Raoul Petretta

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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.

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Raoul Petretta
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Rheinfelden, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 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 54 (1)
International career
2018 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2018
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Early life

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]

Club career

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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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 March 2025[26]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basel II 2015–16 Swiss Promotion League 140140
2016–17 241251
2017–18 6060
2018–19 2020
2021–22 1010
Total 471471
Basel 2016–17 Swiss Super League 50000050
2017–18 1713050251
2018–19 2113050291
2019–20 27150121442
2020–21 2631000273
2021–22 1311181223
Total 109713130215210
Kasımpaşa 2022–23 Süper Lig 9130121
Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 240002[a]0260
2024 271303[a]0331
2025 30000030
Total 5413050621
Career total 219101913025027313
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  1. Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

Basel

References

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