publisher=Salernitana|url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/cicerelli-morrone-e-novella-alla-lazio-kalombo-al-rieti/|title=Cicerelli, Morrone e Novella alla Lazio. Kalombo al Rieti|date=31 January 2020|language=Italian}} On the same day, Lazio loaned him to Serie C club Rieti.{{cite press release|publisher=Rieti|url=http://www.rieticalcio.it/2020/01/31/fc-rieti-ufficiale-morrone/|title=FC RIETI: UFFICIALE MORRONE|date=31 January 2020|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131225557/http://www.rieticalcio.it/2020/01/31/fc-rieti-ufficiale-morrone/|archive-date=31 January 2020}}

He made his professional Serie C debut for Rieti on 2 February 2020 in a game against Potenza. He substituted Enrico Zampa in the 24th minute and was sent-off in the 83rd minute after receiving two cautions in short succession.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/02/italy/serie-c1/rossoblu-potenza/fc-rieti/3109371/|title=Potenza v Rieti game report|date=2 February 2020}} He made his first start on 16 February 2020 against Paganese.

On 10 October 2020, he joined Foggia on loan.{{cite press release|date=10 October 2020|title=GALEOTAFIORE e MORRONE SONO ROSSONERI|url=https://www.calciofoggia1920.net/galeotafiore-e-morrone-sono-rossoneri/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031013739/https://www.calciofoggia1920.net/galeotafiore-e-morrone-sono-rossoneri/|archive-date=31 October 2020|publisher=Foggia|language=Italian}}

On 5 August 2021, he went to Monopoli on loan.{{Cite press release|title=Biagio Morrone è biancoverde|date=5 August 2021|publisher=Monopoli|url=http://www.monopolicalcio.it/1966/biagio-morrone-e-biancoverde/|language=it|access-date=5 August 2021}}

On 1 September 2022, Morrone signed with Recanatese.{{cite web|publisher=Recanatese|url=https://www.facebook.com/usrecanatese/posts/pfbid0BY39seMHq2BFvaY4aEx343asJFyU7k8rSx26YnEp2EYCo2vjLy4KNm7dxuQkiSVyl|title=BENVENUTO BIAGIO!|date=1 September 2022|access-date=1 September 2022|language=it}}

International career

Morrone was first called up to represent his country in September 2017 for the Under-18 squad friendlies.{{cite web|publisher=Italian Football Federation|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46404&squadraId=14|title=Morrone Italy U18 profile|language=Italian|accessdate=4 March 2020}}