Duccio Degli Innocenti

Duccio Degli Innocenti
Personal information
Full name Duccio Degli Innocenti[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Montevarchi, Italy[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spezia
(on loan from Empoli)
Number 6
Youth career
Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Empoli 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Lecco (loan) 29 (0)
2024– → Spezia (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Italy U17 9 (0)
2021 Italy U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U19 5 (1)
2022– Italy U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023

Duccio Degli Innocenti (born 28 April 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Spezia on loan from Empoli.

Club career

Degli Innocenti was raised in the youth system of Empoli. He represented the club in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League.[3]

Degli Innocenti made his debut for the senior squad of Empoli on 6 August 2022 in a Coppa Italia game against SPAL.[4] He made his Serie A debut on 21 October 2022 against Juventus.[5]

On 9 August 2023, he joined Lecco on loan.[6]

On 2 August 2024, he joined Spezia on loan.

International career

Degli Innocenti was first called up to represent his country for Under-17 squad friendlies in September 2019.[7] He then played in Under-17 Euro qualifiers before the tournament was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He then represented Italy at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Italy reached the semi-finals: Degli Innocenti made one appearance in a group stage game.[8]

In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[9] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[10][11]

Honours

Italy U20

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ Duccio Degli Innocenti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Crvena Zvezda U19 v Empoli U19 game report". UEFA. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Empoli v SPAL game report". Soccerway. 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Juventus v Empoli game report". Soccerway. 21 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: Duccio Degli Innocenti arriva a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Delgi Innocenti Italy U17 game list". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "France U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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