| Raoul Petretta | |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Rheinfelden, Germany |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Toronto FC |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Rheinfelden 03 |
| Youthyears2: | 2003–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Basel |
| Years1: | 2015–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Basel II |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Basel |
| Caps2: | 109 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Kasımpaşa |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Toronto FC |
| Caps4: | 51 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 October 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 25 May 2018 |
Raoul Petretta (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, he has represented Italy at youth level.
Petretta began playing football with SC Rheinfelden 03.[1] After three years, he joined Swiss club FC Basel at age six.[2] He spent the remainder of his youth career with Basel, progressing from the U7 level to the U21 level, before joining the first team.[3]
He began his senior career with Basel II in the third tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 October 2016 against FC United Zürich.[5]
In February 2017, he signed a professional contract with FC Basel.[6] [7] He made his professional debut for FC Basel on February 4, 2017 against FC Lugano in a Swiss Super League match.[8] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 27, 2017 against Portuguese club Benfica.[9] [10] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal against FC Lugano.[11] In December 2020, he suffered a spinal cord injury during a match, but was able to avoid serioud injury.[12] [13] On 15 May 2021 he scored a brace against FC Zurich.[14] During his time with Basel, Petretta played in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League and won the Swiss Super League in 2016-17 and the Swiss Cup twice in 2016-17 and 2018-19.[15] In May 2022, it was announced that he would depart Basel upon the expiry of his contract, after rejecting a contract extension.[16]
In July 2022, Petretta signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.[17] [18] He made his debut on 8 August 2022 against İstanbul Başakşehir.[19] He departed the club in January 2023.[20]
In January 2023, Petretta joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a contract through 2025, with an option for 2026.[21] [22] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May 2024 against New York City FC.[23] On May 15, he served as team captain for the first time in a match against Nashville SC, with other players unavailable for the match.[24]
Petretta was born in Germany to an Italian father and German mother, but does not hold German citizenship.[25] On 25 May 2018, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly against Portugal.
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Basel II | 2015–16 | Swiss Promotion League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | ||||||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 109 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 2 | — | 152 | 10 | ||||
| Kasımpaşa | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Toronto FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 216 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 270 | 13 | |||
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