Federico Croci
.jpg) Croci warming up for Fiorentina in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bibbiena, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Montevarchi | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Italy U15 | 13 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2025 | Italy U16 | 9 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Italy U17 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Federico Croci (born 1 July 2010) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Serie A club Fiorentina.
Club career
[edit]Born in Bibbiena, Croci is a youth product of Subbiano, Montevarchi and Fiorentina.[1][2][3]
In Florence, he was a standout with the under-15, proving to be prolific in front of the goal with the team that reached the final of the Campionato Nazionale Under-15.[1][2][4]
He started playing with the Primavera team during the 2025–26 season.[3][5]
International career
[edit]Croci is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-15,[1][2] under-16 and under-17.
He was selected with the under-17 team to play the European Under-17 Championship in May and June 2026.[6]
Italy reached the final of the tournament after defeating Ebrima Tunkara's Spain in a penalty shootout, following a 1–1 draw.[7][8] They then went on to win the competition after another penalty shootout victory with the same regular time score, against a Belgium team comprising the likes of Xander Dierckx, Elie Mbavu and Jayden Onia Seke.[5][9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fiorentina | 2026–27 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Italy U17
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Marzotti, Matteo (20 June 2025). "Federico, 14 anni: è il super bomber d'Italia". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Federico Croci, il 10 della Fiorentina con la media di due gol a partita: "Puntiamo a vincere il campionato"". FIGC (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- 1 2 Barilaro, Andrea (25 May 2026). "Dal para-rigori Lupo a bomber Perillo: chi sono e come giocano le stelline azzurre dell'U17". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ Barilaro, Andrea (13 June 2025). "Il miglior goleador italiano? Ha 15 anni e gioca in maglia viola". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Donato, Lelio (7 June 2026). "L'Italia Under 17 è Campione d'Europa: dal portiere Lupo al CT Franceschini, i protagonisti del trionfo azzurro". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Europeo, fase finale in Estonia dal 25 maggio al 7 giugno: le scelte di Daniele Franceschini". FIGC (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Scognamiglio, Pietro. "Impresa Italia, è in finale all'Europeo U17! Lupo para tre rigori, Spagna ko. Ora il Belgio". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ González, Carlos (4 June 2026). "Italia 1 (4) - (2) 1 España: resumen, goles y resultado de la semifinal del Europeo Sub-17". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Italia campione d'Europa Under 17: battuto il Belgio ai rigori". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 7 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Federico Croci at WorldFootball.net
- Federico Croci at Kicker (in German)