Manuel Lazzari

Manuel Lazzari (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːnwel ˈladdzari]; born 29 November 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right-back for S.S. Lazio and the Italy national team.

Manuel Lazzari

Lazzari in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Lazzari
Date of birth	29 November 1993
Place of birth	Valdagno, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder, right-back
Club information
Current team	Lazio
Number	29
Youth career
	Montecchio Maggiore
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Montecchio Maggiore	29	(1)
2011–2012	Delta Rovigo	33	(3)
2012–2013	Giacomense	24	(0)
2013–2019	SPAL	198	(3)
2019–	Lazio	35	(1)
National team^‡
2018–	Italy	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 4 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Club career

Lazzari made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for SPAL on 31 August 2014 in a game against Pontedera.[1] Flying under the radar for quite some time, since arriving in the Serie A for the 2017–18 season – following the club’s double promotion from the Serie C (2015–16) and Serie B (2016–17) – he has established himself as a main component in the Emilia-Romagna side’s success.

On 12 July 2019 Lazzari moved to S.S. Lazio. The transfer fee was €10m and Alessandro Murgia also moving to SPAL.[2] Lazzari won his first trophy with Lazio on 22 December 2019, playing the full ninety minutes in their 3–1 upset victory over Juventus in the 2019 Supercoppa Italiana held at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[3]

International career

Lazzari was given his first senior international call-up for Italy in September 2018, by manager Roberto Mancini, for Italy's opening UEFA Nations League matches against Poland and Portugal later that month.[4] On 10 September, Lazzari made his debut for Italy in the 1–0 away loss to Portugal.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2020[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Giacomense	2012–13	Serie D	24	0	0	0	—	—	24	0
SPAL	2013–14	Lega Pro	30	0	0	0	—	—	30	0
	2014–15		29	0	0	0	—	—	29	0
	2015–16		31	1	2	0	—	2	1	35	2
	2016–17	Serie B	39	0	2	0	—	—	41	0
	2017–18	Serie A	36	2	2	0	—	—	38	2
	2018–19		33	0	1	0	—	—	34	0
	Total		198	3	7	0	0	0	2	1	207	4
Lazio	2019–20	Serie A	32	0	1	0	6	1	1	0	40	1
	2020–21		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Total		35	1	1	0	6	1	1	0	43	2
Career total			257	4	8	0	6	1	3	1	274	6

International

As of 8 October 2020[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy
	2018	1	0
	2019	–	–
	2020	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

SPAL[6]

• Serie B: 2016–17
• Lega Pro: 2015–16

Lazio

• Supercoppa Italiana: 2019[6]

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 August 2014.
2. "Official: Lazzari joins Lazio | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
3. "Lazio beats Juventus 3-1 to win Italian Super Cup in Riyadh". NBC Sports. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
4. "Chiellini rejoins Italy squad; Pellegri called up". www.sportsnet.ca. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
5. "Lazzari: 'Hoped for different debut'". Football Italia. 10 September 2018.
6. "M. Lazzari". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
7. "Lazzari Manuel" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

External links

• Manuel Lazzari at WorldFootball.net
• Profile at LegaSerieA.it (in Italian)
• Profile at FIGC.it (in Italian)