Fabio Miretti

Fabio Miretti (born 3 August 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Italy national team.

Miretti joined Auxilium Saluzzo's youth setup in 2007 and moved on to Cuneo's the following year. In 2011, Miretti was bought by Juventus with which he played across its youth levels. In February 2021, he made his professional debut with the under-23 team, aged 17. The following season, he became a Juventus U23 regular, before making his Serie A and UEFA Champions League debuts with the first team and helping the under-19 team reach the UEFA Youth League semi-finals. In the 2022–23 season, Miretti was permanently promoted to the first team.

Miretti has also represented Italy at youth levels since 2018. He has since scored nine goals in 40 appearances across Italy's levels. In 2022, he made his debut for the senior team.

Club career Juventus Early career Miretti started playing football at Auxilium Saluzzo's youth sector at the age of four. One year later, his talent was recognised by scout Ermanno Demaria, and he was acquired by the Cuneo's Youth Team, with which he played their friendlies with children one year older, signing his first contract in 2010. By the time he turned 11, he had scored 177 goals for the Pulcini side. Miretti scored 16 goals in 17 appearances with the under-17s in the 2019–20 season, subsequently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. In October 2020, Miretti was included in The Guardian 's list of the 60 best talents in the world born in 2003. On 13 February 2021, he made his professional debut with Serie C side Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – in a 3–0 away win against AlbinoLeffe, at his first call up.

2021–22 season: Development and breakthrough

Miretti began the 2021–22 season by taking part in Juventus' pre-season friendlies. In August, he was given the number 21 jersey for Juventus U23. For the under-23s, he converted his 108th-minute penalty in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Pro Sesto at the opener of the season on 22 August, allowing his team to enter the further round. Six days after, he scored his first Serie C goal, the opener from the edge of the box of Juventus U23's away match against Pergolettese, eventually won 2–1. On 10 September, Miretti received his first call up by the first team, by coach Massimiliano Allegri, alongside his U23 teammates Koni De Winter and Matías Soulé for the Serie A match against Napoli of the following day. His Juventus first-team debut came on 8 December, in a 1–0 UEFA Champions League home win against Malmö FF, coming on as substitute in the 89th minute. Five days later, he scored an 86th-minute decider in Juventus U23's 2–1 comeback to Trento after his team had suffered three defeats in a row. On 31 December, he was awarded Best Youth Player of the first half of the Serie C season.

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2021–22 Serie A

2022–23 Serie A

2023–24 Serie A

2025–26 Serie A

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Beşiktaş (loan) 2026–27 Süper Lig

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Individual

Italian Golden boy: 2022; Best Youth Player of the first half of the Serie C season.