Patrick Ciurria (born 9 February 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Serie A club Monza.
Club career
Spezia
From 2011 to January 2013, Ciurria played for Castellarano's youth system, before moving on loan to Spezia, with whom he played in the Campionato Primavera 1 in the second part of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season he was bought outright by Spezia,[2] making his first-team debut in the 2013–14 season; Ciurria made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 24 August 2013, in a 0–0 against Cittadella.[3] He made five appearances in the Serie B and three appearances in the Coppa Italia.[4]
Ciurria played two more seasons at Spezia, during the 2014–15 season (one league game and two cup games)[4] and in the 2015–16 season, in which he played more frequently, scoring a goal in 18 appearances in the Serie B, and making three appearances in the Coppa Italia.[4]
Loans to Südtirol and Siena
In summer 2016, Ciurria was loaned to Lega Pro club Südtirol.[5] He made 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season, and a game in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[4] In January 2017, Ciurria returned to Spezia, who then sent him on loan Siena;[6] he scored three goals in 15 appearances in the Lega Pro.[4]
Pordenone
In summer 2017, Ciurria was sold outright to Pordenone.[7] In the 2017–18 season, he scored six goals in 29 appearances in the Serie C.[4] Ciurria helped Pordenone with the league title in the 2018–19 season, marking the club's first promotion to the Serie B;[8] he scored three goals in 37 games.[4]
In the 2019–20 Serie B season, Ciurria scored five league goals in 35 appearances, and made one Coppa Italia appearance.[4] The 2020–21 season was a prolific one for Ciurria, seeing him score nine goals and make 11 assists in 36 league games – he was the league top assist provider.[9]
Monza
On 31 July 2021, Ciurria joined fellow Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 14 August, in a 2–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Cittadella in the first round.[11] Ciurria helped Monza to their first Serie A promotion, after winning the promotion play-off final against Pisa.[12]
Ciurria made his Serie A debut for Monza on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino.[13] He first played as a starter on 18 September, assisting Christian Gytkjær in Monza's first-ever Serie A win, 1–0 at home against Italian giants Juventus.[14] Ciurria helped Monza to an 11th-place finish in the league.[15] On 10 August 2023, Monza renewed his contract until 30 June 2026.[15]
International career
Between 2013 and 2014, Ciurria scored four goals in 11 games for the Italy national under-19 team.[16] He later also played three games with the under-20 team, with whom he participated in the Four Nations Tournament in 2014 and 2016.[16]
Style of play
Ciurria is a versatile forward who can be used as an attacking midfielder, right winger, striker or second striker.[17]
Personal life
Ciurria's nickname "il fante", meaning "the boy" in Spezzino dialect, was given to him during his time at Spezia.[18]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spezia | 2013–14 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Robur Siena (loan) | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Pordenone | 2017–18 | Serie C | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | Serie C | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 9 | ||
| Total | 137 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 23 | ||
| Monza | 2021–22 | Serie B | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 102 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 297 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 323 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
- ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro
- ^ Appearances in play-offs
Honours
Pordenone
- Serie C: 2018–19 (Group B)
- Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019
Individual
References
- ^ "Patrick Ciurria". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Per Patrick Ciurria arriva il primo contratto da professionista". Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Patrick Ciurria at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, colpo in attacco: dallo Spezia arriva Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Robur Siena, preso l'esterno Patrick Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Pordenone, arriva l'attaccante Curria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Pordenone, prima volta in Serie B". Lega B (in Italian). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "FOCUS TMW - Serie B, classifica assistman: Ciurria al comando in solitaria. Lo inseguono in 5 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Primo colpo in attacco: Ciurria è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Cittadella sempre "infernale" per il Monza, la sconfitta per 2-1 costa l'eliminazione!". MBNews (in Italian). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "ECCO CHI È CIURRIA, IL "FANTE" DEL MONZA TUTTO CORSA E DUTTILITÀ". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Monza - Torino: 1-2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Monza-Juve, l'assist è di Ciurria Un passato gialloblù per il 27enne - Sport - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Ciurria rinnova fino al 2026: il comunicato del Club - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b FIGC (5 August 2020). "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Alla scoperta degli avversari - Patrick Ciurria tenta di risvegliare un Pordenone in crisi di risultati". Monza-News (in Italian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "E' sempre il "fante". Ciurria: "Possiamo stare in categoria"". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Patrick Ciurria". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
External links
- Profile at AC Monza (in Italian)
- Patrick Ciurria at Soccerway