Antonio Mazzotta

Antonio Mazzotta (born 2 August 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Crotone.

Antonio Mazzotta
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Crotone
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2005 Fortitudo Golden Boys
2005–2006 Kamarat
2006–2009 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Lecce 20 (0)
2010–2011 → Pescara (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2014 Crotone 112 (1)
2014–2016 Cesena 21 (0)
2015 → Catania (loan) 19 (0)
2016 → Pescara (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2018 Pescara 29 (0)
2016–2017 → Frosinone (loan) 31 (1)
2018–2019 Palermo 11 (1)
2019– Crotone 32 (2)
National team
2009–2010 Italy U-20[2] 7 (1)
2010–2011 Italy U-21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:43, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Mazzotta started his career at Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Kamarat, then joining hometown club Palermo in 2006. In August 2009, he was loaned to Lecce who had recently relegated to Serie B.[3] Mazzotta made his debut 6 days later in a 2–6 loss to Sampdoria at Coppa Italia.[4] After winning the 2009–10 Serie B title and therefore ensuring a place in the 2010–11 Serie A, Lecce used its option to buy half of Mazzotta's transfer rights from Palermo[5] and sent the player out on loan to Serie B club Pescara.[6][7]

In January 2011 he left Pescara due to lack of first team opportunities in order to join fellow Serie B club Crotone, again on loan from Lecce and Palermo.[8] The loan is extended for another year. On 22 June 2012, Lecce announced from their website to have acquired the full transfer rights of Mazzotta.

He successively moved back to hometown club Palermo for the 2018–19 Serie B campaign.

Following Palermo's exclusion from the Serie B, he was released together with all other players in July 2019.

On 19 August 2019, he returned to Crotone on a one-year deal.[9]

International career

Mazzotta represented Italy at youth U-20 level, and was part of the Italian squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt, playing a total four games during the competition, also scoring a goal in the quarter finals against Hungary.[2]

On 11 August 2010 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against Denmark.

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References
  1. Ufficio Stampa. "Antonio Mazzotta". FC Crotone (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo MAZZOTTA ANTONIO" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. "Ufficiale Mazzotta dal Palermo" (in Italian). US Lecce. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  4. "Tim Cup, la Samp ci va pesante: 6–2 al Lecce" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  5. "Esercitato il diritto di compartecipazione su Mazzotta". US Lecce. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  6. "Mazzotta ceduto al Pescara". US Lecce (in Italian). 16 July 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  7. Ufficio Stampa (14 July 2010). "MERCATO 2010". Delfino Pescara 1936 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  8. Ufficio Stampa (10 January 2011). "Arriva Mazzotta". FC Crotone (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  9. "Bentornato a casa, Mazzotta!" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 19 August 2019.
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