Federico Chiesa
Federico Chiesa Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko ˈkjɛːza; ˈkjeːza]; born 25 October 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team. He is the son of former footballer Enrico Chiesa.
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Full name | Federico Chiesa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 October 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Juventus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2007 | Settignanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2016 | Fiorentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2022 | Fiorentina | 137 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | → Juventus (loan) | 44 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Juventus | 49 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 13 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Italy | 45 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 |
Coming through Fiorentina's youth academy, Chiesa made his first-team debut in 2016. He stayed at the club for four years, scoring 34 goals in 153 appearances in all competitions. Chiesa moved to Juventus in the 2020–21 season, winning the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in his first season.
At international level, Chiesa made his senior debut for Italy in March 2018. He helped his country win the UEFA Euro 2020, while being named in the Team of the Tournament.