Manuel Lazzari (; born 29 November 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right-back for club Lazio.

Club career

SPAL Following the merger with Giacomense, Lazzari joined SPAL. Lazzari made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for SPAL on 31 August 2014, in a game against Pontedera. He helped them to two successive promotions from Lega Pro to Serie A.

On 20 August 2017, he made his debut in the Serie A in a draw against Lazio. A week later, in the 3–2 win against Udinese, he scored his first Serie A goal. On 29 April 2018, during a match against Hellas Verona, Lazzari was injured in the medial collateral. He returned to the field on the last day of the championship, in which SPAL avoided relegation by beating Sampdoria 3–1.

During the following season, he became a permanent feature in Leonardo Semplici's starting eleven. He helped SPAL avoid relegation once again, also contributing to a record-eight assists.

Lazio On 12 July 2019, Lazzari moved to Lazio, in a deal worth €10m and Alessandro Murgia moving the other way.

Lazzari won his first trophy with Lazio on 22 December 2019, playing the full game in their 3–1 victory over Juventus in the 2019 Supercoppa Italiana, held at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

International career Lazzari was given his first senior international call-up for Italy in September 2018, by manager Roberto Mancini, for Italy's opening UEFA Nations League matches against Poland and Portugal later that month. On 10 September, Lazzari made his debut for Italy in the 1–0 away loss to Portugal.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMontecchio Maggiore2010–11Serie D291———291Delta Rovigo2011–12Serie D333——20353Giacomense2012–13Lega Pro 2D24000——240SPAL2013–14Lega Pro 2D30030——3302014–15Lega Pro29050——3402015–1631120—213522016–17Serie B39020——4102017–18Serie A36220——3822018–1933010——340Total198315000212154Lazio2019–20Serie A3201061104012020–213222050—3922021–223132060—3932022–232802070—3702023–242401070103302024–252502070—3402025–2623020——250Total1955120381202476Career total481122703814155014

International

National teamYearAppsGoalsItaly201810201900202010202100202210202300Total30

Honours SPAL Serie B: 2016–17 Lega Pro: 2015–16 Supercoppa di Lega Pro: 2016

Lazio Supercoppa Italiana: 2019 Coppa Italia runner-up: 2025–26

References

External links

Lazio official profile

Profile at LegaSerieA.it Profile at FIGC.it