Francesco Mezzoni (born 24 July 2000) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Carpi

He spent his youth years at

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and was called up for the senior squad on several occasions during

2016–17 Serie B The 2016–17 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams were contesting the league: 15 returning from the 2015–16 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, ...

and

2017–18 Serie B The 2017–18 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 15 returning from the 2016–17 Serie B season, 4 promoted from 2016� ...

seasons, but did not see any field time.

Napoli

On 31 August 2017, he joined

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club

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. For the next two seasons, he played for the club's Under-19 squad in

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and

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, without any call-ups to the senior squad.

Loan to Carrarese

On 1 August 2019, he joined

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club

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on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Carrarese on 24 August 2019 in a game against

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, playing the whole game. He finished the loan with 13 league appearances, 8 of them as a starter, and 1 goal.

Loan to Pontedera

On 30 January 2020, he moved on loan to

. He played in 4 games (3 as a starter) before Serie C season was abandoned due to the

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Loan to Feralpisalò

On 17 September 2020, he joined Feralpisalò on loan.

Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 8 January 2021, he joined

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on loan.

Loan to Pistoiese

On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to

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Loan to Ancona

On 14 July 2022, Mezzoni moved on loan to

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Loans to Perugia

On 10 August 2023, Mezzoni joined

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on loan. Mezzoni was included in the matchday squad of Napoli for the first time since he signed in the first three games of the 2024–25 season, however, he remained on the bench. On 30 August 2024 he returned to

on a new loan.

Virtus Entella

For the 2025–26 season, Mezzoni signed with

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International career

He first represented his country with the Under-18 squad on 7 February 2018 in a friendly against France.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezzoni, Francesco 2000 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players AC Carpi players SSC Napoli players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players US Città di Pontedera players Feralpisalò players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players FC Pistoiese SSD players SSC Ancona ASD players AC Perugia Calcio players Virtus Entella players Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen