Claudio Marchisio, Italian midfielder, “little prince” of Turin Juventus. The nickname came to him after Claudio once appeared in training in a stylish suit. And to this day, this football player is a kind of "style icon", which has a contract with many advertising agencies.
Biography
The future midfielder was born in the winter of 1986, in the city of Chieri, near Turin. All Claudio's family were fans of Juventus Turin. At the age of seven, Marchisio joined the team of the Fiat automobile plant. He played a couple of meetings for the team and he was noticed by the Juventus scouts.
In the youth sector of Juventus, Claudio spent until 2006. At the academy, he first played on the spot of the striker, but in his youth Claudio was transferred to the position of a midfielder. In the 2005/2006 season, the midfielder was transferred to an adult team, and Claudio even got into the application for one meeting of the national championship.
Career
The debut for Juventus came at a bad time for the Turin. In the 2006/2007 season, Juventus was punished for participating in contractual games and sent to the championship a lower rank in punishment. During the second round of Series B, Claudio began to get into the main team more often. At that time, “Juventus” remained the old-timers of the team: Gigi Buffon, David Trezeguet, Mauro Camoranesi.
In the spring of 2007, the Turin team returned to the Italian football elite. But the pupil was leased to Empoli, and striker Sebastian Dzhovinko also went on lease. In the camp of Empoli, Claudio was the main player, at the end of the season the team flew to Serie B and Marchisio returned to the camp of Turintsy.
Claudio scored his debut ball in the Juve camp at the age of 23 at the gate of Fiorentina. In the same year, the midfielder extended the contract with Juventus for 5 years. In the Juve camp, the midfielder won the Italian title seven times in a row, there were also victories in the Italian Cup and the Italian Super Cup.
In 2016, Claudio suffered serious damage, tore the cruciate ligaments and spent 6 months without football. After recovering from an injury, Claudio did not regain his place in the first team. In the camp “Juve” midfielder played 292 meetings. In the summer of 2018, the midfielder left Juventus after many years of career.
Many expected that Marchisio would end his football career, but unexpectedly, Claudio moved to St. Petersburg “Zenith”. In the camp of St. Petersburg, the "Little Prince" recently marked his debut goal. But so far, Claudio did not become a full-fledged key player for the St. Petersburg team, but let's hope that everything is still ahead.
In the camp of the national team, the football player spent 55 games and signed five times at the opponent’s goal. As part of the national team, the defender won silver medals in the European Championship in 2012, and became the main player in the European championship.
