Fabrizio Poli (born 26 May 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Juventus Next Gen.

Fabrizio Poli
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bordighera, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Juventus Next Gen
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Sanremese 19 (0)
2008–2009 Savona 35 (1)
2009–2010 Arezzo 5 (0)
2010–2019 Carpi 239 (11)
2015–2016Novara (loan) 22 (0)
2019–2021 Virtus Entella 0 (0)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[α] 68 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Career

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Born in Bordighera, Poli made his senior debuts with Sanremese, being relegated from Serie C2. After one full season as a backup in Serie D he joined fellow fourth division side Savona.[citation needed]

After acting as a starter with Savona, Poli moved to Arezzo. However, after being sparingly used with the Serie C1 side he joined Carpi in August 2010.[2] After enjoying two promotions (the first in his debut season at the club), he made his Serie B debut on 14 September 2013, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Empoli.[3] At the start of 2015–16 Serie A season, Poli picked number 5 shirt.[4]

In summer 2015 Poli left for Serie B club Novara Calcio. However, on 28 January 2016 Poli returned to Carpi.[5] The team was ranked as the third from the bottom of 2015–16 Serie A at that time. Due to number 5 was given to fellow defender Cristian Zaccardo, Poli changed to use number 13 shirt.[6]

On 26 August 2019, he signed with Virtus Entella.[7]

On 9 August 2021, Poli moved to Juventus U23.[8] On 22 August, Poli made his debut for Juventus U23 in a Coppa Italia Serie C 3–2 win against Pro Sesto.[9] On 17 February 2022, Poli scored his first goal for Juventus U23 with an header from corner kick in a match they won 4–0 against Piacenza.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ufficiale: Poli firma un biennale con il Carpi (Official: Poli signs a two-year deal with Carpi); Tutto Mercato Web, 19 August 2010 (in Italian)
  3. ^ Carpi 0–2 Empoli; Lega Serie B, 14 September 2013 (in Italian) Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "I NUMERI UFFICIALI DI MAGLIA" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: FABRIZIO POLI RIENTRA AL CARPI" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Mercato: bentornato Fabrizio Poli!" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale, Fabrizio Poli è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 26 August 2019.
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (9 August 2021). "Poli Juventus U23: è ufficiale l'arrivo del difensore. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Alessandro Villano (22 August 2021). "Pro Sesto Juventus U23 2-3 dts: i bianconeri avanzano in Coppa Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ Fioretti, Luca (17 February 2022). "Juventus U23 Piacenza 4-0: dominio bianconero, altri tre punti per Zauli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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