Michele Cerofolini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Arezzo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Frosinone | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Fiorentina | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cosenza (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 |
→ Bisceglie (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020 |
→ Casertana (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 |
→ Reggiana (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 |
→ Alessandria (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Frosinone | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Italy U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Italy U21 | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:40, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Michele Cerofolini (born 4 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Frosinone.
Club career
Fiorentina
Cerofolini is a product of
Loan moves
On 13 July 2018, Cerofolini joined
On 25 January 2019, Cerofolini moved on another loan, to
After appearing on the bench three times for Fiorentina in November and December 2019, on 9 January 2020 he joined
On 20 August 2020, Cerofolini was loaned to newly promoted
On 28 January 2022, he joined
Return to Fiorentina
At the end of the loan he returned to Fiorentina, and he made his Serie A debut for the club on 30 April 2023 in a 5–0 home win against
Frosinone
On 14 August 2023, Cerofolini signed a three-year contract with Frosinone.[19]
International career
Cerofolini was first chosen to represent his country when he was called up to Italy national under-18 football team for a series of friendlies in February 2017.[20]
Later in the same year he began to be called up to the Under-19 squad, and eventually was included in Italy's roster for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Italy was the runner-up to Portugal. He did not make any appearances at the tournament, serving as back-up to Alessandro Plizzari.[21]
In the fall of 2018 he was included in Italy's Under-20 squad and played in 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League games.[22]
On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against Republic of Ireland in Pisa.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 July 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Bisceglie (loan)
|
2018–19 | Serie C | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Casertana (loan)
|
2019–20 | Serie C | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Reggiana
(loan) |
2020-21 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alessandria
(loan) |
2021-22 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fiorentina | 2022-23 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
Honours
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[23]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23[24]
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018
References
- ^ "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Fiorentina v. Genoa Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Real Madrid 2-1 Fiorentina: Cristiano Ronaldo put domestic ban behind him to score winner". Sky Sports. 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Michele Cerofolini è un Giocatore Rossoblù" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Cosenza vs. Pescara - 30 October 2018". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Italy - M. Cerofolini - Profile with news, career statistics and history". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- Bisceglie. 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Bisceglie vs. Viterbese Castrense - 27 January 2019". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Bisceglie vs. Trapani - 10 February 2019". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Paganese vs. Bisceglie - 24 February 2019". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- Casertana. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Rende vs. Casertana - 12 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Casertana vs. Potenza Calcio - 22 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Casertana vs. Bisceglie - 9 February 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Tra i pali arriva il portiere Michele Cerofolini". reggianacalcio.it (Press release) (in Italian). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- Alessandria. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Fiorentina-Sampdoria 5-0: viola scatenati, blucerchiati rassegnati". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "CEROFOLINI E' GIALLAZZURRO" [CERAFOLINI IS YELLOW-BLUE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Cerofolini U-18 statistics by the Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Cerofolini U-19 statistics by the Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Cerofolini U-20 statistics by the Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
- Michele Cerofolini at Soccerway