Raffaele Celia

Raffaele Celia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Catanzaro, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Benevento
Number 13
Youth career
–2015 Catanzaro
2014–2015 → Sassuolo (loan)
2015–2018 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sassuolo 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Cuneo (loan) 31 (0)
2019–2021 → Alessandria (loan) 57 (4)
2021–2024 SPAL 71 (5)
2024 Ascoli 17 (0)
2024–2026 Cesena 36 (0)
2026– Benevento 5 (0)
International career
2014 Italy U-15 5 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U-16 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026

Raffaele Celia (born 4 March 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Benevento.

Club career

He made his Serie C debut for Cuneo on 17 September 2018 in a game against Pisa.

On 7 August 2019, he joined Alessandria on loan.

On 27 August 2021 he joined SPAL.

On 11 January 2024, Celia moved to Ascoli.

On 8 August 2024, Celia signed a two-season contract with Cesena.

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Raffaele Celia è dell'Alessandria Calcio". Grigi Online (in Italian). 7 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "IL LATERALE SINISTRO RAFFAELE CELIA ALLA SPAL DAL SASSUOLO" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "#CALCIOMERCATO: RAFFAELE CELIA A TITOLO DEFINITIVO DALLA SPAL" [TRANSFER MARKET: RAFFAELE CELIA PERMANENTLY FROM SPAL.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "RAFFAELE CELIA IS A NEW PLAYER FOR CESENA FC". Cesena. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.