{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Patrick Ciurria | image = AC Monza vs. UC Sampdoria, 20 September 2025 03 (Patrick Ciurria).jpg | caption = Ciurria with Monza in 2025 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sassuolo, Italy | height = 1.78 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmonza.com/en/player/130/ |title=Patrick Ciurria |publisher=AC Monza |accessdate=3 September 2022}}</ref> | position = Midfielder, full-back | currentclub = Monza | clubnumber = 26 | youthyears1 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs1 = Castellarano | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = → Spezia (loan) | years1 = 2013–2017 | clubs1 = Spezia | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = → Südtirol (loan) | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Robur Siena (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2017–2021 | clubs4 = Pordenone | caps4 = 137 | goals4 = 23 | years5 = 2021– | clubs5 = Monza | caps5 = 145 | goals5 = 13 | nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam1 = Italy U19 | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam2 = Italy U20 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 12 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Patrick Ciurria''' (born 9 February 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for {{Italian football updater|Monza}} club Monza.
==Club career==
=== Spezia === From 2011 to January 2013, Ciurria played for Castellarano's youth system, before moving on loan to Spezia, with whom he played in the Campionato Primavera 1 in the second part of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the season he was bought outright by Spezia,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Per Patrick Ciurria arriva il primo contratto da professionista|url=https://www.acspezia.com/news/per-patrick-ciurria-arriva-il-primo-contratto-da-professionista.8259.html|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Spezia Calcio - Sito ufficiale}}</ref> making his first-team debut in the 2013–14 season; Ciurria made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 24 August 2013, in a 0–0 against Cittadella.<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Game Report by Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/24/italy/serie-b/asd-spezia-calcio-2008/as-cittadella/1555345/|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> He made five appearances in the Serie B and three appearances in the Coppa Italia.<ref name="SW" />
Ciurria played two more seasons at Spezia, during the 2014–15 season (one league game and two cup games)<ref name="SW" /> and in the 2015–16 season, in which he played more frequently, scoring a goal in 18 appearances in the Serie B, and making three appearances in the Coppa Italia.<ref name="SW" />
=== Loans to Südtirol and Siena === In summer 2016, Ciurria was loaned to Lega Pro club Südtirol.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, colpo in attacco: dallo Spezia arriva Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-sudtirol-colpo-in-attacco-dallo-spezia-arriva-ciurria-861204|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.tuttomercatoweb.com|language=it}}</ref> He made 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season, and a game in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.<ref name="SW" /> In January 2017, Ciurria returned to Spezia, who then sent him on loan Siena;<ref>{{Cite web|title=UFFICIALE: Robur Siena, preso l'esterno Patrick Ciurria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-robur-siena-preso-l-esterno-patrick-ciurria-929052|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.tuttomercatoweb.com|language=it}}</ref> he scored three goals in 15 appearances in the Lega Pro.<ref name="SW" />
=== Pordenone === In summer 2017, Ciurria was sold outright to Pordenone.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UFFICIALE: Pordenone, arriva l'attaccante Curria - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-pordenone-arriva-l-attaccante-curria-1002284|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.tuttomercatoweb.com|language=it}}</ref> In the 2017–18 season, he scored six goals in 29 appearances in the Serie C.<ref name="SW" /> Ciurria helped Pordenone with the league title in the 2018–19 season, marking the club's first promotion to the Serie B;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-28|title=Pordenone, prima volta in Serie B|url=https://www.legab.it/pordenone-prima-volta-in-serie-b/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Lega B|language=it-IT}}</ref> he scored three goals in 37 games.<ref name="SW" />
In the 2019–20 Serie B season, Ciurria scored five league goals in 35 appearances, and made one Coppa Italia appearance.<ref name="SW" /> The 2020–21 season was a prolific one for Ciurria, seeing him score nine goals and make 11 assists in 36 league games – he was the league top assist provider.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FOCUS TMW - Serie B, classifica assistman: Ciurria al comando in solitaria. Lo inseguono in 5 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/focus-tmw-serie-b-classifica-assistman-ciurria-al-comando-in-solitaria-lo-inseguono-in-5-1531254|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.tuttomercatoweb.com|language=it}}</ref>
=== Monza === On 31 July 2021, Ciurria joined fellow Serie B side Monza on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Primo colpo in attacco: Ciurria è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A.|url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/2767/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.acmonza.com|language=it}}</ref> He made his debut on 14 August, in a 2–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Cittadella in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 August 2021|title=Cittadella sempre "infernale" per il Monza, la sconfitta per 2-1 costa l'eliminazione!|url=https://www.mbnews.it/2021/08/monza-cittadella-coppa-italia-eliminazione/|access-date=14 August 2021|website=MBNews|language=it-IT}}</ref> Ciurria helped Monza to their first Serie A promotion, after winning the promotion play-off final against Pisa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-20 |title=ECCO CHI È CIURRIA, IL "FANTE" DEL MONZA TUTTO CORSA E DUTTILITÀ |url=https://www.alfredopedulla.com/ecco-chi-e-ciurria-il-fante-del-monza-tutto-corsa-e-duttilita/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Alfredo Pedullà |language=it-IT}}</ref>
Ciurria made his Serie A debut for Monza on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monza - Torino: 1-2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita |url=https://sport.virgilio.it/dirette/live/serie-a/13-8-2022/monza-torino/2302448/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Virgilio Sport |language=it}}</ref> He first played as a starter on 18 September, assisting Christian Gytkjær in Monza's first-ever Serie A win, 1–0 at home against Italian giants Juventus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-20 |title=Monza-Juve, l'assist è di Ciurria Un passato gialloblù per il 27enne - Sport - ilrestodelcarlino.it |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/modena/sport/monza-juve-lassist-e-di-ciurria-un-passato-gialloblu-per-il-27enne-1.8096385 |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=il Resto del Carlino |language=it}}</ref> Ciurria helped Monza to an 11th-place finish in the league.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ciurria rinnova fino al 2026: il comunicato del Club - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A. |url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/rinnovo-patrick-ciurria-2026-ac-monza-il-comunicato/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.acmonza.com |language=it}}</ref> On 10 August 2023, Monza renewed his contract until 30 June 2026.<ref name=":0" />
== International career == Between 2013 and 2014, Ciurria scored four goals in 11 games for the Italy national under-19 team.<ref name="FIGC">{{Cite web|last=FIGC|date=2020-08-05|title=Convocazioni e presenze in campo|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio|language=en}}</ref> He later also played three games with the under-20 team, with whom he participated in the Four Nations Tournament in 2014 and 2016.<ref name="FIGC"/>
== Style of play == Ciurria is a versatile forward who can be used as an attacking midfielder, right winger, striker or second striker.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-06|title=Alla scoperta degli avversari - Patrick Ciurria tenta di risvegliare un Pordenone in crisi di risultati|url=https://www.monza-news.it/monza-calcio/alla-scoperta-degli-avversari-patrick-ciurria-tenta-di-risvegliare-un-pordenone-in-crisi-di-risultati/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Monza-News|language=it-IT}}</ref>
== Personal life == Ciurria's nickname "{{Lang|it|il fante}}", meaning "the boy" in {{Ill|Spezzino dialect|it|Dialetto spezzino}}, was given to him during his time at Spezia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-10 |title=E' sempre il "fante". Ciurria: "Possiamo stare in categoria" |url=https://www.cittadellaspezia.com/2019/09/10/e-sempre-il-fante-ciurria-possiamo-stare-in-categoria-294400/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Citta della Spezia |language=it-IT}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
=== Club === {{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|306885|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{TuttoCalciatori|Ciurria_Patrick|access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coppa Italia !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="5" |Spezia |2013–14 |Serie B |5||0||3||0||colspan="2" |—||8||0 |- |2014–15 |Serie B |1||0||2||0||colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |2015–16 |Serie B |18||1||3||0||colspan="2" |—||21||1 |- |2016–17 |Serie B |colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- !colspan="2" |Total !24!!1!!8!!0!!0!!0!!32!!1 |- |Südtirol (loan) |2016–17 |Lega Pro |19||0||0||0||1{{Efn|Appearance in Coppa Italia Lega Pro|name=CILP}}||0||20||0 |- |Robur Siena (loan) |2016–17 |Lega Pro |15||3||0||0||0||0||15||3 |- | rowspan="5" |Pordenone |2017–18 |Serie C |29||6||3||0||colspan="2" |—||32||6 |- |2018–19 |Serie C |37||3||2||0||2{{Efn|One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro}}||0||41||3 |- |2019–20 |Serie B |35||5||1||0||2{{Efn|Appearances in play-offs|name=PO}}||0||38||5 |- |2020–21 |Serie B |36||9||2||0||colspan="2" |—||38||9 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !137!!23!!8!!0!!4!!0!!149!!23 |- | rowspan="5" |Monza |2021–22 |Serie B |38||5||1||0||4||0||39||5 |- |2022–23 |Serie A |36||6||1||0||colspan="2" |—||37||6 |- |2023–24 |Serie A |22||0||1||0||colspan="2" |—||23||0 |- |2024–25 |Serie A |21||1||1||0||colspan="2" |—||22||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !117!!12!!4!!0!!4!!0!!122!!12 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !312!!39!!20!!0!!9!!0!!338!!39 |} {{notelist}}
== Honours == '''Pordenone''' * Serie C: 2018–19 (Group B) * Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019
'''Individual''' * Serie B top assist provider: 2020–21
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat}} * [https://www.acmonza.com/it/player/130/ Profile] at AC Monza {{in lang|it}} * {{Soccerway|306885}}
{{AC Monza squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciurria, Patrick}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Sassuolo Category:Footballers from the Province of Modena Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:PD Castellarano players Category:Spezia Calcio players Category:FC Südtirol players Category:Siena FC SSD players Category:Nuovo Pordenone 2024 FC ASD players Category:AC Monza players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Serie A players Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen