Riccardo Fiamozzi (born 18 May 1993) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a full back or

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Club career

Varese

Born in

Trento Trento ( or ; Ladin language, Ladin and ; ; ; ; ; ), also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige, Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the Trentino, autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th ...

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, Fiamozzi started his playing career at

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

. After Varese failed to win promotion to

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

Torino Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

signed Fiamozzi in June 2012 for €370,000 and sold striker Osarimen Ebagua back to Varese for €470,000. He was immediately loaned back to Varese by Torino for the

2012–13 Serie B The 2012–13 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the 81st season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 16 of which returning from the 2011–12 season, 4 of which promoted from Le ...

season. That year, he made his first team debut for Varese, playing in the

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, as well as making 14 appearances for the senior team during the season. In June 2013, Varese bought back Fiamozzi in a co-ownership deal from Torino. He scored his first goal in

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...

during Varese-

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

, 3–2. On 21 June 2014, Torino's 50% share of Fiamozzi was redeemed by Varese.

Lecce

On 25 July 2018, Fiamozzi signed a three-year contract with

side

Lecce Lecce (; ) is a city in southern Italy and capital of the province of Lecce. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula, and is over two thousand years old. Because of its rich Baroque architecture, Lecce is n ...

Empoli

On 10 January 2020 he was loaned to

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 ...

for a two-year term with a purchase option.

Reggiana

On 17 January 2023, Fiamozzi joined

Serie C The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...

club Reggiana.

International career

Fiamozzi played all 6 games in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification and elite qualification. He wore the number 9 shirt, playing the first game as a substitute of

Gianluca Caprari Gianluca Caprari (born 30 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Monza and the Italy national team. Club career Roma Born in Rome, Italian capital, Caprari started his career at Atletico 2000. He then ...

. He then became a starting player in round 2 and 3, before substituting

Elio De Silvestro Elio De Silvestro (born 10 March 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a support striker for Serie D club Avezzano. Club career Juventus Born in Formia, Italy, De Silvestro joined the Juventus F.C. Youth Sector in at the age of 7, progr ...

, Massimiliano Busellato and Mattia Valoti in the Elite round respectively.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile

FIGC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiamozzi, Riccardo 1993 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers SSD Varese Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Genoa CFC players Frosinone Calcio players SSC Bari players US Lecce players Empoli FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Trento Footballers from Trentino 21st-century Italian sportsmen