Marco Olivieri

Marco Olivieri (born 30 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Empoli on loan from Juventus.

Marco Olivieri
Personal information
Full name Marco Olivieri[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999
Place of birth Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2013 Ascoli
2013–2014 Siena
2014–2018 Empoli
2017–2019 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Juventus U23 47 (4)
2019– Juventus 3 (0)
2020– → Empoli (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Italy U16 5 (1)
2015–2016 Italy U17 18 (3)
2016–2017 Italy U18 6 (1)
2017–2018 Italy U19 7 (3)
2019 Italy U20 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2019

Club career

Olivieri is a product of Empoli's youth setup, playing for their under-19 squad in the 2015–16 season.[2] He made his first bench appearance for Empoli's senior squad on 5 August 2017, in a 2017–18 Coppa Italia game against Renate.[3] On 26 August 2017, Olivieri joined Juventus on loan.[4] He played for their under-19 squad in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.

The forward made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 30 September 2018, in a game against Novara as an 83rd-minute substitute for Matheus Pereira.[5] At the end of the season, Juventus redeemed the €1 million buying option they had secured when they loaned him.[6]

He made his Serie A and senior club debut for Juventus on 30 June 2020, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Paulo Dybala in a 3–1 away win over Genoa.[7][8] He made his Champions League debut on 7 August, coming on as a substitute for the injured Paulo Dybala in a 2–1 home win over Lyon in the second leg of the round of 16 of the competition; the result saw Juventus eliminated from the competition on away goals, following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.[9][10]

On 9 September 2020 he returned to Empoli in Serie B on loan.[11]

International career

Olivieri was first called up to represent his country in 2014, for Italy national under-16 football team friendlies.[12] He represented the under-17 squad at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, scoring one goal, as Italy did not advance from the group stage.[13] Olivieri then represented the under-18,[14] under-19,[15] and under-20 squads,[16] all in friendlies.

Style of play

A former centre-forward, tactically, Olivieri usually plays as a left winger, a position which allows him to cut inside and shoot on goal with his stronger right foot. He is known for his eye for goal, and also possesses a good physique, despite his relatively modest height of 1.77 m.[8][17]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 August 2020[18]
Club Season League League Cup1 Europe2 Other Cups3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 25000——250
2019–20 22400——224
Total 47400——474
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 3000100040
Career total504001000514

Honours

Juventus U23[18]

Juventus[18]

Italy U20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2017.
  4. "Il mercato del settore giovanile" (in Italian). Empoli. 1 September 2017.
  5. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. Un fermano tutto bianconero: Marco Olivieri è della Juventus!, marcheingol.it, 6 July 2019
  7. "Genoa 1-3 Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo scores again as leaders win". BBC Sport. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. "Chi è Olivieri, il '99 che ha esordito nella Juve" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. Carayol, Tumaini (7 August 2020). "Juventus 2-1 Lyon (agg: 2-2): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. "Olivieri all'esordio in Champions League: vetrina europea per l'attaccante" (in Italian). Juventus News 24. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. "Marco Olivieri è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Empoli. 9 September 2020.
  12. "Olivieri U16 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  13. "Olivieri U17 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  14. "Olivieri U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  15. "Olivieri U19 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. "Inizia il cammino verso i Mondiali. Gli Azzurrini superano il primo test contro il San Marino" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 8 August 2018.
  17. Nobili, Matteo (31 October 2018). "Marco Olivieri, caratteristiche tecniche e scheda giocatore" (in Italian). Calcio News 24. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  18. "Italy - M. Olivieri - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  19. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
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