Ciro Immobile

Ciro Immobile

Personal information
Full name	Ciro Immobile
Date of birth	20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) (age 21)
Place of birth	Torre Annunziata, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Pescara
Number	17
Youth career
2002–2008	Sorrento
2008–2010	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Juventus	3	(0)
2010–2011	→ Siena (loan)	4	(1)
2011	→ Grosseto (loan)	16	(1)
2011–	→ Pescara (loan)	14	(9)
National team‡
2008–2009	Italy U-19	3	(0)
2009–	Italy U-21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2009

Ciro Immobile (born 20 February 1990 in Torre Annunziata, Naples) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Serie B club Pescara, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

After starting with the Allievi Nazionali, Immobile joined the Juventus F.C. Youth Sector under-20 squad where he formed a striking partnership with Ayub Daud that led the squad to win the 2009 Torneo di Viareggio, where he scored a total five goals, two of which came in the final.^[1] On 14 March 2009, Immobile made his league debut in a 4–1 home win against Bologna F.C., replacing Juventus' captain Alessandro Del Piero in the 89th minute, in a game where his youth system teammate Daud also made his Serie A debut replacing Sebastian Giovinco a minute earlier. On 25 November 2009, Immobile also made his debut in a European competition, as a second-half substitute to Alessandro Del Piero in a Champions League game against Bordeaux. In February 2010, he scored a hat-trick against Empoli in the Torneo di Viareggio final to seal the title.^[2] Following the Torneo di Viareggio 2010, Immobile was promoted from the youth team squad. On July 1, 2010 Immobile, along with teammate Luca Marrone, were sent on loan to recently relegated Serie B side A.C. Siena. In exchage for the two loans, Juventus acquired Niccolò Giannetti, Leonardo Spinazzola, and the Austrian midfielder Marcel Büchel, on loan from the Tuscan club. However, Immobile never broke into the first team, and in January 2011, he left Siena for Grosseto, another Serie B club.^[3]

On 15 July 2011, it was announced that Immobile would join Serie B club Delfino Pescara 1936 on loan from Italian giants Juventus.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August during the first league match against Verona.

International career

Immobile made his U-19 debut in a 2009 European Championship qualifer in October 2008, but Italy failed to make it to the play-offs. On 25 March 2009, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Austria U-21.

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2011 (2011 -11-20)^[update]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2008–09	Juventus	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009–10			2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
2010–11	Siena	Serie B	4	1	1	0	-		5	1
	Grosseto	Serie B	16	1	0	0	-		16	1
2011–12	Pescara	Serie B	14	9	0	0	0	0	14	9
Career total			37	11	2	0	1	0	40	11

References

1. ^ "TMW VIAREGGIO – Trionfa la Juventus" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2009-02-23. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=141871. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
2. ^ "Ciro Immobile turns 20 in a perfect week!". juventus.it. 20 February 2010. http://juventus.it/site/eng/NEWS_newsseriea_900C72BC50F14DDB8F78886E4EAEE037.asp. 
3. ^ "Ufficiale: Ciro Immobile al Grosseto" (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 24 January 2011. http://www.usgrosseto.com/portal2010/comunicati-societa/751-ufficiale-ciro-immobile-al-grosseto.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
4. ^ http://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/Pescara-anche-Immobile/43622.htm

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Name	Immobile, Ciro
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Date of birth	20 February 1990
Place of birth	Torre Annunziata, Italy
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