Fabio Miretti

Fabio Miretti (born 3 August 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23.

Fabio Miretti
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003
Place of birth Pinerolo, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2008 Saluzzo
2008–2011 Cuneo
2011– Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus U23 19 (3)
2021– Juventus 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Italy U15 2 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U16 12 (2)
2019–2020 Italy U17 6 (2)
2021– Italy U19 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:46, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:26, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Miretti began his youth career at hometown club Saluzzo aged four, before joining joined Cuneo, where he remained three seasons.[2] In 2011 he joined the Juventus Youth Sector.[3] Miretti scored 16 goals and made six assists in 17 appearances with the under-17s in the 2019–20 season.[3] The following season with the under-19s, Miretti scored six goals and made four assists in 28 appearances.[4]

Juventus

On 24 July, Miretti made his unofficial debut for the first team in a 3–1 win against Cesena.[5] On 10 September, Juventus' first-team manager Massimiliano Allegri, included Miretti, alongside U23 team-mates Koni De Winter and Matías Soulé, in the match-day squad for the Serie A game against Napoli, set to be played on 11 September.[4] On 8 December, Miretti made his debut with the first team in a UEFA Champions League 1–0 win against Malmö FF coming on as substitute in the 89th minute.[6]

Juventus U23

On 13 February 2021, Miretti made his professional debut with Serie C side Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – in a 3–0 away win against AlbinoLeffe.[3] He scored his first career goal on 22 August, in a 3–2 win against Pro Sesto in the Coppa Italia Serie C, scoring a penalty in the 108th minute.[7] Just six days after, on 28 August, he also scored his first goal in Serie C, netting the opener of his side's home match against Pergolettese, which they eventually won 2–1.[8] On 15 September, Miretti played the Coppa Italia Serie C match won 3–2 against Feralpisalò as captain.[9] On 19 September, Miretti failed a penalty in a 2–0 defeat against Pro Vercelli in the 89th minute.[10] On 3 October, Miretti scored the winning goal in the 58th minute in a 1–0 win against Mantova in a tap-in after another missed penalty.[11]

International career

Miretti represented Italy internationally at under-15,[12] under-16,[13] under-17,[14] and under-19 levels.[15]

Style of play

Starting his career as a central midfielder, Miretti moved up the pitch with time and became an attacking midfielder.[16] His main qualities are his vision, dribbling and passing qualities, which allow him to set up his teammates with assists.[16] He has been likened to former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio.[4][17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 December 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 40— —40
2021–22 Serie C 153— 3[lower-alpha 2]1184
Total 19300 0 031224
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 00— 1[lower-alpha 3] 0—10
Career total 19300 1 031234
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. Appearance UEFA Champions League.

References
  1. "Rosa Primavera - Juventus Under19 2020/2021 | Giovani Bianconeri". Giovani Bianconeri | Juventus Primavera | Settore giovanile | Calciomercato (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. Max. "Fabio Miretti: talento italiano classe 2003". World Football Scouting (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. Munno, Mauro (13 February 2021). "Chi è Fabio Miretti: centrocampista diventato grande dopo 10 anni di Juve". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "Chi è Fabio Miretti, il baby centrocampista con la Juventus nel DNA | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. Munno, Mauro (24 July 2021). "Juve-Cesena 3-1 amichevole: buona la prima nella nuova era Allegri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. Munno, Mauro (8 December 2021). "Juve Malmoe 1-0: Kean per il primato nel gruppo H". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. Alessandro Villano (22 August 2021). "Pro Sesto Juventus U23 2-3 dts: i bianconeri avanzano in Coppa Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. Alessandro Villano (29 August 2021). "Pergolettese Juventus U23 1-2: Brighenti Miretti, Zauli può sorridere". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. Baridon, Marco (15 September 2021). "Juventus U23, media età pazzesca! Il dato contro la Feralpisalò, e Miretti…". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. Ferrero, Giorgio (19 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Pro Vercelli 0-2: vittoria per gli ospiti, bianconeri fermi a 3 punti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. Alessandro Villano (3 October 2021). "Mantova Juventus U23 0-1: vittoria importante per i bianconeri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. "Fabio Miretti U15". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. "Fabio Miretti U16". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. "Fabio Miretti U17". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. "Fabio Miretti U19". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. "Fabio Miretti, un nuovo principe per la Juventus - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. Siotto, Paolo (21 April 2021). "Chi è Fabio Miretti, talentuoso centrocampista della Juventus". SerieBnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  18. Fabio Miretti at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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