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Raoul Petretta (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, he has represented Italy at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rheinfelden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | SC Rheinfelden 03 | ||
| 2003–2015 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Basel II | 47 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Basel | 109 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Kasımpaşa | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Toronto FC | 51 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2018 | |||
Petretta began playing football with SC Rheinfelden 03.[1] After three years, he joined Swiss club FC Basel at age six.[2] He spent the remainder of his youth career with Basel, progressing from the U7 level to the U21 level, before joining the first team.[3]
He began his senior career with Basel II in the third tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 October 2016 against FC United Zürich.[5]
In February 2017, he signed a professional contract with FC Basel.[6][7] He made his professional debut for FC Basel on February 4, 2017 against FC Lugano in a Swiss Super League match.[6][8] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 27, 2017 against Portuguese club Benfica.[9][10] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal against FC Lugano.[11] In December 2020, he suffered a spinal cord injury during a match, but was able to avoid serioud injury.[12][13] On 15 May 2021 he scored a brace against FC Zurich.[14] During his time with Basel, Petretta played in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League and won the Swiss Super League in 2016-17 and the Swiss Cup twice in 2016-17 and 2018-19.[15] In May 2022, it was announced that he would depart Basel upon the expiry of his contract, after rejecting a contract extension.[16]
In July 2022, Petretta signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.[17][18] He made his debut on 8 August 2022 against İstanbul Başakşehir.[19] He departed the club in January 2023.[20]
In January 2023, Petretta joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a contract through 2025, with an option for 2026.[21][22] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May 2024 against New York City FC.[23] On May 15, he served as team captain for the first time in a match against Nashville SC, with other players unavailable for the match.[24]
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Petretta was born in Germany to an Italian father and German mother, but does not hold German citizenship.[2][25] On 25 May 2018, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly against Portugal.[22]
- As of match played 5 October 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basel II | 2015–16 | Swiss Promotion League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 109 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 2 | — | 152 | 10 | |||
| Kasımpaşa | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 216 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 270 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
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Basel
- Raoul Petretta at Soccerway
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