Luca Mazzitelli
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luca Mazzitelli
| image = Luca Mazzitelli 36 a - Frosinone Calcio - DSC 8153 AF crop.jpg
| caption = Mazzitelli with Frosinone in 2022
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub = Sassuolo
(on loan from Frosinone)
| clubnumber = 36
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Roma
| years1 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = Roma
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = → Südtirol (loan)
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Brescia (loan)
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2016–2021
| clubs4 = Sassuolo
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = → Genoa (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = → Virtus Entella (loan)
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = → Pisa (loan)
| caps7 = 34
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2021–2023
| clubs8 = Monza
| caps8 = 28
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2022–2023
| clubs9 = → Frosinone (loan)
| caps9 = 25
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2023–
| clubs10 = Frosinone
| caps10 = 29
| goals10 = 5
| years11 = 2024–2025
| clubs11 = → Como (loan)
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2025–
| clubs12 = → Sassuolo (loan)
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = Italy U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = Italy U20
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016
| nationalteam3 = Italy U21
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 1 February 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Luca Mazzitelli (born 15 November 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Sassuolo}} club Sassuolo on loan from Frosinone.
Club career
= Roma and loans =
Mazzitelli is a youth exponent from Roma. He made his Serie A debut on 18 May 2014 in a 1-0 away defeat against Genoa.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/18/italy/serie-a/genoa-cfc/as-roma/1552214/?ICID=PL_MS_04|title=Genoa vs. AS Roma - 18 May 2014 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2014-05-18}}
On 10 July 2015, Mazzitelli was loaned out from Roma to Brescia in search of more playing time. Mazzitelli experience with Brescia was successful due to him being the first choice Central Midfield from the beginning of the season. He then was able to put on great displays on the pitch and gained attention from clubs in the first division.
= Sassuolo and loans =
On 1 February 2016, Sassuolo confirmed the permanent signing of Mazzitelli from Roma for €3.5 million;{{cite web|url=http://res.cloudinary.com/as-roma-turbine-production/image/upload/v1456813382/asroma-uat/lvdcu4sfnflb7uakh55n.pdf|title=RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015|date=29 February 2016|access-date=21 March 2016|publisher=A.S. Roma|language=Italian}} the player will however remain on loan with Brescia until 30 June 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1969/ariaudo-allempoli-ingaggiato-mazzitelli-e-girato-in-prestito-al-brescia | title=Ariaudo all'Empoli, ingaggiato Mazzitelli e girato in prestito al Brescia | publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio | work=sassuolocalcio.it | language=Italian | date=1 February 2016 | accessdate=2 February 2016}}
On 17 May 2016, Sassuolo DS Giovanni Carnevali confirmed that Luca Mazzitelli will be part of Sassuolo first team squad for the 2016-17 season.
On 6 July 2018, Mazzitelli signed with Genoa until 30 June 2019 a loan with an obligation to buy.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-genoa-preso-mazzitelli-dal-sassuolo-1131453|title=Mazzitelli on loan to Genoa|access-date=7 July 2018}}
On 15 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Virtus Entella on loan until the end of 2019–20 season. If certain conditions were met, Entella would be obligated to purchase his rights at the end of the loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Virtus Entella|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/ufficiale-luca-mazzitelli-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellentella/|title=Ufficiale, Luca Mazzitelli è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella|date=15 January 2020|language=Italian}}
On 25 September 2020, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an obligation to buy.{{cite press release|publisher=Pisa|url=https://pisachannel.tv/luca-mazzitelli-e-nerazzurro/|title=LUCA MAZZITELLI È NERAZZURRO|date=25 September 2020|language=Italian}}
= Monza =
On 9 July 2021, joined fellow-Serie B side Monza on a four-year contract.{{Cite web|date=9 July 2021|title=Luca Mazzitelli joins AC Monza|url=https://www.acmonza.com/en/news/2704/|access-date=9 July 2021|website=Monza|language=it}} He made his debut on 11 September, in a 1–1 league draw against SPAL.{{Cite web|title=Lampo di Carlos Augusto, in rimonta il Monza pareggia 1-1 contro la Spal! • MBNews|url=https://www.mbnews.it/2021/09/monza-spal-carlos-augusto-pareggio/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.mbnews.it|date=11 September 2021 |language=it-IT}} On 28 October, Mazzitelli scored his first goal for Monza in a 1–1 away draw to Vicenza.{{Cite web|title=Primo gol di Mazzitelli: a Vicenza finisce 1-1 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A.|url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/3021/|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.acmonza.com|language=it}}
= Frosinone =
On 23 August 2022, Mazzitelli was sent on a one-year loan to Frosinone, with conditional obligation for purchase.{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Mazzitelli in prestito al Frosinone |url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/3822/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=A.C. Monza |language=it}} On 3 February 2025, he returned to Sassuolo on loan.{{cite web|publisher=US Sassuolo Calcio|url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/prima-squadra/luca-mazzitelli-bentornato-in-neroverde/|title=Luca Mazzitelli, bentornato in neroverde!|trans-title=Luca Mazzitelli, welcome back to black and green!|date=3 February 2025|access-date=4 February 2025|language=it}}
International career
On 24 March 2016, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a qualification match against Republic of Ireland.{{FIGC Italy U21 player|45561|access-date=1 June 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 10 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|325551|access-date=29 May 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coppa Italia !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" |Roma
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|Serie A | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16
|Serie A | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Südtirol (loan)
|24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 1 | |||
| Brescia (loan)
|36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 38 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="6" |Sassuolo
|Serie A |17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|group=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|Serie A |20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Serie A | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20
|Serie A |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Serie A | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| Genoa (loan)
|Serie A |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 0 | |||
| Virtus Entella (loan)
|Serie B |18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 3 | |||
| Pisa (loan)
|Serie B |34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 36 | 5 | |||
| Monza
|Serie B |28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3{{Efn|Appearances in play-offs|name=PO}} | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Frosinone (loan)
|Serie B |25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 25 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Frosinone
|Serie A |29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 32 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | |
| Como
|Serie A |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!254 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 26 |
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Category:Footballers from Rome
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Brescia Calcio players
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Category:Frosinone Calcio players
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers