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Leonardo Cerri (born 4 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Carrarese on loan from Juventus.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Carrarese (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Atletico Torrino (futsal) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lupa Roma | ||
| 2016–2017 | Unicusano Fondi | ||
| 2017–2019 | Pescara | ||
| 2019–2022 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Juventus Next Gen[α] | 53 | (10) |
| 2024– | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Carrarese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 30 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Born in Rome, Italy, Cerri began his youth career playing futsal at Atletico Torrino, before joining Lupa Roma in 2015.[2] After one year he moved to Unicusano Fondi and, in summer of 2017, he joined Pescara.[2] In the 2018–19 season, Cerri scored 14 goals with Pescara's under-16s; he also played three games with the under-17s at the end of the season, scoring a goal.[2]
Juventus
On 2 July 2019, Cerri joined Juventus in a transfer worth €1.1 million, with Pescara having 50% of his future sale.[3] He played for the under-17s in the 2019–20 season, scoring 12 goals in 17 games.[4] In 2020–21, Cerri was moved to the under-19s, playing in the Campionato Primavera 1.[4]
On 24 January 2021, Cerri scored on his debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – in the Serie C, coming on as a substitute and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Pro Sesto.[5] He also scored a disallowed goal in the 90+5th minute.[6] Cerri made three further appearances for the under-23s in 2020–21, as well as two in 2021–22.[7] In the 2021–22 season, he scored nine goals in 27 appearances (including 13 as a substitute) for Juventus U19, also helping the to reach the semi-finals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[7][8]
On 6 July 2022, he signed a new contract for Juventus after the previous had expired six days earlier.[9] On 7 December, he scored Juventus Next Gen's opener in their 2–1 win to Padova in the Coppa Italia Serie C.[10]
On 12 February 2024, Cerri made his Serie A debut in Juventus's 1–0 defeat to Udinese as an 84th-minute substitute.[11][12]
Loan to Carrarese
Cerri has been likened to former Italian footballer Luca Toni for his movements, position, and height.[2] At 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in),[14] Cerri is a tall, left-footed striker, whose main characteristics are his physical presence in the box and his heading.[2]
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus Next Gen[α] | 2020–21 | Serie C | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 17 | 3 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 20 | 5 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 47 | 10 | |||
| Juventus | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 10 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C[15]
- The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]
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