Patrick Ciurria (born 9 February 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Monza.

Patrick Ciurria
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sassuolo, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back
Team information
Current team
Monza
Number 84
Youth career
2011–2013 Castellarano
2013–2014Spezia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Spezia 24 (1)
2016–2017Südtirol (loan) 19 (0)
2017Robur Siena (loan) 15 (3)
2017–2021 Pordenone 137 (23)
2021– Monza 92 (11)
International career
2013–2014 Italy U19 11 (3)
2014–2016 Italy U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Club career

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Spezia

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From 2011 to January 2013, Ciurria played for Castellarano's youth system, before moving on loan to Spezia, with whom he played in the Campionato Primavera 1 in the second part of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season he was bought outright by Spezia,[2] making his first-team debut in the 2013–14 season; Ciurria made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 24 August 2013, in a 0–0 against Cittadella.[3] He made five appearances in the Serie B and three appearances in the Coppa Italia.[4]

Ciurria played two more seasons at Spezia, during the 2014–15 season (one league game and two cup games)[4] and in the 2015–16 season, in which he played more frequently, scoring a goal in 18 appearances in the Serie B, and making three appearances in the Coppa Italia.[4]

Loans to Südtirol and Siena

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In summer 2016, Ciurria was loaned to Lega Pro club Südtirol.[5] He made 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season, and a game in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[4] In January 2017, Ciurria returned to Spezia, who then sent him on loan Siena;[6] he scored three goals in 15 appearances in the Lega Pro.[4]

Pordenone

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In summer 2017, Ciurria was sold outright to Pordenone.[7] In the 2017–18 season, he scored six goals in 29 appearances in the Serie C.[4] Ciurria helped Pordenone with the league title in the 2018–19 season, marking the club's first promotion to the Serie B;[8] he scored three goals in 37 games.[4]

In the 2019–20 Serie B season, Ciurria scored five league goals in 35 appearances, and made one Coppa Italia appearance.[4] The 2020–21 season was a prolific one for Ciurria, seeing him score nine goals and make 11 assists in 36 league games – he was the league top assist provider.[9]

Monza

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On 31 July 2021, Ciurria joined fellow Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 14 August, in a 2–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Cittadella in the first round.[11] Ciurria helped Monza to their first Serie A promotion, after winning the promotion play-off final against Pisa.[12]

Ciurria made his Serie A debut for Monza on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino.[13] He first played as a starter on 18 September, assisting Christian Gytkjær in Monza's first-ever Serie A win, 1–0 at home against Italian giants Juventus.[14] Ciurria helped Monza to an 11th-place finish in the league.[15] On 10 August 2023, Monza renewed his contract until 30 June 2026.[15]

International career

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Between 2013 and 2014, Ciurria scored four goals in 11 games for the Italy national under-19 team.[16] He later also played three games with the under-20 team, with whom he participated in the Four Nations Tournament in 2014 and 2016.[16]

Style of play

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Ciurria is a versatile forward who can be used as an attacking midfielder, right winger, striker or second striker.[17]

Personal life

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Ciurria's nickname "il fante", meaning "the boy" in Spezzino dialect [it], was given to him during his time at Spezia.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 May 2023[4][19]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spezia 2013–14 Serie B 5 0 3 0 8 0
2014–15 Serie B 1 0 2 0 3 0
2015–16 Serie B 18 1 3 0 21 1
2016–17 Serie B 0 0
Total 24 1 8 0 0 0 32 1
Südtirol (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro 19 0 0 0 1[a] 0 20 0
Robur Siena (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
Pordenone 2017–18 Serie C 29 6 3 0 32 6
2018–19 Serie C 37 3 2 0 2[b] 0 41 3
2019–20 Serie B 35 5 1 0 2[c] 0 38 5
2020–21 Serie B 36 9 2 0 38 9
Total 137 23 8 0 4 0 149 23
Monza 2021–22 Serie B 34 5 1 0 4 0 39 5
2022–23 Serie A 34 6 1 0 35 6
Total 68 11 2 0 4 0 74 11
Career total 263 38 18 0 9 0 290 38
  1. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
  2. ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro
  3. ^ Appearances in play-offs

Honours

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Pordenone

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Ciurria". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Per Patrick Ciurria arriva il primo contratto da professionista". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Patrick Ciurria at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, colpo in attacco: dallo Spezia arriva Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Robur Siena, preso l'esterno Patrick Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, arriva l'attaccante Curria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Pordenone, prima volta in Serie B". Lega B (in Italian). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ "FOCUS TMW - Serie B, classifica assistman: Ciurria al comando in solitaria. Lo inseguono in 5 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Primo colpo in attacco: Ciurria è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Cittadella sempre "infernale" per il Monza, la sconfitta per 2-1 costa l'eliminazione!". MBNews (in Italian). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ "ECCO CHI È CIURRIA, IL "FANTE" DEL MONZA TUTTO CORSA E DUTTILITÀ". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Monza - Torino: 1-2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Monza-Juve, l'assist è di Ciurria Un passato gialloblù per il 27enne - Sport - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Ciurria rinnova fino al 2026: il comunicato del Club - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b FIGC (5 August 2020). "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Alla scoperta degli avversari - Patrick Ciurria tenta di risvegliare un Pordenone in crisi di risultati". Monza-News (in Italian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. ^ "E' sempre il "fante". Ciurria: "Possiamo stare in categoria"". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Patrick Ciurria". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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