Marco Meli

{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marco Meli | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pontedera, Italy | image = | height = 1.85 m | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Arezzo<br>(on loan from Juve Stabia) | clubnumber = 14 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007 | youthclubs1 = Tau Calcio | youthyears2 = 2007–2019 | youthclubs2 = Fiorentina | years1 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = Fiorentina | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Gubbio (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → Ravenna (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = Siena | caps4 = 49 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Juve Stabia | caps5 = 55 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = → Arezzo (loan) | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Italy U15 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2018 | nationalteam2 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 22 October 2025 | ntupdate = 7 February 2018 }} '''Marco Meli''' (born 2 February 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Arezzo}} club Arezzo on loan from Juve Stabia.

==Club career== ===Fiorentina=== He is a product of Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{TuttoCalciatori|Meli_Marco}}</ref> He has not been called up to the senior squad in 2017–18 or 2018–19.

====Loan to Gubbio==== On 1 August 2019 he joined Serie C club Gubbio on loan.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Fiorentina|url=http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/id-01-08-2019_19-28-06_meli-e-lakti-in-prestito-al-gubbio-.html|title=MELI E LAKTI IN PRESTITO AL GUBBIO|date=1 August 2019|language=Italian}}</ref>

He made his professional Serie C debut for Gubbio on 1 September 2019 in a game against Virtus Verona. He substituted Mattia El Hilali in the 88th minute.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/01/italy/serie-c1/as-gubbio-1910/usd-virtusvecomp-verona/3109529/|title=Gubbio v Virtus Verona game report|date=1 September 2019}}</ref> He made his first starting lineup appearance on 8 September 2019 against Arzignano and was substituted at half-time.

====Loan to Ravenna==== On 6 September 2020 he was loaned to Ravenna.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Fiorentina|url=http://it.violachannel.tv/vc13-dettaglio-breaking/items/id-06-09-2020_16-04-03_meli-e-marozzi-al-ravenna.html|title=MELI E MAROZZI AL RAVENNA|date=6 September 2020|language=Italian}}</ref>

==International career== He was first called up to represent Italy in 2015 for Under-15 squad friendlies.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Italian Football Federation|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=45900&squadraId=17|title=Italy U15 Meli profile by FIGC|accessdate=4 October 2019|language=Italian}}</ref>

He also appeared on the Under-18 squad.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|marco-meli/498244}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meli, Marco}} Category:2000 births Category:Sportspeople from Pontedera Category:Footballers from the Province of Pisa Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:ACF Fiorentina players Category:AS Gubbio 1910 players Category:Ravenna FC players Category:Siena FC SSD players Category:SS Juve Stabia players Category:SS Arezzo players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players