Patrick Ciurria

Patrick Ciurria
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
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 92 (11)
International career
2013–2014 Italy U19 11 (3)
2014–2016 Italy U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Patrick Ciurria (born 9 February 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Monza.

Club career

Spezia

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]

Loans to Südtirol and Siena

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]

Pordenone

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]

Monza

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]

International career

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.[16]

Style of play

Ciurria is a versatile forward who can be used as an attacking midfielder, right winger, striker or second striker.[17]

Personal life

Ciurria's nickname "il fante", meaning "the boy" in Spezzino dialect [it], was given to him during his time at Spezia.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2023[4][19]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
  2. ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro
  3. ^ Appearances in play-offs

Honours

Pordenone

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Patrick Ciurria". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Per Patrick Ciurria arriva il primo contratto da professionista". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Patrick Ciurria at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, colpo in attacco: dallo Spezia arriva Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Robur Siena, preso l'esterno Patrick Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, arriva l'attaccante Curria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Pordenone, prima volta in Serie B". Lega B (in Italian). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ "FOCUS TMW - Serie B, classifica assistman: Ciurria al comando in solitaria. Lo inseguono in 5 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Primo colpo in attacco: Ciurria è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Cittadella sempre "infernale" per il Monza, la sconfitta per 2-1 costa l'eliminazione!". MBNews (in Italian). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ "ECCO CHI È CIURRIA, IL "FANTE" DEL MONZA TUTTO CORSA E DUTTILITÀ". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Monza - Torino: 1-2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Monza-Juve, l'assist è di Ciurria Un passato gialloblù per il 27enne - Sport - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Ciurria rinnova fino al 2026: il comunicato del Club - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b FIGC (5 August 2020). "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Alla scoperta degli avversari - Patrick Ciurria tenta di risvegliare un Pordenone in crisi di risultati". Monza-News (in Italian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. ^ "E' sempre il "fante". Ciurria: "Possiamo stare in categoria"". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Patrick Ciurria". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2022.