Marco Raina

Marco Raina
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cuneo, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2016 Pro Dronero
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Juventus Next Gen[α] 15 (0)
2023–2024 Arzignano 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024

Marco Raina (born 25 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper.

Career

Raina played on his city's team, Pro Dronero until he reached the Giovanissimi level (under-15).[2] In July 2016, he joined the Juventus youth sector, spending time with the under-15, under-17 and under-19 sides, until he moved to Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus in November 2020.[3] In September 2019 he was called up by Juventus U23.[4]

He signed his first professional contract on 1 October 2021.[2] On 5 December of the same year, Juventus first-team coach Massimiliano Allegri called him up for a home match against Genoa.[5] They won 2–0, given Mattia Perin's absence. Perin was quarantined over a COVID-19 contact.[3] He became Juventus U23's third-choice goalkeeper during the 2021–22 season, under Lamberto Zauli's management and occasionally alternated training with Andrea Bonatti, the under-19s coach.[5] In August 2022, he featured in the annual friendly match between Juventus A (the first team) and Juventus B (Juventus U23) in Villar Perosa. He entered the pitch in the second half.[6] He played with the latter, without conceding a goal, but they lost 2–0 due to Manuel Locatelli and Lenardo Bonucci's goals.[6]

  1. ^ The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Juventus, rinnovo fino al 2026 per Cudrig". La Casa di C (in Italian). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Il dronerese Marco Raina convocato in prima squadra dalla Juventus". Cuneo24 (in Italian). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ Juventus.com. "Juve-Pontedera, i convocati Under 23 - Juventus". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b JuventusNews24, Redazione (5 December 2021). "Chi è Marco Raina, portiere convocato da Allegri per Juve Genoa". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Cerutti, Carlo (6 August 2022). "Il dronerese Marco Raina in campo a Villar Perosa con la Juventus Under 23". www.ideawebtv.it - Quotidiano on line della provincia di Cuneo (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.