Fabrizio Grillo

Fabrizio Grillo
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back / Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Livorno
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2001 Lazio
2001–2006 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Roma 0 (0)
2007 → Sambenedettese (loan) 13 (0)
2007–2010 Arezzo 39 (1)
2009–2010 → Crotone (loan) 18 (0)
2010–2011 CSKA Sofia 3 (0)
2011–2013 Varese 58 (0)
2013–2014 Siena 11 (2)
2014 → Varese (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2016 Pescara 12 (0)
2016 Pavia 6 (0)
2016– Livorno 1 (0)
National team
2001–2002 Italy U-15 1 (0)
2002–2003 Italy U-16 4 (0)
2001–2004 Italy U-17 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 29 August 2016 (UTC).


Fabrizio Grillo (born 2 February 1987 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for Livorno in Lega Pro. He is a left back but can also play as a left winger.[1] He is a former Italy U-17 international.

Career

Grillo began playing football at joined Lazio academy, he left them in 2001 to join rivals Roma, becoming a member of the first team squad at age 16.

Before a loan spell at Sambenedettese he left Roma to join Arezzo in 2007, where he played 39 games. He joined Crotone on loan during the 2009/10 season, playing 18 times. In 2010 he moved to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia , where he plays in the Europa League, debuting September 30, 2010 in the home game against FC Porto, the game finished 0-1. Grillo was part of the squad which won the Bulgarian Cup under manager Milen Radukanov.

In summer 2011 signed a three-year deal with Serie B side Varese.

After impressing at Varese, In January 2013, Grillo joined Serie A side Siena. He made his debut against Juventus in Serie A. On May 12, 2013 in the 2-1 loss gainst S.S.C. Napoli, Grillo scored his first goal in the top flight with a left footed strike. However, Siena were relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2012/13 season.

In January 2014, Grillo rejoined Varese on loan until the end of the season,[2] helping Varese stay in the division after beating Novara in the relegation playoffs. After returning from loan, Grillo was released by Siena with Siena later announcing they were bankrupt.[3]

Pescara

In August 2014, Grillo revealed after interest from Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers that he had joined Pescara.[4] He wore no.33 shirt.[5][6]

Pavia

Grillo failed to play any game in 2015–16 Serie B. On 7 January 2016 Grillo was signed by Pavia in a definitive deal.[7]

Livorno

After the bankruptcy of Pavia, Grillo joined Livorno as a free agent.[8]

International career

Grillo was a highly rated youth prospect and was capped by Italy, from Italy U-15 to Italy U-17 level.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Mercato, Fabrizio Grillo in biancorosso per 4 anni". Il Giorno. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Grillo in prestito al Varese" (in Italian). A.C. Siena. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Comunicato Ac Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "News 12 agosto" (in Italian). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "La numerazione ufficiale" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Numerazione ufficiale 2015/16" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Calciomercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Nacarlo, Paolo (2016). "Tre nuovi acquisti per il Livorno Calcio" (in Italian). A.S. Livorno Calcio. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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