Erik Panizzi

Erik Panizzi (born 15 February 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Mantova.

Erik Panizzi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Guastalla, Italy[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Mantova
Number	23
Youth career
	Reggiana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2018	Reggiana	78	(1)
2013–2014	→ SPAL (loan)	1	(0)
2014	→ Vicenza (loan)	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Pro Patria (loan)	10	(0)
2018–2019	Alessandria	24	(1)
2019–2020	Siena	16	(0)
2020–	Mantova	98	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024

Club career

Reggiana

Born in Guastalla, in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Panizzi started his career at Reggio Emilia for A.C. Reggiana 1919.^[2] Panizzi made his debut during the 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season. Panizzi signed a 3-year contract in January 2013.^[3]

SPAL

On 26 August 2013 Panizzi was sold to L.P. 2nd Division club SPAL in a co-ownership deal.^[4] On 9 January 2014 Nicolas Giani moved to SPAL, with Panizzi moved to L.P. Prime Division club Vicenza in a temporary deal.^[5] On 20 June 2014 Reggiana bought back Panizzi.^[6]

Pro Patria

On 31 July 2014 Panizzi was sold to fellow Lega Pro club Pro Patria in a definitive deal.^[7] However, on 2 February Reggiana bought back Panizzi, who remained in Busto Arsizio for Pro Patria for the rest of the 2014–15 Lega Pro season.^[8]

Siena

On 30 August 2019, he joined Siena on a one-year contract.^[9]

Mantova

On 14 August 2020 he moved to Mantova.^[10]

International career

Representative teams

Panizzi was a member of Italy Lega Pro representative teams for the 2012–13 Under 20 Regional Competition (appearing twice against Slovenia)^[11][12] and in the 2013–15 International Challenge Trophy (against Ukraine).^[13] Panizzi also played in the representative team's match against Oman in February 2013.^[14]

References

1. Reggiana profile Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
2. "Comunicato Ufficiale (C.U.) N°12 (2010–11)" (PDF). Settore Giovanile Scolastico (SGS) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 12 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
3. "Accordo con Panizzi" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. "Zanetti allunga al 2015, Panizzi alla SPAL" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
5. "Erik Panizzi in biancorosso. Nicolas Giani alla Spal" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
6. "Esiti accordi di partecipazione" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
7. "Ceduto Panizzi alla Pro Patria" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
8. "Definito l'accordo con Panizzi" (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
9. "Panizzi nuovo giocatore bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Siena. 30 August 2019.
10. "UFFICIALE: ERIK PANIZZI È UN NUOVO DIFENSORE BIANCOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Mantova. 14 August 2020.
11. "ITALIA LEGA PRO-SLOVENIA 4-1 TRIONFO AZZURRO ALL'INSEGNA DEL FAIR PLAY" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
12. "L'ITALIA LEGA PRO HA COSTRUITO, MA NON RIESCE A FARE IL BIS CON LA SLOVENIA" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
13. "AZZURRI VINCENTI: ITALIA UNDER 20 - UCRAINA 1-0" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
14. "ITALIA LEGA PRO-OMAN 1-0 - ASSISTONO AL SUCCESSO AZZURRO DI BIAGIO ED EVANI" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

External links

• Erik Panizzi at Soccerway
• Erik Panizzi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)