Giovanni Crociata

Giovanni Crociata (born 11 August 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Lecco.^[3]

Giovanni Crociata

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Palermo, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lecco
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	AC Milan	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Brescia (loan)	19	(1)
2017–2021	Crotone	48	(6)
2019	→ Carpi (loan)	9	(1)
2021	→ Empoli (loan)	12	(0)
2021–2023	Empoli	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ SPAL (loan)	24	(0)
2022–2023	→ Südtirol (loan)	5	(0)
2023	→ Cittadella (loan)	16	(6)
2023–	Lecco	18	(1)
International career
2013–2015	Italy U17^[2]	3	(2)
2015	Italy U18^[2]	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Club career

On 20 January 2021, he joined Empoli on loan. Empoli were obligated to purchase his rights in case of promotion to Serie A.^[4] Empoli was promoted at the end of the season.

On 31 August 2021 he joined SPAL on a season-long loan.

On 1 September 2022, Crociata was loaned to Südtirol for the season.^[5] On 10 January 2023, he was sent on a new loan to Cittadella.^[6]

On 1 September 2023, Crociata moved to Lecco in Serie B.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 15 August 2021

Club	League	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brescia (loan)	Serie B	2016–17	19	1	0	0	–		–		19	1
Crotone	Serie A	2017–18	11	1	1	0	–		–		12	1
	Serie B	2018–19	5	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
		2019–20	30	5	0	0	–		–		30	5
	Serie A	2020–21	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		48	6	3	0	–		–		51	6
Carpi (loan)	Serie B	2018–19	9	1	0	0	–		–		9	1
Empoli		2020–21	12	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
	2021–22	Serie A	0	0	1	1	–		–		1	1
	Total		12	0	1	1	–		–		13	1
Career total			88	8	4	1	–		–		92	9

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
2. FIGC international caps archive 2020-04-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
3. Giovanni Crociata at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
4. "Giovanni Crociata è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (in Italian). Empoli. 20 January 2021.
5. "Giovanni Crociata è un nuovo giocatore dell'FC Südtirol" (in Italian). Südtirol. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
6. "GIOVANNI CROCIATA" (in Italian). Cittadella. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
7. "Ufficiale: arriva Giovanni Crociata a titolo definitivo" [Official: Giovanni Crociata arrives outright] (in Italian). Lecco. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.