Marco Verratti

{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marco Verratti

| image = File:Verratti-2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank–126.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Verratti with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019

| full_name = Marco Verratti{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Italy |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |page=21 |date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904095016/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=4 September 2019}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pescara, Italy

| height = 1.65 m{{cite web |title=Marco Verratti 6|url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/marco-verratti |website=psg.fr |date=5 November 1992 |publisher=Paris Saint-Germain |access-date=15 March 2019}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Al-Arabi

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs1 = Manoppello

| youthyears2 = 2001–2006

| youthclubs2 = Manoppello Arabona

| youthyears3 = 2006–2008

| youthclubs3 = Pescara

| years1 = 2008–2012

| clubs1 = Pescara

| caps1 = 74

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2012–2023

| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain

| caps2 = 276

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Al-Arabi

| caps3 = 32

| goals3 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = Italy U19

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam2 = Italy U20

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam3 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2012–2023

| nationalteam4 = Italy

| nationalcaps4 = 55

| nationalgoals4 = 3

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ITA}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Championship|}}

{{Medal|W|2020 Europe|}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Nations League}}

{{Medal|3rd|2021 Italy|}}

{{Medal|3rd|2023 Netherlands|}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}

{{Medal|2nd|2013 Israel|}}

| club-update = 03:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 18 June 2023

}}

Marco Verratti {{postnominals|post-noms=Cavaliere OMRI}} ({{IPA|it|ˈmarko verˈratti}}; born 5 November 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi.

A technically gifted playmaker, Verratti began his career with Italian club Pescara in 2008, where he soon rose to prominence as one of the best young midfielders in Europe, helping the team to win the 2011–12 Serie B title, and winning the 2012 Bravo Award.{{cite news|url=http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2011/01/26/giovani_talenti_serie_b_marco_verratti_pescara.html|title=Marco Verratti|publisher=SKY.it|language=it|date=26 January 2011|access-date=11 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008203658/http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2011/01/26/giovani_talenti_serie_b_marco_verratti_pescara.html|archive-date=8 October 2011}} His playing style drew comparisons with Andrea Pirlo, due to his passing ability, vision, and control, as well as his similar transition from the role of trequartista to that of a regista.{{cite news|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com//features/meet-new-pirlo-looking-shatter-englands-world-cup-dream|title=Meet the new Pirlo looking to shatter England's World Cup dream|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=14 June 2014|access-date=21 June 2014}} In July 2012, he transferred to French side Paris Saint-Germain, where he won a record nine Ligue 1 titles, among other domestic and individual trophies, and established himself as one of the best midfielders in the world. He ranks third for all-time appearances for the club.

At international level, Verratti represented the Italy under-21 football team at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, winning a runners-up medal, and being named to the all-star squad for the tournament. At senior level, he made his Italy debut in 2012, and represented his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020, winning the latter tournament.

Early life

Verratti was born in Pescara, and grew up in Manoppello. As a child, he supported Juventus and idolised Alessandro Del Piero, the team's Italian international offensive playmaker. Verratti's talent was noticed at an early age, and he was made offers to join the youth academies of Atalanta and Internazionale, but joined his local club Pescara for €5,000. After an impressive performance for Pescara's under-16 team against AC Milan, the Lombardy club offered €300,000 to sign the midfielder, but Verratti decided to remain at Pescara.

Club career

=Pescara=

File:Marco Verratti.jpg in 2012]]

The first youth team Verratti was affiliated with was that of Manoppello, a historic team of Pescara, that in 2001 merged with the newly born Manoppello Arabona. He remained there until 2006 when he entered the youth of Pescara.

Verratti made his first team debut in the 2008–09 season at the age of 15 years and 9 months. In the 2009–10 season, he appeared more regularly for Pescara, and since then became a key player in the first team. His performances generated national media coverage as a potential star of the future and Italian international.

With Zdeněk Zeman as manager, Verratti excelled as a deep-lying playmaker in a Pescara team which won the 2011–12 Serie B title playing "the best football in Italy", earning promotion to Serie A the following season. After helping Pescara to promotion to Serie A, Verratti received the 2012 Bravo Award for the best player under the age of 21 in Europe, and was reportedly wanted by Napoli, Roma and Juventus, as well as Carlo Ancelotti's Paris Saint-Germain. At the 2012 AIC Gran Gala del Calcio, he was elected the best player of the 2011–12 Serie B season, along with former Pescara teammates Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne.{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/sport/13_gennaio_28/pirlo-miglior-giocatore-oscar-calcio_2ee79a92-68ed-11e2-b978-d7c19854ae83.shtml|title=Oscar del calcio, Pirlo giocatore dell'anno|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=28 January 2013|access-date=16 January 2015}}

=Paris Saint-Germain=

==2012–2014: Debut season, individual awards==

File:PSG Reims 2079.JPG in 2013]]

On 18 July 2012, Verratti signed a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.{{cite web |url=http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/58555/Marco-Verratti-joins-PSG |title=Marco Verratti joins PSG |date=18 July 2012 |publisher=Paris Saint-Germain |access-date=18 July 2012 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721060004/http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/58555/Marco-Verratti-joins-PSG |url-status=dead }} On 2 September 2012, Verratti made his competitive debut for PSG in an away Ligue 1 match against Lille. Twelve days later, he assisted Javier Pastore's opening goal in his first competitive appearance at the Parc des Princes, a 2–0 Ligue 1 defeat of Toulouse.

On 18 September 2012, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–1 group stage defeat of Dynamo Kyiv.{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0201-0e7f17069984-bb0c75a39936-1000--ibrahimovic-inspired-psg-pull-apart-dynamo/|title=Paris 4-1 Dynamo Kyiv|access-date=21 June 2014|work=UEFA}} He ended his first season in the French capital by winning the 2012–13 Ligue 1 title. On 20 August 2013, Verratti signed a one-year extension to his contract with PSG, keeping him at the club until 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/63141/Marco-Verratti-signs-year-extension|title=MARCO VERRATTI SIGNS YEAR EXTENSION|publisher=Paris Saint Germain F.C.|date=20 August 2013|access-date=22 August 2013|archive-date=25 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825012302/http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/63141/Marco-Verratti-signs-year-extension|url-status=dead}}

Verratti's second season with PSG was even more successful than the first as the team retained its Ligue 1 title and won the Coupe de la Ligue and the 2013 Trophée des Champions. Verratti was named as the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year and included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year for the 2013–14 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/ibrahimovic-named-player-of-year.htm|title=Ibrahimovic named player of the year|date=12 May 2014|access-date=21 June 2014|work=Ligue 1}}

==2014–2017: First goals and contract extension==

On 30 September 2014, Verratti scored his first competitive goal for PSG, a header in a 3–2 home win over Barcelona in the group stage of the Champions League.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29362554|title=Paris St G 3-2 Barcelona|work=BBC Sport|date=30 September 2014|access-date=3 November 2014}} On 18 January 2015, Verratti scored his first goal in Ligue 1, in a 4–2 home win over Evian.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Ligue-1/18-01-2015/ligue-1-psg-evian-4-2-gol-david-luiz-verratti-pastore-cavani-100529704222.shtml|title=Ligue 1, Psg-Evian 4-2: Luiz, Verratti, Pastore e Cavani in gol. Marsiglia ok|publisher=a Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=18 January 2015|access-date=19 January 2015}}

In August 2016, Verratti signed a three-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/soccer/paris-saint-germain/story/2921788/marco-verratti-signs-new-paris-saint-germain-contract|title=Verratti signs new contract till 2021|date=5 August 2016 |publisher=ESPN FC India|access-date=29 November 2018}}

==2017–2019: European and domestic performances==

On 6 March 2018, Verratti was sent off after acquiring a second yellow card in the second leg of a Champions League round of 16 fixture against the eventual champions Real Madrid.{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/verratti-should-learn-from-real-red-card-says-psg-boss/|title=Verratti gets red card. Coach gives advice to him after Real Madrid defeat|website=punchng.com|date=13 March 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018}} Real Madrid went on to win the game 2–1 and eliminated PSG with an aggregate score of 5–2.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-game/102048374/real-madrid-knock-psg-out-of-champions-league|title=Real Madrid knock PSG out of the Champions League|website=www.stuff.co.nz|access-date=29 November 2018}}

On 3 April 2019, Verratti scored the opening goal from a Kylian Mbappé assist in a 3–0 home win over Nantes in the Coupe de France semi-finals, which allowed PSG to advance to the final of the competition; during the same match, he also provided an assist for his team's final goal, which was scored by Dani Alves. This goal was Verratti's first of the 2018–19 season for PSG, and also his first goal ever in the competition.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/montpellier-ends-winless-streak-at-home-in-french-league/2019/04/03/ed2bd23c-564b-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html |title=Verratti scores rare goal as PSG reaches French Cup final |newspaper=The Washington Post |author1=Samuel Petrequin |date=3 April 2019 |access-date=5 April 2019 }}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/03/france/coupe-de-france/paris-saint-germain-fc/fc-nantes/2992281/ |title=PSG vs. Nantes 3–0 |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=5 April 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/coupe-de-france/2018-2019/psg-reach-french-cup-final-as-marco-verratti-nets-rare-goal-in-win-over-nantes_sto7213681/story.shtml |title=PSG reach French Cup final as Verratti nets rare goal |publisher=Eurosport |date=3 April 2019 |access-date=5 April 2019 }}

==2019–2020: Domestic treble and European final==

File:2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank–505 (cropped).jpg

Following PSG's 2–1 victory over Rennes in the 2019 Trophée des Champions on 3 August,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/03/psg-beat-rennes-in-french-super-cup |title =PSG come from behind to beat Rennes in French Super Cup|date=3 August 2019|work=Guardian|access-date=9 August 2019}} Verratti became the player with the most titles with the club, with 22 trophies in total (six Ligue 1 titles, four Coupe de France titles, five Coupe de la Ligue titles, and seven Trophée des Champions titles).{{cite news |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6467278/verratti-signs-new-deal-at-psg/#gsc.tab=0 |title=Verratti signs new deal at PSG |work=The Canberra Times |date=31 October 2019 |access-date=13 June 2020 }} In October, he signed a three–year contract extension with the club, which would tie him to PSG until June 2024. On 12 January 2020, Verratti made his 300th appearance for PSG in a 3–3 home draw against Monaco in Ligue 1.{{cite web |url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/300th-match-for-marco-verratti |title=300th match for Marco Verratti |publisher=PSG |date=12 January 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 }} On 18 February, he became the club's all-time appearance holder in the Champions League, when he made his 58th appearance in the competition in a 2–1 away loss in the first leg of their round of 16 draw against Borussia Dortmund, overtaking the previous record holder Paul Le Guen at 57.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/storico-verratti-giocatore-psg-piu-presenze-champions/xf80rbhb7o5r1ka37ka5d3f3v |title=Storico Verratti: diventa il giocatore del PSG con più presenze in Champions |publisher=Goal.com |language=it |date=18 February 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=560966 |title=Erling Haaland brace sees Borussia Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain |publisher=ESPN |date=18 February 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 }} In April, PSG were assigned the 2019–20 Ligue 1 title after the season was ended prematurely due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic; at the time of the League's suspension, PSG were in first place, with a twelve–point lead over second–placed Marseille. This was Verratti's record seventh Ligue 1 title with the club, which saw him equal the all–time individual record of most Ligue 1 title victories, along with his club teammate Thiago Silva, which was jointly held by Hervé Revelli and Jean-Michel Larqué of Saint-Étienne, as well as Grégory Coupet, Juninho and Sidney Govou of Lyon.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/30/psg-awarded-ligue-1-title-after-season-stopped-by-coronavirus-crisis |title=PSG awarded Ligue 1 title and two teams are relegated after season is scrapped |work=The Guardian |date=30 April 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/05/07/psg-thiago-silva-and-verratti-in-seventh-heaven |title=Thiago Silva and Verratti in seventh heaven |work=Ligue1 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=7 May 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 }} PSG went on to win a domestic treble,{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/mbappe-training-return-boosts-psg-atalanta-quarterfinal/ |title=Mbappe training return boosts PSG for Atalanta quarterfinal |website=www.sportsnet.ca |date=11 August 2020 |access-date=24 August 2020 }} but lost out in the Champions League final 1–0 to Bayern Munich on 23 August; Verratti made a substitute appearance during the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=573698|title=Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win Champions League|publisher=ESPN|date=23 August 2020|access-date=23 August 2020}}

== 2020–2023: Most Ligue 1 titles won==

In the 2020–21 season with Paris Saint-Germain, Verratti reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, losing 4–1 on aggregate to Manchester City.{{Cite news|last=McNulty|first=Phil|date=4 May 2021|title=Man City reach first Champions League final|language=en-GB|work=|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56973031|access-date=24 January 2022}} In Ligue 1, PSG failed to retain the title as Lille were crowned champions.{{Cite web|last=Laurens|first=Julien|date=23 May 2021|title=Lille end PSG dominance to win Ligue 1 title for first time in 10 years|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lille/story/4385476/lille-end-psg-dominance-to-win-ligue-1-title-for-first-time-in-10-years|access-date=24 January 2022|website=ESPN}}

On 23 January 2022, Verratti scored two goals in a 4–0 league win over Reims.{{Cite web|date=24 January 2022|title=Doublé confirmé pour Verratti !|trans-title=Brace confirmed for Verratti!|url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/equipe-premiere/content/double-confirme-pour-verratti-paris-saint-germain-stade-de-reims-ligue-1-2021-2022|access-date=24 January 2022|publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|language=fr}} By doing so, he scored his first league goal since May 2017, and the first brace of his career.{{Cite web|date=23 January 2022|title=PSG open up 11-point lead|work=Ligue1 COM |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/MATCH-REPORTS/2022/01/23/psg-open-up-11-point-lead|access-date=24 January 2022|publisher=Ligue 1}} After a 1–1 draw against Lens on 23 April, PSG won Ligue 1 for the tenth time in its history, becoming the club with the highest number of championship titles in France, tied with Saint-Étienne. Verratti on his side won eight Ligue 1 titles with PSG, became the first player to achieve this feat.{{Cite news|last=Livefoot|title=Livefoot-PSG - club le psg recordman de tous les titres nationaux verratti de la L1 |url=https://livefoot.live/livefoot-psg-club-le-psg-recordman-de-tous-les-titres-nationaux-verratti-de-la-l1/|website=Livefoot|date=24 April 2022}}

On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Verratti had extended his contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 30 June 2026.{{Cite web |date=28 December 2022 |title=Marco Verratti extends his contract until 2026 |url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/marco-verratti-extends-his-contract-with-paris-saint-germain-until-2026 |access-date=28 December 2022 |publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.}} On 27 May 2023, Verratti won his ninth Ligue 1 title, updating his previous record.{{cite news |title=Ligue 1 : le PSG champion de France pour la 11e fois, un titre historique… mais au goût amer |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/ligue-1-le-psg-champion-de-france-pour-la-11e-fois-un-titre-historique-mais-au-gout-amer-20230527 |access-date=27 May 2023 |agency=lefigaro.fr |publisher=lefigaro.fr |date=27 May 2023}}

In August 2023, it was reported that Verratti was informed by newly appointed coach Luis Enrique that he would not be part of his plans for the next season.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/marco-verratti-luis-enrique-never-play-psg-neymar-al-hilal/blt22b453f9dfd8accd |title=Marco Verratti told by Luis Enrique he will 'never' play for him at PSG as midfielder eyes Neymar reunion at Al-Hilal |publisher=Goal.com |date=30 August 2023 }} On 6 September, reports stated that he was excluded from the Champions League squad for the 2023–24 season.{{Cite news |last=Hawkins |first=Fabrice |title=PSG: Ekitike et Verratti officiellement écartés de la liste A de la Ligue des champions, Ethan Mbappé et Housni dans la liste B |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-des-champions/psg-ekitike-et-verratti-officiellement-ecartes-de-la-liste-a-de-la-ligue-des-champions-ethan-mbappe-et-housni-dans-la-liste-b_AV-202309060905.html |work=RMC Sport |language=fr |date=6 September 2023 }} He eventually left Paris Saint-Germain after 11 years with 416 matches, as the player with the second-most matches at the club, only behind Jean-Marc Pilorget with 435.{{cite web |url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/equipe-premiere/content/marco-verratti-a-jamais-dans-la-legende-du-paris-saint-germain |title=Marco Verratti à jamais dans la légende du Paris Saint-Germain |publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C. |language=fr |date=13 September 2023 }}

=Al-Arabi=

On 13 September 2023, Verratti signed a three-year deal with Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi, for a reported transfer fee of €45m.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38392712/italy-marco-verratti-leaves-psg-qatar-al-arabi |title=Italy's Marco Verratti leaves PSG for Qatar's Al Arabi |publisher=ESPN |date=13 September 2023 }}

International career

=Youth=

Verratti took part with the Italy U-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where the Azzurrini finished as runner-up to Spain. His performances saw him included in UEFA's all-star squad for the tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0252-0cd3add5c6c6-33fdf8fdc07a-1000--thiago-leads-all-star-squad-dominated-by-spain/|title=Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain|publisher=UEFA|date=21 June 2013|access-date=21 June 2014}}

=Senior=

The uncapped Verratti was included into Cesare Prandelli's preliminary 32-man Italy squad for UEFA Euro 2012, being one of only two Serie B players (the other being Torino's Angelo Ogbonna) to be part of it.{{Cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/nazionale/2012/05/13/news/prandelli_pre_convocati_europei-35079366/?ref=HRER3-1|access-date=13 May 2012 |title=Euro 2012, i 32 di Prandelli La sorpresa è Verratti |trans-title=Euro 2012, the 32 men of Prandelli; Verratti is the surprise |date=13 May 2012 |publisher=La Repubblica|language=it}} He was subsequently cut from the squad on 28 May 2012.{{cite news |title=Prandelli trims seven players from Italy squad|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/3396/euro-2012/2012/05/28/3132618/prandelli-trims-seven-players-from-italy-squad|website=Goal|date=28 May 2012|access-date=31 May 2012}}

On 15 August 2012, Verratti debuted for the Italian senior team in a 2–1 friendly loss against England in Bern.{{Cite news|first=Riccardo|last=Pratesi|title=L'Italia di Berna piace ma perde Defoe regala la vittoria agli inglesi|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Nazionale/15-08-2012/italia-berna-piace-ma-perde-talento-c-serve-concretezza-912268448574.shtml|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=15 August 2012|access-date=1 July 2024|language=it|quote=Debuttano pure Verratti (in evidenza, pure se impiegato più "alto" del solito, da trequartista) e Gabbiadini|trans-quote=Verratti also debuts (in evidence, even if employed "taller" than usual, as an attacking midfielder) and Gabbiadini.}} He made his first competitive appearance in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, appearing as a second-half substitute for Emanuele Giaccherini in a 2–2 draw against Bulgaria on 7 September.{{Cite news|first=Marco|last=Ansaldo|title=Italia, l'Europeo è un ricordoPersi ritmo, identità e leader|url=https://www.lastampa.it/sport/calcio/2012/09/13/news/italia-l-europeo-e-un-ricordo-br-persi-ritmo-identita-e-leader-br-1.36377440/|website=La Stampa|date=13 September 2012|access-date=1 July 2024|language=it}}

On 6 February 2013, Verratti scored his first international goal in a friendly match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, an equalier at the 91st minute that ended in a 1–1 draw.{{Cite news|title=Olanda - Italia: Verratti entra e segna il pareggio|url=https://www.ilpescara.it/sport/italia-olanda-verrati.html|website=Il Pescara|date=7 February 2013|access-date=1 July 2024|language=it}}

=2014 FIFA World Cup=

File:Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Buffon & Giorgio Chiellini.jpg and Giorgio Chiellini in 2015]]

On 1 June 2014, Verratti was selected in Italy's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite news|title=World Cup 2014: Italy omit Giuseppe Rossi from final squad|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27402363|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=1 June 2014|access-date=15 June 2014}} In Italy's opening match of the tournament, he made his first competitive start for the Azzurri on the left side of a midfield diamond with Juventus players Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio and Roma vice-captain Daniele De Rossi in his team's opening game of the tournament, a 2–1 victory over England in Manaus. During the match, he was involved in Marchisio's opening goal; after receiving Antonio Candreva's short corner, he passed the ball out wide towards Pirlo, who drew his marker with him. Pirlo let the ball pass in between his legs to Marchisio, leaving him with space to score with a low drive from outside the area.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285071|title=England 1-2 Italy|work=BBC|date=15 June 2014|access-date=15 June 2014}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Mondiali/15-06-2014/inghilterra-italia-1-2-gol-marchisio-sturridge-balotelli-80930904968.shtml?rlabs=1&ak=2|title=Inghilterra-Italia 1–2: gol di Marchisio, Sturridge e Balotelli|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=15 June 2014|access-date=16 May 2014}} However, Verratti did not appear in Italy's second group match, a 1–0 defeat against Costa Rica;{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/world-cup-2014/2014-fifa-world-cup-italy-costa-rica-balotelli-pirlo-buffon/|title=Costa Rica advances at World Cup; England out|website=Sportsnet|date=20 June 2014|access-date=21 June 2014}} he started in Italy's final group match against Uruguay, which also ended in a 1–0 loss,{{Cite news|first=Ben|last=Smith|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25285368|title=Italy 0-1 Uruguay|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=24 June 2014|access-date=26 November 2017}} and as a result, Italy were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/25/zico-italy-andrea-pirlo-world-cup-2014|title=Zico: Italy pay price for over-reliance on Andrea Pirlo and must rebuild|work=The Guardian|date=25 June 2014|access-date=26 June 2014}}

=Later senior career=

On 6 May 2016, it was confirmed Verratti would miss Euro 2016 after a long lasting injury from a sports hernia which would require surgery on 16 May, sidelining him for two months.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/83935/official-verratti-out-euro-2016|title=Official: Verratti out of Euro 2016|publisher=Football Italia|date=6 May 2016|access-date=6 May 2016}} Upon recovering from his injury, Verratti returned to the team under Italy's new manager Gian Piero Ventura for an international friendly match against France in Bari on 1 September, making a substitute appearance in the Azzurri{{'}}s 3–1 loss.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/90815/italy-azzurri-flop-france|title=Italy: Azzurri flop with France|publisher=Football Italia|date=1 September 2016|access-date=1 September 2016}}

On 26 March 2019, Verratti scored his second international goal in a 6–0 home win over Liechtenstein in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/136257/euro-2020-italy-hit-liechtenstein-six|title=Euro 2020: Italy hit Liechtenstein for six|publisher=Football Italia|date=26 March 2019}}

=UEFA Euro 2020=

In June 2021, Verratti was included in Italy's squad for UEFA Euro 2020 by manager Roberto Mancini.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/mancini-names-uncapped-striker-raspadori-final-italy-euro-2020-squad-2021-06-01/ |title=Mancini names uncapped striker Raspadori in final Italy Euro 2020 squad|website=Reuters|date=1 June 2021 |access-date=5 June 2021 }}

After initially missing Italy's first two group matches due to an injury to his right knee that he had sustained in training with Paris Saint-Germain on 8 May,{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/verratti-goes-euro-2016-nightmare-euro-2020-final/ |title=Verratti goes from Euro 2016 nightmare to Euro 2020 final |website=Sportsnet.ca |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 }} he made his first appearance of the tournament in Italy's final group match against Wales on 20 June, setting-up Matteo Pessina's goal from a free-kick in the team's 1–0 victory in Rome; the result allowed them to top their group.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51197631 |first=Daffydd|last=Pritchard|title=Wales in last 16 despite defeat in Rome|date=20 June 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021 }} On 2 July, Verratti assisted Italy's opening goal of the match, scored by Nicolò Barella, in a 2–1 win over Belgium in the quarter-finals of the competition.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51198657 |title=Italy edge Belgium to set up Spain semi|website=BBC Sport |first=Emlyn|last=Begley|date=2 July 2021 |access-date=2 July 2021 }}

On 11 July, in the final against England at Wembley Stadium, Verratti was involved in the equalising goal after his header was parried onto the post by keeper Jordan Pickford, allowing Leonardo Bonucci to score from the rebound; following a 1–1 draw after extra-time, Italy prevailed 3–2 in the penalty shootout, to win the tournament for the first time since 1968.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762|title=England lose shootout in Euro 2020 final |first=Phil |last=McNulty|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=11 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021 }} With a 93% passing accuracy and three assists throughout the tournament (having completed 401 out of 425 passes attempted), Verratti was named the top performer of Euro 2020 in the FedEx Performance Zone.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?iv=true&ivReturnUrl=%2Fuefaeuro-2020%2Fperformancezone%2F |title=FedEx Performance Zone: UEFA Euro 2020 Player Stats|publisher=UEFA|access-date=14 July 2021 }}

Style of play and reception

{{Quote box|width=33%|align=right|quote="He's one of the best midfielders in the world, and plays a little bit in the same way as I tried to do with Barcelona and the national team. He likes having the ball. He also has perfect mastery over long and short passing, he can play the final ball, and he doesn't lose the ball that easily. He's really a very high-class player."|source = —Xavi on Verratti in 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/xavi-verratti-is-one-of-world-s-best.htm|title=Xavi: 'Verratti is one of world's best'|publisher=Ligue 1.com|date=13 November 2015|access-date=19 November 2015}}}}

A quick, creative, agile, and technically gifted central midfield playmaker, with notable dribbling skills, quick reactions, and close ball control, Verratti is known for his confidence and composure on the ball, as well as his ability to retain possession in tight spaces when under pressure, due to his low centre of gravity and resulting balance.{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/monaco-psg-d-1-verratti-indispensable.htm|title=Monaco-PSG D-1: Verratti indispensable|publisher=Ligue 1.com|date=8 February 2014|access-date=19 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://it.sports.yahoo.com/notizie/mondiali-2014-verratti-conquista-francia-non-prandelli-183317120--sow.html|title=Mondiali 2014 – Verratti conquista la Francia, ma non Prandelli|trans-title=2014 World Cup – Verratti wins over France, but not Prandelli|publisher=Eurosport|language=it|author1=Alessandro Brunetti|date=25 May 2014|access-date=19 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-further-blog/2014/apr/02/marco-verratti-yohan-cabaye-psg-chelsea-champions-league|title=Meet Marco Verratti, the player who keeps Yohan Cabaye on the PSG bench|work=The Guardian|author1=Tom Williams|date=2 April 2014|access-date=8 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2667008-manchester-united-transfer-news-marco-verratti-blow-latest-rumours |title=Manchester United Transfer News: Marco Verratti Blow, Latest Rumours |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Verschueren |first1=Gianni |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=16 April 2022 }} His excellent vision and range of passing enable him to create chances for teammates with accurate long passes, or control the tempo of his team's play in midfield through precise, short exchanges.{{cite web|url=http://ilcentro.gelocal.it/sport/2014/04/04/news/verratti-e-il-mondiale-gioco-in-champions-ma-non-so-se-basta-1.8981800|title=Verratti e il mondiale: "Gioco in Champions, ma non so se basta"|work=il Centro |language=it|date=4 April 2014|access-date=17 September 2014}} Although naturally right-footed, he is capable of playing with either foot.{{cite web |url=https://vivoperlei.calciomercato.com/articolo/marco-verratti-il-nuovo-pirlo?referral=vxl_box_mobile |title=Marco Verratti, il nuovo Pirlo? |publisher=calciomercato.com |language=it |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=25 October 2018 }} Due to his attributes and playing style, Verratti has been compared to one of his influences, Italy legend Andrea Pirlo, in particular after making the same transition from trequartista to regista that the 2006 FIFA World Cup winner had also made earlier on in his career,{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/calcio_estero/francia/2012/09/27-215297/Verratti%3A+%C2%ABIo+come+Pirlo%3F+Il+paragone+mi+onora%C2%BB|title=Verratti: "Io come Pirlo? Il paragone mi onora"|publisher=Tutto Sport|language=it|date=27 September 2012|access-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230308/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/calcio_estero/francia/2012/09/27-215297/Verratti:+%C2%ABIo+come+Pirlo%3F+Il+paragone+mi+onora%C2%BB|archive-date=3 March 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=359217/played-matches.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616213540/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=359217/played-matches.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2014|title=Marco VERRATTI|publisher=FIFA|access-date=21 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/SerieB/2012-05-10/verratti-juve-ha-nuovo-pirlo-zeman-ha-inventato-regista-911185841828.shtml|title=Verratti, la Juve sul nuovo Pirlo Zeman lo ha inventato regista|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|access-date=17 September 2014}} although he has also been deployed in a new, more advanced role alongside Pirlo on occasion, as a false-attacking midfielder, in particular under Cesare Prandelli's tenure with the Italy national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/mondiali/brasile2014/italia/2014/06/05/news/dubbi_verso_il_mondiale-88106017/|title=Nazionale, in Brasile con tanti dubbi. Pirlo-Verratti, insieme si può|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Enrico Currò|date=5 June 2014|access-date=16 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2012/agosto/17/Verratti_con_Pirlo_idea_provare_ga_10_120817034.shtml|title=Verratti con Pirlo un' idea da provare|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=17 August 2012|access-date=16 August 2016}} He has also been deployed as a metodista ("centre-half", in Italian football jargon), due to his ability to dictate play in midfield as well as assist his team defensively, or as an offensive minded central or box-to-box midfielder, known as the mezzala in Italian football jargon,{{cite news |url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/home/799132/ventura-cerca-un-leader-e-verratti-si-candida.html |title=Ventura cerca un leader e Verratti si candida |work=La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno |last1=Schena |first1=Rita |language=it |date=3 September 2016 |access-date=13 April 2022 }} due to his ability to carry the ball and push forward.{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/verratti-ready-to-unleash/ |title=Verratti ready to unleash? |publisher=Football Italia |last1=Italia |first1=Football |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}

Initially regarded as one of the most talented young players of his generation,{{cite web|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/calcio_mercato/2014/09/15-376740/Verratti-Psg,+2019%3A+%C2%ABFelice+del+rinnovo%C2%BB|title=Verratti-Psg, 2019: "Felice del rinnovo"|work=Il Corriere dello Sport|language=it|date=15 September 2014|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224093113/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/calcio_mercato/2014/09/15-376740/Verratti-Psg%2C+2019%3A+%C2%ABFelice+del+rinnovo%C2%BB|archive-date=24 December 2015|url-status=dead}} Verratti quickly developed into one of the best and most complete playmaking midfielders in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/2015/04/18-328430/Psg,+Verratti%3A+%C2%ABPirlo+un+modello.+Il+mio+idolo%3F+Del+Piero%C2%BB|title=Psg, Verratti: "Pirlo un modello. Il mio idolo? Del Piero"|publisher=Tuttosport|language=it|date=18 April 2015|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112900/http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/2015/04/18-328430/Psg,+Verratti:+%C2%ABPirlo+un+modello.+Il+mio+idolo%3F+Del+Piero%C2%BB|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/in/posts/6418072-interesting-stats-reveal-marco-verratti-as-the-most-complete-midfielder-in-the-world |title=Interesting Stats Reveal Marco Verratti as the Most Complete Midfielder in the World |publisher=90min.com |date=24 July 2019 |access-date=27 May 2021 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531031338/https://www.90min.com/in/posts/6418072-interesting-stats-reveal-marco-verratti-as-the-most-complete-midfielder-in-the-world |url-status=dead }} In 2017, Spanish midfielder Andrés Iniesta labelled Verratti as his "successor",{{cite news |url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/news-sport/860745/iniesta-verratti-sara-mio-successore.html |title=Iniesta "Verratti sarà mio successore" |trans-title=Iniesta "Verratti will be my successor" |work=www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it |language=it |date=20 February 2017 |access-date=15 April 2022 }} while in 2021, his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Lionel Messi stated that Verratti was on the same level as the former's past Barcelona teammates Xavi and Iniesta, describing him as a "huge player, one of the best in the world in his position", and as "a phenomenon".{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/messi-verratti-on-same-level-as-iniesta/ |title=Messi: 'Verratti on same level as Iniesta' |publisher=Football Italia |last1=Campanale |first1=Susy |date=11 August 2021 |access-date=16 April 2022 }} In 2022, Neymar said: "I knew Verratti was an excellent player, but I didn't know he was so spectacular. A genius. He is one of the best midfielders I have played with, along with Xavi and Iniesta."{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/9937235/psg-neymar-diz-que-verratti-e-genio-e-um-dos-melhores-meio-campistas-que-ja-jogou-ao-lado-de-xavi-e-iniesta |title=Neymar diz que Verratti é gênio e um dos melhores meio-campistas que já jogou: 'Ao lado de Xavi e Iniesta' |publisher=Espn Brasil |last1=Redação |first1=Da |language=pt |date=11 August 2022 |access-date=15 February 2022 }}

In addition to his playmaking skills, he is also a hard-working, dynamic, and well-rounded midfielder, who is known for his aggression, defensive skills, and ball-winning abilities, despite his small physique and diminutive stature, which also enables him to be deployed in a holding role.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/club/paris-saint-germain/160/blog/post/2289365/marco-verratti-rebounds-from-recent-criticism-to-lead-psg-to-draw-with-lyon|title=Marco Verratti rebounds from recent criticism to lead PSG to draw with Lyon|publisher=ESPN FC|author1=Jonathan Johnson|date=8 February 2015|access-date=13 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/marco-verratti-how-be-deep-lying-playmaker#:QOLxO0C2lYQVDA|title=Marco Verratti: How to be a deep-lying playmaker|publisher=Four Four Two|author1=Alberto Santi|work=FourFourTwo|date=3 March 2015|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142754/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/marco-verratti-how-be-deep-lying-playmaker#:QOLxO0C2lYQVDA|url-status=dead}}

Despite his ability, he has also drawn criticism from some in the sport over his disciplinary record, as well as his tendency to commit an excessive number of fouls, argue with officials, and pick up unnecessary bookings.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/name/93/post/2285705/headline |title=Marco Verratti needs to curb his yellow-card problems for PSG's sake |publisher=ESPN FC |last1=Johnson |first1=Jonathan |date=6 February 2015 |access-date=29 February 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/verratti-referees-crosshairs-blanc |title=Verratti in referees' 'crosshairs' – Blanc |work=FourFourTwo |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=29 February 2020 }} Verratti has also highlighted his offensive qualities and lack of goalscoring as weaknesses in his game.{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/verratti-some-players-my-age-have-problem-thinking-they-have-arrived-they-have |title=Verratti: "Some players my age have a problem, thinking they have arrived before they have" |publisher=fourfourtwo.com |last1=Santi |first1=Alberto |date=17 February 2015 |access-date=16 April 2022 }} Moreover, he has also often struggled with injuries throughout his career.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2021/02/18/verratti-could-prove-the-key-player-for-psgs-title-chances/115483898/ |title=Verratti could prove the key player for PSG's title chances |work=USA TODAY |date=18 February 2021 |access-date=24 April 2021 }}

Personal life

Verratti was in a relationship since 2009 with a childhood friend, an Italian woman Laura Zazzara, whom he later married and with whom he has two sons, Tommaso and Andrea; the pair separated at the beginning of 2019.{{cite news |url=https://corrieredellumbria.corr.it/news/sport/27812663/laura-zazzara-chi-e-marco-verratti-ex-moglie-tradimento-jessica-aidi-scoperto-chi-rivista.html |title=Laura Zazzara, l'ex moglie di Marco Verratti: il tradimento con Jessica Aidi scoperto su Chi |work=corrieredellumbria.corr.it |language=it|date=2 July 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021 }} On 15 July 2021, four days after Italy's Euro 2020 triumph, Verratti married model Jessica Aidi in Paris.{{cite news |url=https://www.corriere.it/moda/cards/marco-verratti-sposa-jessica-aidi-il-tailleur-pizzo-con-pantaloni/cerimonia_principale.shtml |title=Jessica Aidi, il look per le nozze con Verratti: giacca e pantaloni di pizzo, un segno di indipendenza |work=Corriere della Sera |language=it-IT |last1=Proietti |first1=Michela |date=16 July 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021 }}

On 30 October 2018, Verratti was arrested after being caught drunk driving on the Boulevard Périphérique.{{Cite web|title=PSG : Marco Verratti arrêté dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Psg-marco-verratti-arrete-dans-la-nuit-de-mardi-a-mercredi/955269|access-date=2021-11-19|website=L'Équipe|language=fr}} He was subsequently fined by Paris Saint-Germain.{{Cite web|last=Verschueren|first=Gianni|title=PSG's Marco Verratti Arrested for Drink-Driving, Fined by Club|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2804149-psgs-marco-verratti-arrested-for-drink-driving-fined-by-club|access-date=2021-11-19|website=Bleacher Report|language=en}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 29 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Verratti_Marco |title=Marco Verratti |website=Tutto Calciatori |language=it |access-date=26 October 2018 }}{{Soccerway|marco-verratti/93388}}

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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Emir of Qatar Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Qatari Stars Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Pescara

|2008–09

|Lega Pro Prima Divisione

|7

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—90
2009–10

|Lega Pro Prima Divisione

|8

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—81
2010–11

|Serie B

|28

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—291
2011–12

|Serie B

|31

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—320
colspan="2"|Total

!74

240colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—782
rowspan="12"|Paris Saint-Germain

|2012–13

|Ligue 1

|27

030009Appearances in UEFA Champions League0colspan="2"|—390
2013–14

|Ligue 1

|29

01040801{{efn|name=TDC|Appearance in Trophée des Champions}}0430
2014–15

|Ligue 1

|32

26030711{{efn|name=TDC}}0493
2015–16

|Ligue 1

|18

01030501{{efn|name=TDC}}0280
2016–17

|Ligue 1

|28

33040701{{efn|name=TDC}}0433
2017–18

|Ligue 1

|22

03040821{{efn|name=TDC}}0382
2018–19

|Ligue 1

|26

03110701{{efn|name=TDC}}0381
2019–20

|Ligue 1

|20

03040901{{efn|name=TDC}}0370
2020–21

|Ligue 1

|21

020colspan="2"|—701{{efn|name=TDC}}0310
2021–22

|Ligue 1

|24

230colspan="2"|—5000322
2022–23

|Ligue 1

|29

010colspan="2"|—701{{efn|name=TDC}}0370
colspan="2"|Total

!276

72912307939041611
rowspan="3"|Al-Arabi

|2023–24

|Qatar Stars League

|17

02020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
2024–25

|Qatar Stars League

|15

40030colspan="2"|—2{{efn|Appearances in AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League}}1205
colspan="2"|Total

!32

42050colspan="2"|—21415
colspan="3"|Career total

!382

1335128079311153518

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|match played 18 June 2023}}{{NFT player|48322|access-date=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=45257&squadraId=12 |title=Verratti, Marco |website=figc.it |date=5 August 2020 |language=it|access-date=11 July 2021}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="12"|Italy

|2012

20
201321
201460
201550
201640
201750
201850
201972
202020
2021100
202230
202340
colspan="2"|Total553

:Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Verratti goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Marco Verratti

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Cap

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|6 February 2013

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlandsalign="center"|3{{fb|NED}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–1Friendly
align="center"|2

|26 March 2019

Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italyalign="center"|31{{Fb|LIE}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|6–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
align="center"|3

|11 June 2019

Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italyalign="center"|33{{Fb|BIH}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|2–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Pescara

Paris Saint-Germain

Italy

Individual

  • Bravo Award: 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bravo-awards.html|title=The "Bravo" Award|website=RSSSF|access-date=12 July 2014}}
  • Serie B Footballer of the Year: 2012
  • UEFA U-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0252-0cd3add5c6c6-33fdf8fdc07a-1000--thiago-leads-all-star-squad-dominated-by-spain/ | title = Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain | publisher = UEFA | date = 21 June 2013 | access-date = 12 July 2013}}
  • UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2012–13,{{cite web|url=http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2013/05/20/201213-unfp-awards/|publisher=French Football Weekly|title=2012/13 UNFP Awards|date=20 May 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013}} 2013–14,{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/ibrahimovic-named-player-of-year.htm|title=Ibrahimovic named Player of Year|publisher=Ligue 1|date=12 May 2014|access-date=24 May 2016}} 2014–15,{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/lacazette-wins-player-of-year.htm|title=Lacazette wins player of year|publisher=Ligue 1|date=18 May 2015|access-date=24 May 2016}} 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,{{cite news|url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-1/fil-info/trophees-unfp-le-palmares-complet-de-l-edition-2017-859420|title=Trophées UNFP : Le Palmarès Complet de l'Édition 2017|access-date=15 May 2017}} 2018–19{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/mbappe-wins-awards-double.htm|title=Mbappé Wins Awards Double|publisher=Ligue 1|date=19 May 2019|access-date=19 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525011547/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/mbappe-wins-awards-double.htm|archive-date=25 May 2019|url-status=dead}}
  • UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: September 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.unfp.org/2017/02/bernardo-silva-et-faneva-andriatsima-joueurs-du-mois-de-janvier/|title=Bernardo Silva et Faneva Andriastsima, joueurs du mois de Janvier !|website=UNFP|date=14 September 2013|access-date=11 May 2013}} February 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.unfp.org/2017/02/bernardo-silva-et-faneva-andriatsima-joueurs-du-mois-de-janvier/|title=Bernardo Silva et Faneva Andriastsima, joueurs du mois de Janvier !|website=UNFP|date=14 September 2013|access-date=11 May 2017}}
  • UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2013–14{{cite news|url=http://www.rtl.fr/sport/football/trophees-unfp-marco-verratti-sacre-meilleur-espoir-7771900603|title=Trophées UNFP : Marco Verratti sacré meilleur espoir|access-date=12 July 2014|publisher=RTL}}
  • UNFP Ligue 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 2014–15{{cite web|url=http://gazzettaworld.gazzetta.it/news/verratti-ibrahimovic-best-player/?refresh_ce-cp|title=Verratti ousts Ibrahimovic as Ligue 1's best foreign player|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=16 December 2015|access-date=18 December 2015}}
  • Pallone Azzurro: 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio/pallone-azzurro-2015-vince-verratti_1085435-201602a.shtml|title=Pallone Azzurro 2015: vince Verratti|trans-title=2015 Pallone Azzurro: Verratti wins|publisher=Sport Mediaset|language=it|date=1 January 2016|access-date=2 January 2016}}
  • Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2023–24

Orders

:*File:ITA OMRI 2001 Cav BAR.svg 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2021{{cite web|url=https://quirinale.it/elementi/59113|title=Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo|publisher=quirinale.it|date=16 July 2021|language=Italian|access-date=16 July 2021|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716185328/https://quirinale.it/elementi/59113|url-status=dead}}

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