Federico Chiesa

Federico Chiesa (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko ˈkjɛːza; ˈkjeːza];[2][3] born 25 October 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Fiorentina, and the Italy national team. He primarily plays as a winger, but can also be deployed as a forward.

Federico Chiesa
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
(on loan from Fiorentina)
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2007 Settignanese
2007–2016 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Fiorentina 137 (26)
2020– → Juventus (loan) 14 (5)
National team‡
2015–2016 Italy U19 3 (0)
2016 Italy U20 5 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U21 14 (6)
2018– Italy 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:58, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

Youth career

Chiesa began his youth career with Settignanese from Settignano, (a frazione northeast of Florence), where he was coached by Fiorentina legend Kurt Hamrin.[4]

2007–2016: Early career

He joined Fiorentina in 2007.[5] Initially a member of their Giovanili side, Chiesa was assigned to the under-19 squad for the 2014–15 season, and scored a single goal in seven appearances for their Primavera side. The following season, he made 23 appearances and scored seven goals.[6] Chiesa signed his first professional contract with Fiorentina in February 2016.

2016–17 season

He made his competitive debut for Fiorentina in a 2–1 away defeat against Juventus, during the opening fixture of the 2016–17 Serie A season. Fiorentina manager Paulo Sousa opted to replace him at half-time with loan signing Cristian Tello.[7] On 29 September, Chiesa made his Europa League debut in Fiorentina's 5–1 home win over Qarabağ.[8] On 8 December, he marked his fourth Europa League appearance by scoring his first ever senior goal in a 1–2 away victory over Qarabağ; he was later sent off during the same match for a double booking.[9][10]

On 15 January 2017, Chiesa appeared to score the match-winner in a 2–1 home win over rivals Juventus, from a Milan Badelj pass; however, the goal was assigned to Badelj, as, following review, the replays did not confirm whether Chiesa had deflected the pass.[11] Later that month, Chiesa extended his contract with Fiorentina until 30 June 2021.[12] On 21 January, he scored his first goal in Serie A in a 3–0 away victory over Chievo.[13] Just eight days later, Chiesa scored his second league goal in a 3–3 home draw against Genoa.[14] On 7 May, he netted the opening goal for Fiorentina in an eventual 2–2 draw against Sassuolo; this being his third goal for the club, and his first in Serie A in nearly four months. The goal came just four minutes after teammate Nikola Kalinić's penalty miss just after the half-hour mark.[15]

2017–2019

On 16 September 2017, in the 2017–18 season, Chiesa marked his 30th league appearance for Fiorentina with a goal in the Derby dell'Appennino against Bologna; scoring the opener in the 51st minute of the game, in an eventual 2–1 home win.[16] On 30 January 2019, during the 2018–19 season, Chiesa scored a hat-trick in the 7–1 home victory over Roma in the quarter-final match of the Coppa Italia.[17]

2020–21 season

On 5 October 2020, Chiesa signed a two-year loan deal with Juventus; a €3 million loan for the first season and a €7 million loan for the second season, with a conditional obligation to buy for €40 million plus €10 million in variables.[18] On 17 October, Chiesa made his debut for Juventus, providing an assist for Álvaro Morata and getting a straight red card in a 1–1 away draw to Crotone.[19] He made his UEFA Champions League debut three days later, in a 2–0 away win over Dynamo Kyiv.[20][21] He scored his first goal in the competition, and for Juventus, on 2 December, in a 3–0 home win against the same opponent.[22]

Chiesa's first league goal for Juventus came on 16 December, scoring a long-distance goal in a 1–1 home draw against Atalanta.[23] On 6 January 2021, Chiesa scored a brace against league-leaders Milan to help Juventus win 3–1 away from home;[24] it was Milan's first league defeat in 27 games.[25]

International career

Chiesa was first called-up to the Italy U19 squad back in 2015. He along with fellow Fiorentina teammate Simone Minelli were selected as part of Paolo Vanoli's preliminary 27-man squad for the 2016 UEFA Euro Under-19 Championship in Germany. Chiesa played for Italy U19s in friendlies against the Czech Republic, Spain and France.

In 2016, he received a call-up from Italy U20s' Alberigo Evani to represent the side at the 2015–16 Under-20 Four Nations Tournament.

In March 2017, Chiesa was called up by Italy U21s' boss Luigi Di Biagio to represent the Azzurrini in friendlies against Poland and Spain. He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 23 March 2017, in a 1–2 victory against Poland.[26] Chiesa provided the assist to Lorenzo Pellegrini's opener.[27] He retained his place in the starting line-up against Spain in a 1–2 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico.

Despite only being called up to the under-21 side back in March 2017, Chiesa was selected by Italy's senior head coach Gian Piero Ventura for the team's unofficial friendly against San Marino in Empoli on 31 May.[28][29] Chiesa made his unofficial senior international debut in the match, starting in Italy's eventual 8–0 win.[30][31][32]

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Di Biagio.[33] In Italy's opening match of the tournament on 19 June, he set-up Andrea Petagna's goal with a cross following a corner in a 2–0 win over Denmark.[34] Italy were eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals on 27 June, following a 3–1 defeat.[35]

In March 2018, he was awarded his first official senior call-up to the Italian national team, under interim manager Di Biagio, for Italy's friendlies against Argentina and England later that month.[36] On 23 March, he made his official senior international debut in the friendly against Argentina; Italy were defeated 2–0.[37]

He took part with the U21 team in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship held in Italy,[38] where he scored three goals in the group stage phase.

His first senior international goal came on 18 November, in a 9–1 home win over Armenia, in Italy's final Euro 2020 qualifier, under manager Roberto Mancini; he also assisted two goals during the match: Ciro Immobile's first goal, and Riccardo Orsolini's goal.[39]

Style of play

Regarded as a promising young prospect, Chiesa is a talented, fast, skillful, and hardworking player, with good technique, a short stature, and a slender build. He usually plays as a right winger, a position which enables him to create goalscoring opportunities for teammates, especially by crossing the ball into the penalty box with his stronger right foot. He is also capable of scoring goals himself, and can play on the left wing, a role which allows him to beat opponents with the ball in one on one situations, and cut into the center to shoot on goal with his stronger foot, in particular from outside of the penalty area, despite also being an accurate striker of the ball with his left foot. Aside from his favoured roles on either flank, he has also been deployed in several other attacking positions, given his capability of playing anywhere across the front line; he has most frequently been played in a central role as either an attacking midfielder or second striker, but has also been fielded as a main striker on occasion. He has even occasionally been used in deeeper midfield roles, including as central midfielder.[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] In addition to his primary duties in attack, he is also known for his energy and work-rate, and often contributes to the defensive phase of the game by pressing opponents and chasing the opposition's wingers down the flank in order to win back possession, and has even occasionally been deployed as a right–sided wing back in a 3–5–2 formation.[47][50][51][52][53]

Personal life

Chiesa's father, Enrico, was also a professional footballer; he played for clubs such as Cremonese, Sampdoria, Parma, Fiorentina, Lazio, and Siena, and represented the Italy national team.[54] Chiesa enrolled at the International School of Florence, where he frequently took lessons in learning English. He also spent two years at university, studying Sports Science.[55]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 January 2021[7][56]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fiorentina 2016–17 Serie A 273205[lower-alpha 2]1—344
2017–18 36620——386
2018–19 37646——4112
2019–20 341031——3711
2020–21 31––——31
Total 1372611751—15334
Juventus (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 145116[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]0227
Career total 151311281121017541
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International
As of match played 14 October 2020[57]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Italy 2018110
201961
202040
Total211
As of goal scored on 11 October 2020
Scores and results list Chiesa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Italy goal.[58]
List of international goals scored by Federico Chiesa
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2019Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy Armenia9–19–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Juventus

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