Raoul Petretta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Raoul Petretta
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Rheinfelden, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 28
Youth career
2000–2003 SC Rheinfelden 03
2003–2015 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Basel II 47 (1)
2017–2022 Basel 109 (7)
2022–2023 Kasımpaşa 9 (1)
2023– Toronto FC 76 (1)
International career‡
2018 Italy U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2018

Raoul Petretta (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, he has represented Italy at youth level.

Early life

[edit | edit source]

Petretta began playing football with SC Rheinfelden 03.[1] After three years, he joined Swiss club FC Basel at age six.[2] He spent the remainder of his youth career with Basel, progressing from the U7 level to the U21 level, before joining the first team.[3]

Club career

[edit | edit source]

He began his senior career with Basel II in the third tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 October 2016 against FC United Zürich.[5]

In February 2017, he signed a professional contract with FC Basel.[6][7] He made his professional debut for FC Basel on February 4, 2017 against FC Lugano in a Swiss Super League match.[6][8] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on September 27, 2017 against Portuguese club Benfica.[9][10] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal against FC Lugano.[11] In December 2020, he suffered a spinal cord injury during a match, but was able to avoid serious injury.[12][13] On 15 May 2021 he scored a brace against FC Zurich.[14] During his time with Basel, Petretta played in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League and won the Swiss Super League in 2016-17 and the Swiss Cup twice in 2016-17 and 2018-19.[15] In May 2022, it was announced that he would depart Basel upon the expiry of his contract, after rejecting a contract extension.[16]

In July 2022, Petretta signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.[17][18] He made his debut on 8 August 2022 against İstanbul Başakşehir.[19] He departed the club in January 2023.[20]

In January 2023, Petretta joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a contract through 2025, with an option for 2026.[21][22] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May 2024 against New York City FC.[23] On May 15, he served as team captain for the first time in a match against Nashville SC, with other players unavailable for the match.[24]

International career

[edit | edit source]

Petretta was born in Germany to an Italian father and German mother, but does not hold German citizenship.[2][25] On 25 May 2018, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly against Portugal.[22]

Career statistics

[edit | edit source]
As of match played 18 October 2025[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel II 2015–16 Swiss Promotion League 14 0 — — — 14 0
2016–17 24 1 — — — 25 1
2017–18 6 0 — — — 6 0
2018–19 2 0 — — — 2 0
2021–22 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 47 1 — — — 47 1
Basel 2016–17 Swiss Super League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2017–18 17 1 3 0 5 0 — 25 1
2018–19 21 1 3 0 5 0 — 29 1
2019–20 27 1 5 0 12 1 — 44 2
2020–21 26 3 1 0 0 0 — 27 3
2021–22 13 1 1 1 8 1 — 22 3
Total 109 7 13 1 30 2 — 152 10
Kasımpaşa 2022–23 Süper Lig 9 1 3 0 — — 12 1
Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 24 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 26 0
2024 27 1 3 0 — 3[a] 0 33 1
2025 25 0 1 0 — — 26 0
Total 76 1 4 0 — 5 0 85 1
Career total 241 10 20 1 30 2 5 0 296 13
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

[edit | edit source]

Basel

[edit | edit source]
  • Raoul Petretta at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  23. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  24. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  25. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  26. ^ Raoul Petretta at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Raoul_Petretta&oldid=10413569"