Lorenzo Ariaudo

Lorenzo Ariaudo
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria (team manager)
Youth career
–1998 C.B.S. Scuola Calcio
1998–2009 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Juventus 3 (0)
2010 → Cagliari (loan) 9 (0)
2010–2014 Cagliari 60 (1)
2014–2016 Sassuolo 18 (0)
2015 → Genoa (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Empoli (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2021 Frosinone 144 (6)
2022 Alessandria 1 (0)
2023 Novara 10 (0)
Total 250 (7)
International career
2009–2010 Italy U21 10 (1)
Managerial career
2023– Sampdoria (team manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lorenzo Ariaudo (born 11 June 1989) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre back, currently he is the team manager of Serie B club Sampdoria.

Playing career

A defender, Ariaudo joined Juventus as a nine-year-old and was part of the 2009 Torneo di Viareggio-winning team.[1] He made his first team debut in Juventus's 1–1 draw with Artmedia Petržalka in the second leg of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, in which Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate to advance to the group stages, and was awarded a five-year professional contract. He made Serie A debut on 18 January 2009 against Lazio in Rome in a match that ended with a 1–1 draw. Although he could not permanently break into the first team that season, then-manager Ciro Ferrara described Ariaudo as a future prospect.[2]

After being included in pre-season friendlies, Ariaudo was promoted to the first team permanently. On 2 January 2010, he was loaned to Cagliari for €500,000.[3] After being on the bench for a string of games, he finally made his debut for the Sardinian club on 21 February as a starter and helped keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 win over Parma.

In June 2010, Cagliari excised the rights to purchase him in co-ownership deal for €1.3million.[4] On 31 January 2011, the club purchased him outright, as part of the deal of Alessandro Matri's €2.5million loan.

On 4 January 2014, Ariaudo left Cagliari for Serie A side Sassuolo for €800,000 transfer fee, signing a 3+1⁄2-year contract.[5][6]

On 30 January 2015 Ariaudo signed a loan deal with Genoa C.F.C.[7]

In January 2016 he was signed by Empoli.

On 25 February 2022, Ariaudo signed with Alessandria until the end of the season.[8]

On 13 January 2023, Ariaudo joined Novara.[9]

International career

On 25 March 2009 Ariaudo made his debut for the Italy Under-21 squad and marked it with a goal in the friendly game against Austria that ended with a 2–2 draw.[10][11] [12] He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2009 European Championships but did not make the final 23-man squad.[13] Since then, he has become a regular starter for the Azzurrini in their 2011 European Championship qualifying campaign, playing the full 90 minutes in four of the last five matches since March.

Post-playing career

On 8 August 2023, Sampdoria announced the appointment of Ariaudo as the club's new team manager.[14]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus 2008–09 3 0 2 0 1 0 – 6 0
2009–10 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Total 3 0 2 0 1 0 – 6 0
Cagliari (loan) 2009–10 9 0 – – – 9 0
Cagliari 2010–11 15 0 2 0 – 0 0 15 0
2011–12 24 1 2 0 – 0 0 26 1
2012–13 17 0 0 0 – 0 0 17 0
2013–14 4 0 0 0 – – 16 0
Total 69 1 4 0 – – 73 1
Sassuolo 2013–14 12 0 – – – 12 0
2014–15 2 0 1 0 – – 3 0
2015–16 4 0 1 0 – – 5 0
Total 18 0 2 0 – – 20 0
Empoli (loan) 2015–16 5 0 – – – 5 0
Frosinone 2016–17 37 4 – – 1[a] 0 38 4
2017–18 34 1 2 0 – – 36 1
2018–19 19 0 0 0 – – 19 0
2019–20 34 0 2 1 – 5[a] 0 41 1
2020–21 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Total 144 6 4 1 – 6 0 154 7
Alessandria 2021–22 1 0 – – – 1 0
Novara 2022–23 10 0 – – 1[b] 0 11 0
Career total 250 7 12 1 1 0 7 0 270 8
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie C – Promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Da Motta a Giovinco, L'Italia fa giocare i suoi ragazzi" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 31 March 2009.
  2. ^ "La signora Juventus è ringiovanita bene" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Ufficiale: Juve, Ariaudo finisce in presitito al Cagliari" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 2 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Agazzi è tutto del Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. ^ U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: Lorenzo Ariaudo in neroverde". US Sassuolo Calcio (in Italian). 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Ariaudo Signs for Genoa". 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ^ "LORENZO ARIAUDO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELL'ALESSANDRIA CALCIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Lorenzo Ariaudo è azzurro!" (in Italian). Novara. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Il nuovo biennio si apre con un pareggio. Casiraghi: "Bella reazione"" (in Italian). figc.it. 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  11. ^ "channel4.com – Football Italia". channel4.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  12. ^ "oefb.at". oefb.at. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  13. ^ "The Under 21 team prepares for European Cup". juventus.com. 6 June 2009.
  14. ^ "Ariaudo è il nuovo team manager della Sampdoria" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.