Mirko Palazzi (born 21 March 1987) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays for S.S. Cosmos.
 Palazzi with San Marino against Slovakia (2024) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rimini, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cosmos | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rimini | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Castelnuovo | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Bellaria | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Verucchio | 55 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Tre Penne | 21 | (12) |
| 2010–2013 | Rimini | 52 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Cosenza | 21 | (0) |
| 2014 | Tre Penne | 2 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | San Marino | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gualdo Casacastalda | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Tre Penne | 63 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Marignanese | ||
| 2020 | Tre Penne | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Marignanese | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cattolica | 21 | (0) |
| 2021 | Tre Penne | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cattolica | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cosmos | 53 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | San Marino | 75 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Rimini, Emilia–Romagna, Italy to an Italian father and a Sanmarinese mother,[2] Palazzi started his career at hometown club Rimini. At Rimini he also capped for San Marino, a city state bordering Marche and Romagna region, in the last two matches of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), as well as a game in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. However Palazzi only played once in 2006–07 Serie C2. Palazzi then played 2 seasons in Serie D for Verucchio, a local side within the Province of Rimini. Palazzi played for Sanmarinese amateur club Tre Penne. He scored two goals in 2010–11 UEFA Europa League before returned to Rimini for the re-established Rimini: A.C. Rimini 1912 which the new entity was admitted Serie D after the old entity was expelled from Lega Pro. A.C. Rimini was promoted in that season as the winner of inter-group promotion playoffs.
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Palazzi joined Italian club AS San Giovanni Marignanese.[3]
International career
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2017 | Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan |
1–4 | 1–5 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal life
editPalazzi works as a Sales Advisor while also playing football.[4]
References
edit- ^ Mirko Palazzi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Mirko Palazzi, dal Castelnuovo al tempio di Wembley con la maglia del San Marino (in Italian)
- ^ Calcio Eccellenza: la Marignanese ufficializza bomber Sartori, quasi fatta per Mirko Palazzi, altarimini.it, 8 June 2019
- ^ "Instagram".
External links
edit- Mirko Palazzi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Football.it Profile (in Italian)