| Leonardo Cerri | |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Currentclub: | Carrarese (on loan from Juventus) |
| Clubnumber: | 90 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atletico Torrino (futsal) |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lupa Roma |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Unicusano Fondi |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Pescara |
| Youthyears5: | 2019–2022 |
| Youthclubs5: | Juventus |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Juventus Next Gen |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Juventus |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Carrarese (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:04, 30 September 2022 (UTC) |
Leonardo Cerri (born 4 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Carrarese on loan from Juventus.
Born in Rome, Italy, Cerri began his youth career playing futsal at Atletico Torrino, before joining Lupa Roma in 2015.[1] After one year he moved to Unicusano Fondi and, in summer of 2017, he joined Pescara.[1] In the 2018–19 season, Cerri scored 14 goals with Pescara's under-16s; he also played three games with the under-17s at the end of the season, scoring a goal.[1]
On 2 July 2019, Cerri joined Juventus in a transfer worth €1.1 million, with Pescara having 50% of his future sale.[2] He played for the under-17s in the 2019–20 season, scoring 12 goals in 17 games.[3] In 2020–21, Cerri was moved to the under-19s, playing in the Campionato Primavera 1.[3]
On 24 January 2021, Cerri scored on his debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – in the Serie C, coming on as a substitute and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Pro Sesto.[4] He also scored a disallowed goal in the 90+5th minute.[5] Cerri made three further appearances for the under-23s in 2020–21, as well as two in 2021–22. In the 2021–22 season, he scored nine goals in 27 appearances (including 13 as a substitute) for Juventus U19, also helping the to reach the semi-finals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[6]
On 6 July 2022, he signed a new contract for Juventus after the previous had expired six days earlier.[7] On 7 December, he scored Juventus Next Gen's opener in their 2–1 win to Padova in the Coppa Italia Serie C.[8]
On 12 February 2024, Cerri made his Serie A debut in Juventus's 1–0 defeat to Udinese as an 84th-minute substitute.[9] [10]
On 1 August 2024, Cerri was loaned to Carrarese.[11]
Cerri has been likened to former Italian footballer Luca Toni for his movements, position, and height.[1] At,[12] Cerri is a tall, left-footed striker, whose main characteristics are his physical presence in the box and his heading.[1]
| Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus Next Gen | 2020–21 | Serie C | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 17 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 20 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 43 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 47 | 10 | ||||
| Juventus | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 10 | |||