Paolo Gozzi

Paolo Gozzi Iweru (born 25 April 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Fuenlabrada, on loan from Italian club Juventus.

Paolo Gozzi
Personal information
Full name Paolo Gozzi Iweru
Date of birth (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Fuenlabrada (on loan from Juventus)
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2018 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Juventus U23 12 (0)
2019– Juventus 1 (0)
2021– → Fuenlabrada (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2017 Italy U16 6 (0)
2017 Italy U17 14 (0)
2018– Italy U19 11 (0)
Honours
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-upEngland 2018U-17 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2019

Club career

Juventus

On 13 April 2019, Gozzi made his Juventus debut in a 2–1 away loss against SPAL in the Serie A.[1]

Juventus U23

Gozzi's first game for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, came on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 Serie C defeat against Como.[2]

Loan to Fuenlabrada

On 21 July 2021, Gozzi moved to Segunda División side Fuenlabrada on a season-long loan.[3][4]

He played his first game for the Spanish side on 21 August, starting in a 2-0 away win against AD Alcorcón.[5]

International career

Gozzi was born in Italy and is of Nigerian descent; he is a youth international for Italy.[6]

With the Italy U19 team, he took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]

References
  1. "Spal Juve 2-1: gol e highlights. Floccari rinvia la festa scudetto bianconera" (in Italian). Sport.Sky.it. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. Baridon, Marco (28 October 2020). "Juventus U23-Como 1-2: Marques non basta, secondo ko stagionale – VIDEO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. JuventusNews24, Redazione (21 July 2021). "Gozzi Fuenlabrada, il difensore lascia la Juventus U23. Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "Paolo Gozzi, nuevo jugador del Fuenla". CF Fuenlabrada (in Spanish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "El Fuenla se lleva el derbi del Sur". CF Fuenlabrada (in Spanish). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "L'amico Kean, lo switch con Barzagli: Juve, chi è Paolo Gozzi". gianlucadimarzio.com.
  7. "Europeo. Convocati i 20 Azzurrini per l'Armenia. Nunziata: 'Squadra giovane, giocherà da protagonista'". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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