Antonio Mazzotta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Mazzotta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Club Palermo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Fortitudo Golden Boys | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kamarat | ||
| 2006–2009 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Lecce | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Pescara (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Crotone | 112 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Cesena | 21 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Catania (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Pescara (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Pescara | 29 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Frosinone (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Palermo | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Crotone | 34 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Bari | 42 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Catania | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Athletic Club Palermo | 49 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Italy U20[3] | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2023 | |||
Antonio Mazzotta (born 2 August 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie D club Athletic Club Palermo.
Mazzotta started his career at Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Kamarat and then joined his hometown club Palermo in 2006. In August 2009, he was loaned to Lecce who had recently relegated to Serie B.[4] Mazzotta made his debut six days later in a 2–6 loss to Sampdoria at Coppa Italia.[5] After winning the 2009–10 Serie B title and therefore ensuring a place in the 2010–11 Serie A, Lecce used its option to buy half of Mazzotta's transfer rights from Palermo[6] and sent the player out on loan to Serie B club Pescara.[7][8]
In January 2011, he left Pescara due to lack of first-team opportunities to join fellow Serie B club Crotone, again on loan from Lecce and Palermo.[9] The loan is extended for another year. On 22 June 2012, Lecce announced from their website that they had acquired Mazzotta's full transfer rights.
He successively moved back to his hometown club Palermo for the 2018–19 Serie B campaign. Following Palermo's exclusion from the Serie B, he was released with all other players in July 2019.
On 19 August 2019, he returned on a one-year deal to Crotone.[10]
On 4 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Bari in Serie C.[11]
On 21 July 2023, Mazzotta returned to Catania.[12]
After being released by the end of the season, Mazzotta signed for Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Athletic Club Palermo on 14 September 2024.[13]
International career
Mazzotta represented Italy at Under-20 level and was part of the Italian squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt, playing a total of four games during the competition, also scoring a goal in the quarter-finals against Hungary.[3]
On 11 August 2010, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against Denmark.