Leonardo Spinazzola

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Leonardo Spinazzola
Spinazzola with Atalanta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Spinazzola[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Foligno, Umbria, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)
Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 37
Youth career
1999–2007 Virtus Foligno[3]
2007–2012
Siena
2010–2012 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Juventus 10 (0)
2012–2013 → Empoli (loan) 7 (1)
2013 → Lanciano (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 →
Siena
(loan)		 24 (1)
2014–2015 → Atalanta (loan) 2 (0)
2015 →
Vicenza
(loan)		 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Perugia (loan) 34 (0)
2016–2018 → Atalanta (loan) 48 (0)
2019– Roma 103 (5)
International career‡
2011 Italy U19 1 (0)
2012 Italy U20 1 (0)
2017– Italy 24 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2020 Europe
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Runner-up 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Leonardo Spinazzola

left wing-back for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team
.

Club career

Early years with Siena and loan spells across Italy from Juventus

Born in

half of the registration rights
for €400,000.

On 5 July 2012 Spinazzola and

Novara.[6]

Spinazzola scored his first professional goal on the 15th, but in a 2–4 loss at

Virtus Lanciano also in a temporary deal in January 2013.[8]

Spinazzola only appeared in three matches with Virtus, all from the bench. On 10 August 2013 he was again loaned, this time to his first club Siena;[9] he appeared regularly with the latter, contributing with 24 matches and one goal for the latter, which narrowly missed out play-offs.

In June 2014 the co-ownership agreement between Siena and Juventus was renewed again. However, after the bankruptcy of Siena in July, Juventus acquired the remaining 50% registration rights of Spinazzola from Siena for free.

On 11 August 2014, Spinazzola joined

Perugia, Spinazzola returned to Atalanta in July 2016.[11]

Juventus

After spending two seasons on loan with Atalanta, Spinazzola returned to Juventus in mid 2018.

Bologna in the Coppa Italia.[17] Prior to his debut for Juventus, Spinazzola had played two matches for Juventus U19. He made his Champions League debut on 12 March, starting in a 3–0 home win over Atlético Madrid, in the round of 16 of the tournament, which enabled Juventus to advance to the quarter-finals 3–2 on aggregate.[18][19]

Roma

On 1 July 2019, Spinazzola joined

Roma from Juventus for €29.5 million, signing a four-year contract with the club, while Luca Pellegrini moved in the opposite direction.[20][21] In January 2020, Spinazzola was close to a transfer move to Inter Milan in exchange for Matteo Politano, but the deal collapsed at the last minute as Inter was not entirely satisfied with Spinazzola's physical conditions.[22]

International career

On 28 March 2017, Spinazzola made his senior international debut for the Italy national team, along with four other players, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly away win against the Netherlands.[23]

In June 2021, Spinazzola was included in Italy's squad for

final at Wembley Stadium after a 1–1 draw in extra-time.[31] Spinazzola was clocked as the fastest player of the tournament, tied with Hungary's Loïc Négo, reaching a top speed of 33.8 km/h.[32] For his performances, he was included in the team of the tournament.[33]

Style of play

Although naturally right-footed,

crosses to teammates, or providing depth to his team with his attacking runs down the flank. Defensively, he is known for his anticipation and ability in the air.[35][36] His versatility, characteristics, role, and playing style have drawn comparisons with former Italy and Juventus wing-back Gianluca Zambrotta,[35][36] whom Spinazzola himself has cited as one of his major influences.[37]

Personal life

In May 2018, Spinazzola and then girlfriend Miriam Sette had a son together.[38] On 24 December 2020, the couple married.[39] In February 2021, the couple had a second child together, a daughter.[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2024[41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus 2011–12 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19 Serie A 10 0 1 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Total 10 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
Empoli (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 7 1 1 0 — 8 1
Virtus Lanciano (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Siena
(loan) 		2013–14 Serie B 24 1 2 0 — 26 1
Atalanta (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 2 0 3 1 — 5 1
Vicenza
(loan) 		2014–15 Serie B 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Perugia (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 34 0 2 0 — 36 0
Atalanta (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 30 0 2 0 — 32 0
2017–18 Serie A 18 0 1 0 6[b] 0 25 0
Total 48 0 3 1 6 0 57 1
Roma 2019–20 Serie A 24 1 0 0 8[b] 1 32 2
2020–21 Serie A 27 2 1 0 11[b] 0 39 2
2021–22 Serie A 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 4 0
2022–23 Serie A 26 1 1 0 13[b] 1 40 2
2023–24 Serie A 23 1 2 0 8[b] 0 33 1
Total 103 5 4 0 41 2 148 7
Career total 241 7 16 1 48 2 305 10
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 June 2023[42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2017 5 0
2018 0 0
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 8 0
2022 3 0
2023 3 0
Total 24 0

Honours

Juventus Youth

Juventus[41]

Roma

Italy

Individual

Orders

References

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