Ramzi Aya

Ramzi Aya
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Avellino
Youth career
Roma Team Sport
2006–2010 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Reggiana 81 (1)
2014–2015 Rimini 13 (1)
2014–2015 Torres 28 (2)
2015–2017 Fidelis Andria 63 (3)
2017–2019 Catania 78 (2)
2019–2020 Pisa 18 (1)
2020 → Salernitana (loan) 15 (0)
2020–2022 Salernitana 25 (1)
2022 Reggina 4 (0)
2022– Avellino 16 (1)
2023–2024 → Casertana (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Italy U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024

Ramzi Aya (born 8 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group C club Avellino. He is of Tunisian descent.[2]

Club career

Born in Rome, capital of Lazio (and Italy), Aya started his career at "Roma Team Sport", a club which signed a partnership agreement with A.S. Roma. In 2005, he was selected to Lazio region U15 representative team, as a midfielder.[3][4]

Fiorentina (youth)

In 2006, he moved to ACF Fiorentina's Allievi U17 team, rejoining fellow Lazio representatives Federico Masi.[5] Aya was promoted to the reserve in 2007–08 season, which he only entered the play-offs round once in 2008. The team lost to Sampdoria in semi-finals.[6] Fiorentina reserve failed to enter Campionato Nazionale Primavera playoffs in 2009 and 2010.

Since 2008 Aya also received a shirt number from the first team, No.43 (vacated by Paolo Pincio[7]) and no.41 (vacated by Tagliani) in 2009–10.[8] Aya was eligible to UEFA List B criteria since 2008[9] (until a possible 2011–12 edition), thus he was included in the List B squad for Viola in 2008–09[10] and 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.[11]

Aya played twice for the first team in post-season friendly in 2009 [12] and 2010.[13]

Reggiana

In June 2010 Aya left for Reggiana in co-ownership deal along with Samuele Bettoni, for €200,000 and €500 respectively.[14][15] Co-currently, Marco Romizi and Lorenzo Morelli returned to La Viola for €200,000 and €150,000 respectively.[14] Thus, Fiorentina paid the Emilia minor club €149,500 in net before the end of 2009–10 financial year of Reggiana, as a de facto incentive to act as a farm for Viola. In August 2010 Reggiana signed Piergiuseppe Maritato for €500.

Aya made 23 starts in 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In June 2011 Fiorentina bought back Viola youth product Niccolò Manfredini, (€215,000), Aya (€215,000), Samuele Bettoni (€500) and Maritato (€100,000) from Reggiana, co-currently sold Reggiana youth product Matteo Arati back to Reggio Emilia for €180,500.[16][17] It made Reggiana received €350,000 in net before the end of 2010–11 season.

On 13 August Maritato was sold to Vicenza in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500. Aya followed the footsteps of Maritato to leave Florence on 31 August 2011 also for €500 in co-ownership deal.[16][18] The club failed to find a buyer for its youth product, which Aya forced to return to Reggiana. Fiorentina failed to sell Bettoni, N.Manfredini, and Edoardo Pazzagli who did not play any game in 2011–12 season.

In the second season with Reggiana, Aya made 30 starts in 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

On 23 June he is purchased entirely by Reggiana.[19]

Fidelis Andria

On 30 August 2015, he joined Andria for free.[20]

Salernitana

On 21 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Salernitana on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with Salernitana holding an obligation to purchase his rights at the completion of the loan term.[21][22]

Reggina

On 24 January 2022, he signed with Reggina.[23]

Avellino

On 6 August 2022, Aya joined Avellino.[24] On 8 September 2023, he was loaned to Casertana.[25] He never appeared for Casertana due to a knee injury.

International career

Aya was capped twice for Italy national under-20 football team, coached by Francesco Rocca. He played once in 2008–09 season, against Germany in the last match of 2008–09 Four Nations. Aya was not selected to 2009 Mediterranean Games, but selected to de facto U20 B team in annual post-season fixture of U20, unofficial friendlies against Serie D League XI, coached by U19 coach Massimo Piscedda.[26] In June 2011 Aya was recalled by F.Rocca for the last match of 2010–11 Four Nations against Poland.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reggiana 2010–11 Lega Pro 1 27 0 2 0 — — 29 0
2011–12 31 0 0 0 — — 31 0
2012–13 23 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 27 0
Total 81 0 4 0 — 2 0 87 0
Rimini 2013–14 Lega Pro 2 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Sassari Torres 2014–15 Lega Pro 28 2 0 0 — — 28 2
Fidelis Andria 2015–16 Lega Pro 29 0 0 0 — — 29 0
2016–17 34 3 2 0 — — 36 3
Total 63 3 2 0 — — 65 3
Catania 2017–18 Serie C 34 1 2 0 — 4[c] 0 40 1
2018–19 35 1 3 0 — 5[c] 0 43 1
Total 69 2 5 0 — 9 0 83 2
Pisa 2019–20 Serie B 18 1 2 1 — — 20 2
Salernitana 2019–20 Serie B 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2020–21 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
2021–22 Serie A 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 40 1 2 0 — — 42 1
Reggina 2021–22 Serie B 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Avellino 2022–23 Serie C 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
Career total 332 11 16 1 — 11 0 359 12
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie D
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Lega Pro play-out
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off

References

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  12. ^ "AMICHEVOLE: FIORENTINA - POLISPORTIVA LUCO 7-0". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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  14. ^ a b ACF Fiorentina SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (in Italian)
  15. ^ "Rinnovata con Ascoli compartecipazione Hable, Aya in prestito alla Reggiana" [Hable's co-ownership agreenement with Ascoli renewed, Aya to Reggiana on loan]. Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  16. ^ a b ACF Fiorentina SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011 (in Italian)
  17. ^ "Comunicato Stampa". ACF Fiorentina (in Italian). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Aya alla Reggiana". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  19. ^ APERTURA DELLE BUSTE violachannel.tv
  20. ^ "Il difensore Aya è biancazzurro" (in Italian). Fidelis Andria. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  21. ^ "RAMZI AYA PASSA ALLA SALERNITANA" (Press release) (in Italian). AC Pisa. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Ramzi Aya è un giocatore della Salernitana" (Press release) (in Italian). Salernitana. 21 January 2020.
  23. ^ "RAMZI AYA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  24. ^ "RAMZI AYA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELL'AVELLINO" (in Italian). Avellino. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  25. ^ "RAMZI AYA È UN DIFENSORE DELLA CASERTANA" [RAMZI AYA IS A DEFENDER OF CASERTANA] (in Italian). Casertana. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  26. ^ "A Orvieto si completa la grande festa del Top 11". interregionale.com (in Italian). 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  27. ^ Ramzi Aya at Soccerway