Leonardo Capezzi (born 28 March 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Capezzi is a youth exponent from

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. He made his professional debut at 7 November 2013 in a

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game against

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n side

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. He replaced defender

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after 80 minutes and helped Fiorentina come back from 0–1 to a 2–1 away win. On 1 September 2014, he moved on loan to

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. On 26 June 2015, he returned to Fiorentina. On 18 August 2015, he moved on loan to

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with option to ransom and against ransom for Fiorentina. The following year Sampdoria bought him, but he rejoined Crotone on loan. On 3 August 2018, Capezzi joined to

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on loan until 30 June 2019. On 2 September 2019, Capezzi joined Spanish side

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on loan with an option to buy. On 30 January 2020, Sampdoria terminated the loan to Albacete and sent him on loan to

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. On 29 September 2020, he joined

on permanent deal. On 30 January 2023, Capezzi signed with

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until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for two more years.

International career

Capezzi made his debut with the Italy U21 side on 2 June 2016, in a friendly match against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capezzi, Leonardo 1995 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Segunda División players ACF Fiorentina players SSD Varese Calcio players UC Sampdoria players FC Crotone players Empoli FC players Albacete Balompié players US Salernitana 1919 players AC Perugia Calcio players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Florence 21st-century Italian sportsmen