Giovanni Crociata

Giovanni Crociata
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Erzurumspor
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AC Milan 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Brescia (loan) 19 (1)
2017–2021 Crotone 48 (6)
2019 → Carpi (loan) 9 (1)
2021 → Empoli (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2023 Empoli 1 (0)
2021–2022 → SPAL (loan) 24 (0)
2022–2023 → Südtirol (loan) 5 (0)
2023 → Cittadella (loan) 16 (6)
2023–2024 Lecco 36 (2)
2024– Erzurumspor 9 (1)
International career
2013–2015 Italy U17[2] 3 (2)
2015 Italy U18[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Giovanni Crociata (born 11 August 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Erzurumspor.[3]

Club career

On 20 January 2021, he joined Empoli on loan. Empoli were obligated to purchase his rights in case of promotion to Serie A.[4] Empoli was promoted at the end of the season.

On 31 August 2021 he joined SPAL on a season-long loan.

On 1 September 2022, Crociata was loaned to Südtirol for the season.[5] On 10 January 2023, he was sent on a new loan to Cittadella.[6]

On 1 September 2023, Crociata moved to Lecco in Serie B.[7] Following Lecco's relegation, Crociata's contract was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 15 August 2021

Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brescia (loan) Serie B 2016–17 19 1 0 0 – – 19 1
Crotone Serie A 2017–18 11 1 1 0 – – 12 1
Serie B 2018–19 5 0 1 0 – – 6 0
2019–20 30 5 0 0 – – 30 5
Serie A 2020–21 2 0 1 0 – – 3 0
Total 48 6 3 0 – – 51 6
Carpi (loan) Serie B 2018–19 9 1 0 0 – – 9 1
Empoli 2020–21 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
2021–22 Serie A 0 0 1 1 – – 1 1
Total 12 0 1 1 – – 13 1
Career total 88 8 4 1 – – 92 9

References

  1. ^ "Scheda Giovanni Crociata | Brescia Calcio - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b FIGC international caps archive Archived 2020-04-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  3. ^ Giovanni Crociata at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Giovanni Crociata è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (in Italian). Empoli. 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Giovanni Crociata è un nuovo giocatore dell'FC Südtirol" (in Italian). Südtirol. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ "GIOVANNI CROCIATA" (in Italian). Cittadella. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale: arriva Giovanni Crociata a titolo definitivo" [Official: Giovanni Crociata arrives outright] (in Italian). Lecco. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Giovanni Crociata risolve consensualmente il contratto" [Giovanni Crociata consensually terminates the contract] (in Italian). Lecco. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.