Giuseppe Rizzo

Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club ACR Messina, on loan from Pescara.

Giuseppe Rizzo
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991
Place of birth Messina, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 ACR Messina
(on loan from Pescara)
Number 91
Youth career
Reggina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Reggina 91 (3)
2013 → Pescara (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Pescara 23 (0)
2014–2015 Reggina 14 (0)
2015 → Perugia (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2017 Perugia 30 (0)
2016–2017 → Vicenza (loan) 29 (1)
2017–2018 Salernitana 3 (0)
2018 → Catania (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2020 Catania 43 (0)
2020–2021 Triestina 33 (1)
2021– Pescara 12 (0)
2022– → ACR Messina (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2010–2012 Italy U-21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2022
Not to be confused with Giuseppe Rizzo (priest).

Club career

He started his career in Serie B with Reggina, debuted for the club on 26 November 2009, in the Coppa Italia defeat against Palermo.[1] His debut in Serie B was on 19 April 2010, against Crotone. The final result of the match was a win for Reggina.[2] Rizzo made his first goal for the club on the match against Piacenza.[3]

On 10 August 2020 he moved to Triestina on a 2-year contract.[4]

On 31 August 2021 he returned to Pescara.[5] On 29 January 2022, he joined his home town club ACR Messina on loan until the end of the season.[6]

International career

Rizzo was called for the first time by manager Ciro Ferrara for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Turkey, in November 2010.[7] On 17 November 2010, the match was played at Stadio Bruno Recchioni in Fermo. The final result was 2-1 and Rizzo came off the bench for his debut on the 75 minute.[8]

In 2011–12 season he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team, the B team of U21.

References
  1. Palermo 4-1 Reggina
  2. Reggina 1-0 Crotone
  3. Piacenza 3-2 Reggina
  4. "UFFICIALE: Giuseppe Rizzo è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 10 August 2020.
  5. "Giuseppe Rizzo è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. "L'Acr Messina da il benvenuto a Giuseppe Rizzo" (Press release) (in Italian). ACR Messina. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. Giuseppe Rizzo called by Ciro Ferrara (in Italian)
  8. Italy U21 2-1 Turkey U21
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