Marco Olivieri (born 30 June 1999) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Sports
* Forward (association football)
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for club
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...
.
Club career
Olivieri is a product of
Empoli
Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno River, Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Ancient Ro ...
's youth setup, playing for their under-19 squad in the 2015–16 season. He made his first bench appearance for Empoli's senior squad on 5 August 2017, in a
2017–18 Coppa Italia game against
Renate
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. On 26 August 2017, Olivieri joined
Juventus
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on loan. He played for their under-19 squad in the
2017–18 UEFA Youth League
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Barcelona won their second Youth League title following a win over Chelsea in the final.
Red Bull Salz ...
.
The forward made his
Serie C
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debut for
Juventus U23
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on 30 September 2018, in a game against
Novara
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as an 83rd-minute substitute for
Matheus Pereira. At the end of the season, Juventus redeemed the €1 million buying option they had secured when they loaned him.
He made his
Serie A
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and senior club debut for Juventus on 30 June 2020, coming on as a late second-half substitute for
Paulo Dybala
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in a 3–1 away win over
Genoa
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.
He made his
Champions League debut on 7 August, coming on as a substitute for the injured
Paulo Dybala
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in a 2–1 home win over Lyon in the second leg of the round of 16 of the competition; the result saw Juventus eliminated from the competition on away goals, following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.
On 9 September 2020 he returned to
Empoli
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in
Serie B
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on loan.
On 22 June 2021, he joined
Lecce
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Because of its rich Baroque architecture, Lecce is n ...
on loan.
On 29 January 2022, he moved on a one-and-a-half year loan to
Perugia
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, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.
On 18 August 2023, Olivieri moved on a new loan to
Venezia
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, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.
On 30 August 2024, Olivieri signed a three-year contract with
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...
in
Serie C
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.
International career
Olivieri was first called up to represent his country in 2014, for
Italy national under-16 football team
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friendlies. He represented the
under-17 squad at the
2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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, scoring one goal, as Italy did not advance from the group stage. Olivieri then represented the
under-18,
under-19, and
under-20 squads, all in friendlies.
Style of play
A former
centre-forward
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, tactically, Olivieri usually plays as a
left winger
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, a position which allows him to cut inside and shoot on goal with his stronger right foot. He is known for his eye for goal, and also possesses a good physique, despite his relatively modest height of 1.77 m.
Career statistics
Honours
Juventus U23
*
Coppa Italia Serie C
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Format
There are a total of six rounds in the competition. It begins i ...
: 2019–20
Juventus
*
Serie A
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:
2019–20
Empoli
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Serie B
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:
2020–21
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Olivieri, Marco
1999 births
Footballers from Marche
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Empoli FC players
Juventus FC players
Juventus Next Gen players
US Lecce players
AC Perugia Calcio players
Venezia FC players
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
21st-century Italian sportsmen