Giuseppe Rizzo


Giuseppe Rizzo is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Catania.

Club career

He started his career in Serie B with Reggina, debuted for the club on 26 November 2009, in the Coppa Italia defeat against Palermo. His debut in Serie B was on 19 April 2010, against Crotone. The final result of the match was a win for Reggina. Rizzo made his first goal for the club on the match against Piacenza.

International career

Rizzo was called for the first time by manager Ciro Ferrara for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Turkey, in November 2010. On 17 November 2010, the match was played at Stadio Bruno Recchioni in Fermo. The final result was 2-1 and Rizzo came off the bench for his debut on the 75 minute.
In 2011–12 season he played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team, the B team of U21.