Claudio Marchisio, Italian midfielder, "little prince" of Juventus Turin. The nickname stuck to him after one day Claudio showed up for training in a stylish suit. To this day, this footballer is a kind of "style icon" who 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 of Claudio's relatives 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 was noticed by the Juventus scouts.
Claudio spent in the youth sector of Juventus until 2006. At the academy, he first played as a striker, but as a teenager, Claudio was transferred to the place of a midfielder. In the 2005/2006 season, the midfielder was transferred to the senior 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 Turin. In the 2006/2007 season, Juventus was punished for participating in fixed games and sent to the championship with a lower rank as punishment. During the second round of Serie B, Claudio became more frequent in the main team. At that time, the old-timers of the team remained in Juventus: Gigi Buffon, David Trezeguet, Mauro Camoranesi.
In the spring of 2007, the Turin team returned to the elite of Italian football. But the pupil was leased to Empoli, and striker Sebastian Giovinco also went on loan with him. In the Empoli camp, Claudio was the main player, at the end of the season the team flew to Serie B and Marchisio was returned to the Turin camp.
Claudio scored his debut goal for Juve at 23 against Fiorentina. In the same year, the midfielder extended his contract with Juventus for 5 years. In the Juve camp, the midfielder won the Italian title seven times in a row, and there were also victories in the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup.
In 2016, Claudio suffered a serious injury, torn cruciate ligaments and spent 6 months without football. After recovering from injury, Claudio did not regain his place in the starting lineup. In the Juve camp, the midfielder played 292 meetings. In the summer of 2018, the midfielder left Juventus after many years of his career.
Many expected Marchisio to end his football career, but unexpectedly Claudio moved to Zenit St. Petersburg. In the camp of St. Petersburg residents, the "little prince" recently scored a debut goal. But so far Claudio has not become a fully-fledged key player in St. Petersburg, but let's hope that everything is still ahead.
In the camp of the national team, the footballer played 55 games and signed at the opponent's goal five times. As part of the national team, the defender won silver medals at the 2012 European Championship, and became the main player in the team at the European Championship.
Personal life
In the summer of 2008, Claudio married his girlfriend Roberta Sinopoli. The couple have two sons. By the way, Claudio's wife is a longtime fan of Torino, the principal rivals of Juventus, so the family of a famous football player is never bored.
