Marko Gazzotti
{{Short description|French rugby union player}}
{{Expand French|topic=bio|date=June 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Marko Gazzotti
| image = Autumn Nations Series 2024 - France vs Argentina (456) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Gazzotti with France in 2024
| birth_name = Marko Gazzotti
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|9|24}}
| birth_place = Aix-les-Bains, France
| height = {{height|m=1.92}}
| weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}
| ru_position = Number Eight
| ru_currentteam = Bordeaux Bègles
| youthyears1 = 2009–2018
| youthclubs1 = {{ill|Football Club Aix-les-Bains rugby|fr|lt=Aix-les-Bains}}
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs2 = Rumilly
| youthyears3 = 2019–2022
| youthclubs3 = Grenoble
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Grenoble
| apps1 = 9
| points1 = 5
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Bordeaux Bègles
| apps2 = 21
| points2 = 10
| ru_clubupdate = 23 October 2024
| repyears1 = 2023–2024
| repteam1 = France U20
| repcaps1 = 9
| reppoints1 = 15
| repyears2 = 2024–
| repteam2 = France
| repcaps2 = 1
| reppoints2 = 0
| ru_ntupdate = 22 November 2024
}}
Marko Gazzotti (born 24 September 2004) is a French professional rugby union player, who plays as a number eight for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team. He made his professional debut for Grenoble on 7 October 2022.
Club career
Playing in the back row as a number eight,{{cite web |url=https://all.rugby/player/marko-gazzotti |title= Marko GAZZOTTI: profile and stats |website=All.Rugby |access-date=10 July 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_53644.html |title= Marko GAZZOTTI – Player statistics |website=It's Rugby |access-date=10 July 2023}} Marko Gazzotti made his professional debut for Grenoble on 7 October 2022.{{Cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2022/11/25/qui-est-marko-gazzotti-le-nouvel-international-sorti-du-centre-de-formation-du-fcg |title=Qui est Marko Gazzotti, le nouvel international sorti du centre de formation du FCG |trans-title=Who is Marko Gazzotti, the new international coming from the FCG academy |last=Cotté |first=Florent |date=25 November 2022 |newspaper=Le Dauphiné libéré |access-date=10 July 2023}}
On 28 July 2023, he signed for Top 14 club Bordeaux-Bègles on a contract running until 2027.{{Cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/rugby/top14/top-14-marko-gazzotti-16100249.php |title=Top 14 : Marko Gazzotti signe un contrat de quatre ans avec l’UBB |trans-title=Top 14: UBB sign Marko Gazzotti on four-year deal |date=28 July 2023 |newspaper=Sud Ouest |access-date=28 July 2023}}
International career
Gazzotti started playing with the France national under-20 team during the 2023 Six Nations Championship and was then named in the squad for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.{{Cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.ffr.fr/actualites/france-moins-20-ans/le-groupe-pour-le-championnat-du-monde |title=Le groupe de France moins 20 ans pour le Championnat du monde |trans-title=France U20 squad for the World Cup |last=Muzeau |first=Sylvain |date=1 June 2023 |website=FFR |access-date=10 July 2023}}
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.ffr.fr/equipe-de-france/rugby-a-xv/xv-de-france-masculin/joueurs/gazzotti-marko France Rugby profile]
- {{All.Rugby profile|marko-gazzotti}}
- {{ItsRugby profile|marko-gazzotti-53644}}
{{Union Bordeaux Bègles squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Aix-les-Bains
Category:French rugby union players
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:FC Grenoble Rugby players
Category:Union Bordeaux Bègles players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:France international rugby union players
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