Filippo Ranocchia (born 14 May 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Palermo.
.jpg) Ranocchia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Perugia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Monte Malbe | ||
| 2013–2019 | Perugia | ||
| 2019–2020 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Perugia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Juventus U23 (res.) | 30 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vicenza (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Monza (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Empoli (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Palermo | 12 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Italy U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
Ranocchia began his youth career at Scuola Calcio Monte Malbe, playing between the Pulcini (under-11) and Esordienti (under-13).[1] He joined Perugia's youth sector in 2013,[2] scouted by Roberto Goretti.[3] During the 2017–18 season, Ranocchia played 19 games for the Primavera (under-19) team; he signed his first professional contract on 16 July 2018.[2]
Juventus
Loan to Perugia and Juventus U23
On 30 January 2019, Ranocchia moved to Juventus, and re-joined Perugia on a two-year loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 30 March 2019, in a game against Livorno as an 88th-minute substitute for Marcello Falzerano.[5]
On 2 September 2019, the loan was terminated early and Ranocchia joined Juventus' youth squad.[6] In 2019–20 Ranocchia played one game for Serie C side Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 25 January 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to Pro Patria.[7]
He became a permanent member of Juventus U23 in the 2020–21 season, scoring first senior career goal in a 2–1 away win against Giana Erminio on 3 October 2020.[8] Ranocchia played 31 games that season, scoring four goals.[9]
Various loans
On 31 August 2021, Ranocchia was loaned to Vicenza.[10] He made his debut on 12 September, in a 2–1 defeat against Cosenza.[11] On 30 April 2022, Ranocchia scored the decisive goal in the 13th minute of added time in a 2–1 win against Serie B leaders Lecce.[12] He ended the 2021–22 season with 32 league games (30 in the regular season[13]).[9] Ranocchia renewed with Juventus on 20 July until 2026.[14]
On 21 July 2022, newly-promoted Serie A side Monza signed Ranocchia on a one-year loan, with option to buy and counter option in favour of Juventus.[15] He made his Serie A debut for Monza on 14 August, as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Torino.[16] On 22 October, Ranocchia scored his first Serie A goal, via a direct free kick in a 4–1 defeat away to AC Milan.[17]
On 17 July 2023, Juventus loaned him to Empoli with option and counteroption to buy.[18]
Palermo
On 18 January 2024, Ranocchia signed a contract with Palermo until 30 June 2028.[19]
International career
In 2015, Ranocchia was called up for a training camp with the Italy national under-15 team.[1] He made his debut with Italy U21 on 8 October 2021, in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[13] In May 2022, Ranocchia was called up by head coach Roberto Mancini for a training session with the senior national team.[20]
Style of play
Ranocchia is a midfielder who mainly plays as a mezzala, but can also play as a deep-lying playmaker.[13] His main characteristics are his ball control, dribbling and long-distance shooting; he is also ambipedal, as he can use both feet with equal ability.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 March 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus | 2018–19 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perugia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Juventus U23 (res.) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 29 | 3 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Vicenza (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 30 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Monza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 74 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 6 | ||
Honours
Juventus
References
External links
- Filippo Ranocchia A.C. Monza profile (in Italian)
- Filippo Ranocchia FIGC Italy U20 profile (in Italian)
- Filippo Ranocchia FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)