Francesco Cassata
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| Full name | Francesco D'Assisi Cassata[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sarzana, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Spezia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Empoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Juventus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Ascoli (loan) | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Sassuolo | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Frosinone (loa | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Genoa (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Genoa | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Parma (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Ternana (loan) | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Spezia (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Spezia | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Italy U-17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Italy U-18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Italy U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Italy U20 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Francesco D'Assisi Cassata (born 16 July 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Spezia.
Club career
On 18 January 2022, Cassata joined Parma on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy.[2]
On 30 August 2022, Cassata was loaned to Ternana with an option to buy.[3]
On 18 July 2023, Cassata joined Serie B club Spezia for two seasons. The 2023–24 season is a loan, with the obligation to buy for the 2024–25 season.[4]
International career
Francesco Cassata received his first official Italy U21 call-up on 27 May 2018, when Luigi Di Biagio summoned him as an injury replacement for Nicolò Barella ahead of the friendly against France.[5][6] On 6 September 2018, Cassata made his debut with Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Slovakia.
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 36 | 1 | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Genoa | 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Parma (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ternana (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 164 | 6 | ||||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
Honours
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016[8]
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2017[9]
References
- ↑ "Giocatore". Serie B. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "FRANCESCO CASSATA JOINS THE CROCIATI". Parma. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Dal Genoa arriva il centrocampista Francesco Cassata" (in Italian). Ternana. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ↑ "FRANCESCO CASSATA IS A NEW SPEZIA CALCIO PLAYER". Spezia Calcio. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ Piksel.com. "Figc | News - Verso l'amichevole con la Francia: Barella lascia il ritiro, Di Biagio convoca Cassata". FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ Piksel.com. "Figc | News - L'Italia chiude la stagione in bellezza: Capone firma il pareggio in casa della Francia". FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ Francesco Cassata at Soccerway
- ↑ "Euro Under-19 final: France vs Italy". UEFA. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ Francesco Oddi (11 June 2017). "Mondiale Under 20, Uruguay-Italia 1-4 ai rigori: Plizzari super, azzurrini terzi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
- Francesco Cassata at Soccerway
Categories:
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Juventus FC players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- Frosinone Calcio players
- Genoa CFC players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Spezia Calcio players
- Sportspeople from Sarzana
- Footballers from Liguria
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen