Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Sassuolo, Italy | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Monza | ||
Number | 84 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Castellarano | ||
2013–2014 | → Spezia (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Spezia | 24 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Südtirol (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2017 | → Robur Siena (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2017–2021 | Pordenone | 137 | (23) |
2021– | Monza | 70 | (11) |
International career | |||
2013–2014 | Italy U19 | 11 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023 (UTC) |
Patrick Ciurria (born 9 February 1995) is an Italian professional footballer player who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Monza.
From 2011 to January 2013, Ciurria played for Castellarano's youth system, before moving on loan to Spezia, with whom he played in the Campionato Primavera 1 in the second part of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season he was bought outright by Spezia,[2] making his first-team debut in the 2013–14 season; Ciurria made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 24 August 2013, in a 0–0 against Cittadella.[3] He made five appearances in the Serie B and three appearances in the Coppa Italia.[4]
Ciurria played two more seasons at Spezia, during the 2014–15 season (one league game and two cup games)[4] and in the 2015–16 season, in which he played more frequently, scoring a goal in 18 appearances in the Serie B, and making three appearances in the Coppa Italia.[4]
In summer 2016, Ciurria was loaned to Lega Pro club Südtirol.[5] He made 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season, and a game in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[4] In January 2017, Ciurria returned to Spezia, who then sent him on loan Siena;[6] he scored three goals in 15 appearances in the Lega Pro.[4]
In summer 2017, Ciurria was sold outright to Pordenone.[7] In the 2017–18 season, he scored six goals in 29 appearances in the Serie C.[4] Ciurria helped Pordenone with the league title in the 2018–19 season, marking the club's first promotion to the Serie B;[8] he scored three goals in 37 games.[4]
In the 2019–20 Serie B season, Ciurria scored five league goals in 35 appearances, and made one Coppa Italia appearance.[4] The 2020–21 season was a prolific one for Ciurria, seeing him score nine goals and make 11 assists in 36 league games – he was the league top assist provider.[9]
On 31 July 2021, Ciurria joined fellow Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 14 August, in a 2–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Cittadella in the first round.[11] Ciurria helped Monza to their first Serie A promotion, after winning the promotion play-off final against Pisa.[12]
Ciurria made his Serie A debut for Monza on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino.[13] He first played as a starter on 18 September, assisting Christian Gytkjær in Monza's first-ever Serie A win, 1–0 at home against Italian giants Juventus.[14] Ciurria helped Monza to an 11th-place finish in the league.[15] On 10 August 2023, Monza renewed his contract until 30 June 2026.[15]
Between 2013 and 2014, Ciurria scored four goals in 11 games for the Italy national under-19 team.[16] He later also played three games with the under-20 team, with whom he participated in the Four Nations Tournament in 2014 and 2016.[17]
Ciurria is a versatile forward who can be used as an attacking midfielder, right winger, striker or second striker.[18]
Ciurria's nickname "il fante", meaning "the boy" in Spezzino dialect , was given to him during his time at Spezia.[19]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Spezia | 2013–14 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | Serie B | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Südtirol (loan) | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Robur Siena (loan) | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Pordenone | 2017–18 | Serie C | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |
2018–19 | Serie C | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Serie B | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
2020–21 | Serie B | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 9 | ||
Total | 137 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 23 | ||
Monza | 2021–22 | Serie B | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
2022–23 | Serie A | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
Total | 68 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 11 | ||
Career total | 263 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 290 | 38 |
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