Marco Raina

Marco Raina (born 25 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Serie C Group A club Arzignano.

Marco Raina
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002
Place of birth Cuneo, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arzignano
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 Pro Dronero
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 15 (0)
2023– Arzignano 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Raina played on his city's team, Pro Dronero until he reached the Giovanissimi level (under-15).[2] In July 2016, he joined the Juventus youth sector, spending time with the under-15, under-17 and under-19 sides, until he moved to Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus in November 2020.[3] In September 2019 he was called up by Juventus U23.[4]

He signed his first professional contract on 1 October 2021.[2] On 5 December of the same year, Juventus first-team coach Massimiliano Allegri called him up for a home match against Genoa.[5] They won 2–0, given Mattia Perin's absence. Perin was quarantined over a COVID-19 contact.[3] He became Juventus U23's third-choice goalkeeper during the 2021–22 season, under Lamberto Zauli's management and occasionally alternated training with Andrea Bonatti, the under-19s coach.[5] In August 2022, he featured in the annual friendly match between Juventus A (the first team) and Juventus B (Juventus U23) in Villar Perosa. He entered the pitch in the second half.[6] He played with the latter, without conceding a goal, but they lost 2–0 due to Manuel Locatelli and Lenardo Bonucci's goals.[6]

  1. The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References
  1. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. "Juventus, rinnovo fino al 2026 per Cudrig". La Casa di C (in Italian). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. "Il dronerese Marco Raina convocato in prima squadra dalla Juventus". Cuneo24 (in Italian). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. Juventus.com. "Juve-Pontedera, i convocati Under 23 - Juventus". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. JuventusNews24, Redazione (5 December 2021). "Chi è Marco Raina, portiere convocato da Allegri per Juve Genoa". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. Cerutti, Carlo (6 August 2022). "Il dronerese Marco Raina in campo a Villar Perosa con la Juventus Under 23". www.ideawebtv.it - Quotidiano on line della provincia di Cuneo (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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