Edoardo Pierozzi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Edoardo Pierozzi

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Florence, Italy{{TuttoCalciatori|Pierozzi_Edoardo}}

| image =

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Right-back{{worldfootball.net|edoardo-pierozzi}}

| currentclub = Benevento

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| youthclubs1 = Fiorentina

| years1 = 2020–2025

| clubs1 = Fiorentina

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2021

| clubs2 = → Pistoiese (loan)

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2021–2022

| clubs3 = → Alessandria (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = → Palermo (loan)

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023

| clubs5 = → Como (loan)

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–2024

| clubs6 = → Cesena (loan)

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = → Taranto (loan)

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–2025

| clubs8 = → Pescara (loan)

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2025–

| clubs9 = Benevento

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Italy U18

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = Italy U19

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021

| nationalteam3 = Italy U20

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 27 April 2025

| ntupdate = 15 November 2021

}}

Edoardo Pierozzi (born 12 September 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for {{Italian football updater|Benevento}} club Benevento.

Club career

He was raised in the youth system of Fiorentina.

On 31 August 2020, he joined Serie C club Pistoiese on loan for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|publisher=Pistoiese|url=https://www.uspistoiese1921.it/edoardo-pierozzi-e-federico-simonti-firmano-per-la-pistoiese/|title=Edoardo Pierozzi e Federico Simonti firmano per la Pistoiese|date=31 August 2020|language=it}}

He made his professional Serie C debut for Pistoiese on 27 September 2020 in a game against Alessandria.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/27/italy/serie-c1/ac-pistoiese/us-alessandria-1912/3380044/|title=Pistoiese v Alessandria game report|date=27 September 2020}} He established himself as a regular starter with Pistoiese. He scored his first professional goal on 8 November 2020 in a 1–0 defeat of Pontedera.

On 19 July 2021, he moved to Alessandria.{{cite press release|publisher=Alessandria|url=https://www.alessandriacalcio.it/edoardo-pierozzi-e-un-giocatore-dei-grigi/|title=EDOARDO PIEROZZI È UN GIOCATORE DEI GRIGI.|date=19 July 2021|accessdate=28 October 2021|language=it}}

On 29 July 2022, Pierozzi was loaned by Fiorentina to Palermo, with an option to buy.{{cite press release|publisher=Palermo|url=https://www.palermofc.com/it/news/pierozzi-e-rosanero_38077/|title=PIEROZZI È ROSANERO|date=29 July 2022|access-date=2 August 2022|language=it}} After making only two appearances with the Rosanero in the first half of the season, Pierozzi's loan was cut short, with the player moving to fellow Serie B club Como on 12 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/ufficiale-como-arriva-il-terzino-edoardo-pierozzi-al-palermo-nella-prima-parte-di-stagione-1778236 |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb |language=it |title=Como, arriva il terzino Edoardo Pierozzi. Al Palermo nella prima parte di stagione |date=12 January 2023 |access-date=13 January 2023}} He only made three appearances for Como before his season was cut short in April due to an injury.

On 27 July 2023, Pierozzi moved on a new loan to Cesena.{{cite press release|publisher=Cesena FC|url=https://cesenafc.com/en/news/2023/7/31/edoardo-pierozzi-joins-cesena-fc|title=EDOARDO PIEROZZI JOINS CESENA FC|date=27 July 2023|access-date=18 August 2023}}

On 22 July 2024, he moved to Taranto on loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Taranto|url=https://www.tarantofootballclub.it/2024/07/22/pierozzi-e-ufficialmente-rossoblu/|title=PIEROZZI È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLU'|date=22 July 2024|accessdate=26 July 2024|language=it}} On 8 August 2024, before the season started, he was recalled from Taranto and sent on loan to Pescara instead.{{cite web|publisher=Pescara|url=https://www.pescaracalcio.com/ufficiale-edoardo-pierozzi-e-biancazzurro/|title=UFFICIALE {{!}} EDOARDO PIEROZZI E’ BIANCAZZURRO|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} EDOARDO PIEROZZI IS WHITE AND BLUE|date=8 August 2024|access-date=9 August 2024|language=it}}

On 3 July 2025, Pierozzi joined Benevento on a three-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Benevento Calcio|url=https://www.beneventocalcio.club/news/comunicatistampa/6645/edoardo-pierozzi-e-un-nuovo-tesserato-del-benevento.shtml|title=EDOARDO PIEROZZI È UN NUOVO TESSERATO DEL BENEVENTO|trans-title=EDOARDO PIEROZZI IS A NEW BENEVENTO MEMBER|date=3 July 2025|access-date=6 July 2025|language=it}}

International career

He was first called up to represent his country in February 2019 for Under-18 friendlies.{{cite web|publisher=Italian Football Federation|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=50461&squadraId=14|title=Pierozzi Italy U18 profile|accessdate=15 March 2021|language=it}} Later same year, he played in the Under-19 Euro qualifiers, the final tournament was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Personal life

Pierozzi's twin brother, Niccolò, is a professional footballer as well; the two played together during their youth team years at Fiorentina.{{cite web |url=https://www.lacasadic.com/news-serie-c/pierozzi-pro-patria-gol-storia-fiorentina-22-dicembre-2021/ |publisher=La Casa di C |title=Il legame con il gemello, una vita in Viola: Pierozzi, decisivo per la Pro Patria |language=it |date=22 December 2021 |accessdate=10 October 2022}}