Biagio Morrone

Biagio Morrone (born 4 March 2000) is an Italian football player. He plays for Foggia on loan from Lazio.

Biagio Morrone
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000
Place of birth Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Foggia (on loan from Lazio)
Number 25
Youth career
Sant'Aniello di Gragnano
Benevento
0000–2014 Paganese
2014–2019 Juventus
2019–2020 Salernitana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Juventus U23 0 (0)
2019–2020 Salernitana 0 (0)
2020– Lazio 0 (0)
2020 → Rieti (loan) 6 (0)
2020– → Foggia (loan) 4 (0)
National team
2017 Italy U18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

He joined Juventus youth teams in 2014 and began to play for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[1] He played for Juventus in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League and 2018–19 UEFA Youth League. In 2018–19 season, he was part of their Serie C farm-club Juventus U23, but did not make any league appearances.

On 12 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.[2] He spent most of the first part of the 2019–20 season with Salernitana's senior squad, but again remained on the bench in all the league and cup games.

On 31 January 2020, Salernitana sold his rights to Serie A club Lazio.[3] On the same day, Lazio loaned him to Serie C club Rieti.[4]

He made his professional Serie C debut for Rieti on 2 February 2020 in a game against Potenza. He substituted Enrico Zampa in the 24th minute and was sent-off in the 83rd minute after receiving two cautions in short succession.[5] He made his first start on 16 February 2020 against Paganese.

On 10 October 2020 he joined Foggia on loan.[6]

International career

He was first called up to represent his country in September 2017 for the Under-18 squad friendlies.[7]

References
  1. Biagio Morrone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "Firenze, Carillo e Morrone sono giocatori della Salernitana" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 12 July 2019.
  3. "Cicerelli, Morrone e Novella alla Lazio. Kalombo al Rieti" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 January 2020.
  4. "FC RIETI: UFFICIALE MORRONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Rieti. 31 January 2020.
  5. "Potenza v Rieti game report". Soccerway. 2 February 2020.
  6. "GALEOTAFIORE e MORRONE SONO ROSSONERI" (in Italian). Foggia. 10 October 2020.
  7. "Morrone Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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