Simone Zaza

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Simone Zaza
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Zaza in 2014
Personal information
Full name Simone Zaza
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Policoro, Italy
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 7
Youth career
1997–2002 Stella Azzurra Bernalda
2002–2006 Valdera
2006–2008 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Atalanta 3 (0)
2010–2013 Sampdoria 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Juve Stabia (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Viareggio (loan) 18 (11)
2012–2013 → Ascoli (loan) 35 (18)
2013–2015 Sassuolo 64 (20)
2015– Juventus 9 (3)
International career‡
2007 Italy U16 3 (0)
2007 Italy U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Italy U19 1 (0)
2014– Italy 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2015

Simone Zaza (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne ˈddzaddza]; born 25 June 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Juventus and the Italian national team as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Born in Policoro in the province of Matera, Zaza grew up in Metaponto and began his youth career with Stella Azzurra team from Bernalda in 1997. He remained with the organization until 2002, when he moved to the youth academy of Valdera at the age of 11. He remained until 2006, when he was scouted by Serie A side Atalanta, whom he joined shortly after. He remained within the club's youth team for four years and even began to earn senior call-ups towards the end of the 2008–09 Serie A campaign.[2] He made his Serie A debut on 19 April 2009 in a 0–1 home defeat to Reggina Calcio as a 76th-minute substitute for György Garics.[3] He made two further substitute appearances for Atalanta that season, though he remained within the club's youth setup for the entire 2009–10 Serie A campaign.

Sampdoria

In July 2010, Zaza officially transferred from Atalanta to fellow Serie A side Sampdoria on a four-year contract. With the Genoa-based club, he was enlisted in the club's Primavera (under-20) youth team for the 2010–11 season, though he also earned several first team callups, including two substitute appearances against Genoa and Fiorentina during the 2010–11 Serie A campaign. He was promoted to the first team at the conclusion of that season.

Juve Stabia and Viareggio (loans)

On 14 July 2011, Zaza was officially sent out on loan to Juve Stabia in the Serie B on what was set to be a season-long deal. After just four appearances and no goals for the club, Sampdoria opted to recall the player during the 2012 January transfer window. On 7 January 2012, the club loaned the player to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side, Viareggio on a six-month deal to provide the youngster with regular first team experience. His stint with the third-division club turned out to be very successful; he managed 11 goals in 18 league appearances, 17 as a starter.

Ascoli (loan)

After returning to Sampdoria on 30 June 2012, Zaza joined Ascoli on another season-long loan deal ahead of the 2012–13 Serie B campaign. He officially joined the club on 16 July and made his debut in a 1–3 home loss to Bari on 1 September. Zaza went on to score 18 league goals in 35 Serie B appearances (30 as a starter) en route to becoming the sixth top goalscorer for the season. His goals were unable to prevent Ascoli's relegation as they finished the season 20th in the league table. He returned to Sampdoria on 30 June 2013.

Sassuolo

On 9 July 2013, Juventus purchased him outright from Sampdoria for €3.5 million, payable over three years. Simultaneously, he transferred to Sassuolo in a co-ownership deal for €2.5 million, to be paid in three years.[4] He returned to play in Serie A in the first round of the league, with Sassuolo losing to Torino 2–0. On 1 September 2013, during the second round of the league, he scored his first goal in Serie A as the team lost 4–1 to Livorno.[5] Thanks to his effort, Sassuolo secured their first point in the Italian top flight, with the goal scored in the fifth day against Napoli, 1–1.[6]

On 20 June 2014, Sassuolo bought Zaza outright from Juventus for another €7.5 million.[7] Juventus, however, retained the right to re-purchase Zaza for a reported €15 million by 30 June 2015 and €18 million by 30 June 2016.[8]

Juventus

On 7 July 2015, Juventus announced that they had exercised their option to sign Zaza for €18 million from Sassuolo.[9] It was reported that the return of Domenico Berardi to Sassuolo was part of the deal.[10] On 23 September 2015, Zaza opened the scoring in the 50th minute on his debut, a 1–1 draw against Frosinone.[11] On 30 September 2015, he scored the final goal against Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League group stage to secure a 2–0 win;[12] this was his first Champions League goal.[13] He scored the opening two goals of a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals Torino in the Coppa Italia on 16 December.[14]

International career

Zaza has represented Italy at under-16, under-17, and under-19 levels.

On 31 August 2014, he was called up by head coach Antonio Conte as part of the senior team squad for a friendly match against the Netherlands and the first UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game against Norway. On 4 September, Zaza made his debut with the Italian national team, playing as a starter in a 2–0 win against the Netherlands. He was fouled by Bruno Martins Indi in the ninth minute to win the penalty kick from which Daniele De Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 2–0 victory.[15] On 9 September, Zaza scored his first goal for the Italian national team in the 16th minute of their opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Norway, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Italy.[16]

Style of play

Zaza is a quick, strong and well-rounded left-footed forward, with good technique and an eye for goal. A versatile and hard-working player, he is capable of playing both as a centre-forward and off another player as a second striker. Due to his physical attributes and his positional sense, he also excels in the air; his powerful and offensive playing style has drawn comparisons to several players, such as Christian Vieri, David Trezeguet, Adriano, and Zlatan Ibrahimović.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 January 2016[19]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2008–09 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Sampdoria 2010–11 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Juve Stabia (loan) 2011–12 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Viareggio (loan) 2011–12 18 11 – – – 18 11
Total 18 11 0 0 – – 18 11
Ascoli (loan) 2012–13 35 18 1 0 – – 36 18
Total 35 18 1 0 – – 36 18
Sassuolo 2013–14 33 9 2 0 – – 35 9
2014–15 31 11 3 1 – – 34 12
Total 64 20 5 1 – – 69 21
Juventus 2015–16 9 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 6
Total 9 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 6
Career total 135 52 7 3 2 1 0 0 144 56

International

As of match played on 13 November 2015. [20]
Italy national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 4 1
2015 3 0
Total 7 1

International goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 September 2014 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Juventus[19]

References

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  12. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3255331/Juventus-2-0-Sevilla-Alvaro-Morata-Simone-Zaza-s-goals-prove-difference-Old-Lady-defeat-Europa-League-holders.html
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  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Simone Zaza at Soccerway
  20. ↑ Simone Zaza at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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