Mirko Palazzi (born 21 March 1987) is an Italian-Sammarinese footballer who plays as a defender for Tre Penne and the San Marino national team.
Club career A right back, Palazzi for a while was the only professional Sanmarinese footballer. He started his career at hometown club Rimini. However Palazzi only played once in 2006–07 Serie C2. Palazzi then played 2 seasons in Serie D for Verucchio, a local side within the Province of Rimini. Palazzi played for Sanmarinese amateur club Tre Penne. He scored two goals in 2010–11 UEFA Europa League before returned to Rimini for the re-established Rimini: A.C. Rimini 1912 with the new entity being admitted Serie D after the old entity was expelled from Lega Pro. A.C. Rimini was promoted in that season as the winner of inter-group promotion playoffs. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Palazzi joined Italian club AS San Giovanni Marignanese.Calcio Eccellenza: la Marignanese ufficializza bomber Sartori, quasi fatta per Mirko Palazzi, altarimini.it, 8 June 2019
International career He was first called-up to the San Marino national football team in 2005 ahead of their match in Sarajevo against Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. He was capped in the last two matches of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), as well as also featuring in a game in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
He scored his first international goal for San Marino against Azerbaijan national football team in a FIFA World Cup qualification match in 2017, in a 5-1 defeat.
International goals Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 4 September 2017 Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–4 1–5 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Personal life He was born in Rimini, Emilia–Romagna, Italy to an Italian father and a Sammarinese mother.Mirko Palazzi, dal Castelnuovo al tempio di Wembley con la maglia del San Marino (in Italian) Palazzi works as a sales advisor while also playing football.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
References
External links
Football.it Profile