Filippo Ranocchia

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Date of birth (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Perugia, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Filippo Ranocchia
Ranocchia in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Perugia, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Palermo
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2013 Monte Malbe
2013–2019 Perugia
2019–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Juventus 0 (0)
2019Perugia (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021Juventus U23 (res.) 30 (3)
2021–2022Vicenza (loan) 30 (1)
2022–2023Monza (loan) 14 (1)
2023–2024Empoli (loan) 9 (0)
2024– Palermo 78 (10)
International career
2021 Italy U20 1 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:14, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2022

Filippo Ranocchia (born 14 May 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Palermo.

Early career

Ranocchia began his youth career at Scuola Calcio Monte Malbe, playing between the Pulcini (under-11) and Esordienti (under-13).[1] He joined Perugia's youth sector in 2013,[2] scouted by Roberto Goretti.[3] During the 2017–18 season, Ranocchia played 19 games for the Primavera (under-19) team; he signed his first professional contract on 16 July 2018.[2]

Juventus

Loan to Perugia and Juventus U23

On 30 January 2019, Ranocchia moved to Juventus, and re-joined Perugia on a two-year loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 30 March 2019, in a game against Livorno as an 88th-minute substitute for Marcello Falzerano.[5]

On 2 September 2019, the loan was terminated early and Ranocchia joined Juventus' youth squad.[6] In 2019–20 Ranocchia played one game for Serie C side Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 25 January 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to Pro Patria.[7]

He became a permanent member of Juventus U23 in the 2020–21 season, scoring first senior career goal in a 2–1 away win against Giana Erminio on 3 October 2020.[8] Ranocchia played 31 games that season, scoring four goals.[9]

Various loans

On 31 August 2021, Ranocchia was loaned to Vicenza.[10] He made his debut on 12 September, in a 2–1 defeat against Cosenza.[11] On 30 April 2022, Ranocchia scored the decisive goal in the 13th minute of added time in a 2–1 win against Serie B leaders Lecce.[12] He ended the 2021–22 season with 32 league games (30 in the regular season[13]).[9] Ranocchia renewed with Juventus on 20 July until 2026.[14]

On 21 July 2022, newly-promoted Serie A side Monza signed Ranocchia on a one-year loan, with option to buy and counter option in favour of Juventus.[15] He made his Serie A debut for Monza on 14 August, as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Torino.[16] On 22 October, Ranocchia scored his first Serie A goal, via a direct free kick in a 4–1 defeat away to AC Milan.[17]

On 17 July 2023, Juventus loaned him to Empoli with option and counteroption to buy.[18]

Palermo

On 18 January 2024, Ranocchia signed a contract with Palermo until 30 June 2028.[19]

International career

In 2015, Ranocchia was called up for a training camp with the Italy national under-15 team.[1] He made his debut with Italy U21 on 8 October 2021, in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[13] In May 2022, Ranocchia was called up by head coach Roberto Mancini for a training session with the senior national team.[20]

Style of play

Ranocchia is a midfielder who mainly plays as a mezzala, but can also play as a deep-lying playmaker.[13] His main characteristics are his ball control, dribbling and long-distance shooting; he is also ambipedal, as he can use both feet with equal ability.[13]

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