Fabrizio Grillo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fabrizio Grillo

| image = Fabrizio Grillo.JPG

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| height = {{Height|m=1.77}}

| position = Left back, left winger

| currentclub = Atletico Lariano

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs1 = Lazio{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

| youthyears2 = 2001–2006

| youthclubs2 = Roma

| years1 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Roma

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = → Sambenedettese (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007–2010

| clubs3 = Arezzo

| caps3 = 39

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2009–2010

| clubs4 = → Crotone (loan)

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = CSKA Sofia

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011–2013

| clubs6 = Varese

| caps6 = 58

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013–2014

| clubs7 = Siena

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2014

| clubs8 = → Varese (loan)

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014–2016

| clubs9 = Pescara

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2016

| clubs10 = Pavia

| caps10 = 6

| goals10= 0

| years11 = 2016–2017

| clubs11 = Livorno

| caps11 = 2

| goals11= 0

| years12 = 2017

| clubs12 = → Sambenedettese (loan)

| caps12 = 6

| goals12 = 0

| years13= 2017–2018

| clubs13 = Triestina

| caps13 = 14

| goals13 = 0

| years14= 2019–

| clubs14 = Atletico Lariano

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalteam1 = Italy U-15

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2003

| nationalteam2 = Italy U-16

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2001–2004

| nationalteam3 = Italy U-17

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 2 March 2018

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Fabrizio Grillo (born 2 February 1987) is an Italian former footballer who last played for ASD Atletico Lariano 1963. He was a left back but could also play as a left winger.{{cite news |title=Mercato, Fabrizio Grillo in biancorosso per 4 anni |url=http://www.ilgiorno.it/varese/sport/calcio/2011/08/25/568532-mercato_fabrizio_grillo.shtml |work=Il Giorno |date=25 August 2011 |accessdate=10 February 2012 }} He is a former Italy U-17 international.

Club career

Grillo began playing football at joined Lazio academy,{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} he left them in 2001 to join rivals Roma,{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} becoming a member of the first team squad at age 16.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

Before a loan spell at Sambenedettese{{cite web|url=http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/bilanci_e_relazioni/2007-12-07_bilancio_di_esercizio_e_consolidato_al_30_giugno_2007.pdf|title=2007 Bilancio |date=7 December 2007|access-date=1 September 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608041017/http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/bilanci_e_relazioni/2007-12-07_bilancio_di_esercizio_e_consolidato_al_30_giugno_2007.pdf|archivedate=8 June 2012|publisher=A.S. Roma|language=Italian}} he left Roma to join Arezzo in 2007, where he played 39 games. He joined Crotone on loan during the 2009–10 season, playing 18 times. In 2010, he moved to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, where he plays in the UEFA Europa League, debuting September 30, 2010 in the home game against FC Porto, the game finished 0–1.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Grillo was part of the squad which won the Bulgarian Cup under manager Milen Radukanov.

In summer 2011 signed a three-year deal with Serie B side Varese.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

=Siena=

After impressing at Varese, In January 2013, Grillo joined Serie A side Siena on a co-ownership deal. He made his debut against Juventus in Serie A. On May 12, 2013 in the 2–1 loss against S.S.C. Napoli, Grillo scored his first goal in the top flight with a left footed strike. However, Siena were relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2012/13 season.

In January 2014, Grillo rejoined Varese on loan until the end of the season,{{cite web|url=http://www.acsiena.it/2014/01/31/grillo-in-prestito-al-varese/|title= Grillo in prestito al Varese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221102155/http://www.acsiena.it/2014/01/31/grillo-in-prestito-al-varese/|archivedate=21 February 2014|date=31 January 2014|publisher=A.C. Siena|language=Italian|url-status=unfit}} helping Varese stay in the division after beating Novara in the relegation playoffs. After returning from loan, Grillo was released by Siena with Siena later announcing they were bankrupt.{{cite press release|url=http://www.acsiena.it/2014/07/15/comunicato-ac-siena-23/|title= Comunicato AC Siena|date=15 July 2014|accessdate=15 July 2014|publisher=A.C. Siena|language=Italian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715185532/http://www.acsiena.it/2014/07/15/comunicato-ac-siena-23/|archivedate=15 July 2014|url-status=unfit}} Siena also received the remaining 50% registration rights of Grillo from Varese.{{cite press release|url=http://www.acsiena.it/2014/06/21/compartecipazioni-lesito-delle-buste/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708112006/http://www.acsiena.it/2014/06/21/compartecipazioni-lesito-delle-buste/|title=Compartecipazioni: l'esito delle buste|date=21 June 2014|archive-date=8 July 2014|access-date=18 September 2017|publisher=A.C. Siena|language=Italian|url-status=dead}}

=Pescara=

In August 2014, Grillo revealed after interest from Leeds United F.C.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} that he had joined Pescara.{{cite press release|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/7577-news-12-agosto.html |title=News 12 agosto |date=12 August 2014 |accessdate=17 September 2015 |publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917135926/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/7577-news-12-agosto.html |archivedate=17 September 2015 }} He was assigned number 33 shirt.{{cite press release|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/7606-la-numerazione-ufficiale.html|title=La numerazione ufficiale|date=25 August 2014|accessdate=15 September 2015|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128162721/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/7606-la-numerazione-ufficiale.html|archivedate=28 November 2015}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8474-numerazione-ufficiale-201516.html|title=Numerazione ufficiale 2015/16|date=29 July 2015|accessdate=15 September 2015|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218150905/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8474-numerazione-ufficiale-201516.html|archivedate=18 December 2015}}

=Pavia=

Grillo failed to play any game in 2015–16 Serie B. On 7 January 2016 Grillo was signed by Pavia in a definitive deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8784-calciomercato.html |title=Calciomercato |date=7 January 2016 |access-date=2 February 2016 |publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131140251/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8784-calciomercato.html |archivedate=31 January 2016 }}

=Livorno and Sambenedettese=

After the bankruptcy of Pavia, Grillo joined Livorno as a free agent.{{cite web|url=http://www.livornocalcio.it/it-IT/Notizia/Tre_nuovi_acquisti_per_il_Livorno_Calcio|title=Tre nuovi acquisti per il Livorno Calcio|date=2016|access-date=29 August 2016|first=Paolo|last=Nacarlo|publisher=A.S. Livorno Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827201718/http://www.livornocalcio.it/it-IT/Notizia/Tre_nuovi_acquisti_per_il_Livorno_Calcio|archive-date=27 August 2016|url-status=dead}} In January 2017 he was transferred to Sambenedettese on a temporary deal.{{cite press release|url=http://www.sambenedettesecalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3897&Itemid=388|title= Tesserato il difensore Fabrizio Grillo |date=13 January 2017|access-date=18 September 2017|publisher=S.S. Sambenedettese|language=Italian}}

=Triestina =

On 24 August 2017 he was signed by Triestina.{{cite press release|url=http://ustriestinacalcio1918.it/news.php?id=841|title=Un altro innesto ufficiale per l'Unione: ingaggiato Fabrizio Grillo!|date=24 August 2017|access-date=18 September 2017|publisher=U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827211309/http://ustriestinacalcio1918.it/news.php?id=841|archive-date=27 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

=Later career=

On 12 July 2019, Grillo joined Atletico Lariano.[https://www.gazzettaregionale.it/notizie/lariano-c-e-un-nuovo-dt-fabrizio-grillo-si-presenta Lariano, c'è un nuovo dt: Fabrizio Grillo si presenta], gazzettaregionale.it, 12 July 2019