Francesco Mezzoni
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Francesco Mezzoni
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|7|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| image =
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Perugia
| clubnumber = 94
| youthyears1 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs1 = ASD Orange
| youthyears2 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs2 = Carpi
| youthyears3 = 2017–2019 | youthclubs3 = Napoli
| years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Carpi | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019– | clubs2 = Napoli | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = → Carrarese (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → Pontedera (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = → Feralpisalò (loan) | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = → Pro Vercelli (loan) | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = → Pistoiese (loan) | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = → Ancona (loan) | caps8 = 35 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = → Perugia (loan) | caps9 = 30 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2024– | clubs10 = → Perugia (loan) | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 17 December 2024
| ntupdate = 7 February 2018
}}
Francesco Mezzoni (born 24 July 2000) is an Italian football, midfielder for Perugia , on loan from Napoli.
Club career
=Carpi=
He spent his youth years at Carpi and was called up for the senior squad on several occasions during 2016–17 Serie B and 2017–18 Serie B seasons, but did not see any field time.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/10/italy/serie-b/carpi-fc-1909/ternana-calcio/2327640/|title=Carpi v Ternana game report|date=10 December 2016}}
=Napoli=
On 31 August 2017, he joined Serie A club Napoli.{{cite press release|publisher=Napoli|url=https://www.sscnapoli.it/static/news/Napoli,-arrive-Mezzoni-from-Carpi-and-Sgarbi-from-Sud-Tirol-12630.aspx|title=Napoli, arrive Mezzoni from Carpi and Sgarbi from Sud Tirol|date=31 August 2017|language=Italian}} For the next two seasons, he played for the club's Under-19 squad in Campionato Primavera 1 and UEFA Youth League, without any call-ups to the senior squad.
==Loan to Carrarese==
On 1 August 2019, he joined Serie C club Carrarese on loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Carrarese|url=http://www.carraresecalcio.it/notizie/9-prima-squadra/823-mezzoni-alla-carrarese-uno-sprinter-sulla-fascia-destra-azzurra|title=Mezzoni alla Carrarese, uno sprinter sulla fascia destra azzurra|date=1 August 2019|language=Italian}}
He made his professional Serie C debut for Carrarese on 24 August 2019 in a game against Pontedera, playing the whole game.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/24/italy/serie-c1/us-pontedera-1912/carrarese-calcio/3108761/|title=Pontedera v Carrarese game report|date=24 August 2019}} He finished the loan with 13 league appearances, 8 of them as a starter, and 1 goal.
==Loan to Pontedera==
On 30 January 2020, he moved on loan to Pontedera.{{cite web|publisher=Pontedera|url=https://www.facebook.com/115445231838970/photos/a.127948103922016/2832091610174305/?type=3&theater|title=La società U.S Città di Pontedera comunica l'arrivo in maglia granata di Francesco Mezzoni|date=30 January 2020|language=Italian}} He played in 4 games (3 as a starter) before Serie C season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
==Loan to Feralpisalò==
==Loan to Pro Vercelli==
On 8 January 2021, he joined Pro Vercelli on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Pro Vercelli|url=https://www.fcprovercelli.it/news/117-benvenuto-francesco-mezzoni|title=BENVENUTO FRANCESCO MEZZONI|date=8 January 2021|language=it|access-date=4 February 2021|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109023023/https://www.fcprovercelli.it/news/117-benvenuto-francesco-mezzoni|url-status=dead}}
==Loan to Pistoiese==
==Loan to Ancona==
==Loans to Perugia==
On 10 August 2023, Mezzoni joined Perugia on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Perugia|url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/francesco-mezzoni-e-del-perugia/|title=FRANCESCO MEZZONI È DEL PERUGIA!|trans-title=FRANCESCO MEZZONI IS FROM PERUGIA!|date=10 August 2023|access-date=22 August 2023|language=it}}
Mezzoni was included in the matchday squad of Napoli for the first time since he signed in the first three games of the 2024–25 season, however, he remained on the bench. On 30 August 2024 he returned to Perugia on a new loan.{{cite web|publisher=Perugia|url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/ufficiale-mezzoni-torna-al-perugia/|title=UFFICIALE: MEZZONI TORNA AL PERUGIA!|trans-title=OFFICIAL: MEZZONI RETURNS TO PERUGIA!|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024|language=it}}
International career
He first represented his country with the Under-18 squad on 7 February 2018 in a friendly against France.{{cite web|publisher=Italian Football Federation|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-gara/?garaId=2551|title=France U18 v Italy U18 game report|date=7 February 2018|language=Italian}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|francesco-mezzoni/470400}}
{{AC Perugia Calcio squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mezzoni, Francesco}}
Category:Footballers from Rome
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Carrarese Calcio 1908 players
Category:US Città di Pontedera players
Category:FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Category:FC Pistoiese SSD players
Category:SSC Ancona ASD players
Category:AC Perugia Calcio players