Lorenzo Lazzari | |
Birth Date: | 6 June 2003 |
Birth Place: | San Marino |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Victor San Marino |
Clubnumber: | 21 |
Youthyears1: | –2022 |
Youthclubs1: | San Marino Academy |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Victor San Marino |
Caps1: | 46 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | San Marino U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
Nationalteam2: | San Marino U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
Nationalteam3: | San Marino U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
Nationalteam4: | San Marino |
Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 6 May 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 17:09, 24 March 2024 (UTC) |
Lorenzo Lazzari (pronounced as /it/;[1] born 6 June 2003) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Victor San Marino and the San Marino national team.
Having played at youth level for San Marino Academy,[2] Lazzari joined Victor San Marino, a Sammarinese club playing in the Italian Eccellenza (fifth tier), ahead of the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 8 December 2022, he scored his first league goal, netting a volley from outside the box in a 5–2 win over Sanpaimola.[4] On 16 March 2023, Victor San Marino extended Lazzari's contract until June 2026.[5] With five goals in 28 games, Lazzari helped his club gain promotion to the Serie D for the 2023–24 season.[6]
On 17 November 2022, aged 19, Lazzari made his international debut for the San Marino senior national team in a friendly against Saint Lucia: coming on as a substitute, Lazzari scored a 93rd-minute equalizer to draw the game 1–1.[7] He was the youngest player in San Marino's team, and his goal was his nation's fifth in as many years.[8] In the process, Lazzari also became San Marino's second-youngest goalscorer, at, behind only Alex Gasperoni.
Lazzari has been compared to former Sammarinese footballer Massimo Bonini, due to similarities in their respective positions and styles of play.[9] Being a midfielder, he has been regarded for his ball-winning skills.
Lazzari's nickname, "Lello", was originally given to him by his younger sister, who could not pronounce his first name "Lorenzo" as a child.[10]
He has pursued university studies.[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
San Marino | 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 1 |
Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lazzari goal.