Antonio Mazzotta Explained

Antonio Mazzotta
Full Name:Antonio Mazzotta[1]
Height:1.83 m[2]
Birth Date:2 August 1989
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Youthyears1:–2005
Youthclubs1:Fortitudo Golden Boys
Youthyears2:2005–2006
Youthclubs2:Kamarat
Youthyears3:2006–2009
Years1:2009–2011
Caps1:20
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2011
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Pescara (loan)
Years3:2011–2014
Caps3:112
Goals3:1
Years4:2014–2016
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:2015
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Catania (loan)
Years6:2016
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Clubs6:Pescara (loan)
Years7:2016–2018
Caps7:29
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2017
Caps8:31
Goals8:1
Clubs8:Frosinone (loan)
Years9:2018–2019
Caps9:11
Goals9:1
Years10:2019–2021
Caps10:34
Goals10:2
Years11:2021–2023
Caps11:42
Goals11:0
Years12:2023–2024
Caps12:15
Goals12:0
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam1:Italy U-20[3]
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:19 May 2023

Antonio Mazzotta (born 2 August 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Mazzotta started his career at Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Kamarat and then joined his hometown club Palermo in 2006. In August 2009, he was loaned to Lecce who had recently relegated to Serie B.[4] Mazzotta made his debut six days later in a 2–6 loss to Sampdoria at Coppa Italia.[5] After winning the 2009–10 Serie B title and therefore ensuring a place in the 2010–11 Serie A, Lecce used its option to buy half of Mazzotta's transfer rights from Palermo[6] and sent the player out on loan to Serie B club Pescara.[7] [8]

In January 2011, he left Pescara due to lack of first-team opportunities to join fellow Serie B club Crotone, again on loan from Lecce and Palermo.[9] The loan is extended for another year. On 22 June 2012, Lecce announced from their website that they had acquired Mazzotta's full transfer rights.

He successively moved back to his hometown club Palermo for the 2018–19 Serie B campaign. Following Palermo's exclusion from the Serie B, he was released with all other players in July 2019.

On 19 August 2019, he returned on a one-year deal to Crotone.[10]

On 4 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Bari in Serie C.[11]

On 21 July 2023, Mazzotta returned to Catania.[12]

International career

Mazzotta represented Italy at Under-20 level and was part of the Italian squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt, playing a total of four games during the competition, also scoring a goal in the quarter-finals against Hungary.[3]

On 11 August 2010, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against Denmark.

Honours

Bari

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Italy. FIFA . 12 . 6 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf . 13 October 2009 .
  2. News: Antonio Mazzotta . 27 January 2011 . Ufficio Stampa . FC Crotone . Italian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526022649/http://www.fccrotone.it/fcrosa.asp?invia=scheda&id=129 . 26 May 2011 .
  3. Web site: Italian . FIGC.it . 24 March 2010 . Convocazioni e presenze in campo MAZZOTTA ANTONIO . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905105526/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3462&squadra=1 . 5 September 2012 . dead .
  4. News: Ufficiale Mazzotta dal Palermo. 10 August 2009. 19 August 2009. US Lecce. Italian.
  5. News: Tim Cup, la Samp ci va pesante: 6–2 al Lecce. 16 August 2009. 13 October 2009. UC Sampdoria. Italian.
  6. News: Esercitato il diritto di compartecipazione su Mazzotta . US Lecce . 23 June 2010 . 22 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100701020501/http://www.uslecce.it/PaginaEvento.aspx?ID_TIPO_EVENTO=1&ID_EVENTO=2530 . 1 July 2010 . dead .
  7. News: Mazzotta ceduto al Pescara. 16 July 2010. 4 September 2010. US Lecce. Italian.
  8. News: MERCATO 2010 . 14 July 2010. 4 September 2010. Ufficio Stampa. Delfino Pescara 1936. Italian.
  9. News: Arriva Mazzotta . https://web.archive.org/web/20191209050443/https://www.fccrotone.it/fcnews.asp?invia=dettaglio&id=231 . dead . 9 December 2019 . 10 January 2011 . 27 January 2011 . Ufficio Stampa . FC Crotone . Italian .
  10. Crotone. Bentornato a casa, Mazzotta!. 19 August 2019. Italian.
  11. Web site: Bari. Benvenuto Antonio Mazzotta !. 4 August 2021. 23 November 2021. it.
  12. Web site: Catania. Antonio Mazzotta to Catania. 21 July 2023. 15 August 2023.