Mirko Palazzi

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.

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.

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. Palazzi works as a sales advisor while also playing football.

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