# Ciro Immobile
**Ciro Immobile** (born 1990, Torre Annunziata, Italy) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker and retired in August 2026 as Lazio's all-time leading goalscorer, the 2020 European Golden Boot winner, and a champion of [UEFA Euro 2020](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-euro-2020) with Italy.[1](https://biografieonline.it/biografia-ciro-immobile) • [2](https://en.legaseriea.it/news/ciro-immobile-announces-his-retirement) • [3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Torre Annunziata, province of Naples[1](https://biografieonline.it/biografia-ciro-immobile) |
| Breakthrough | 28 goals in Serie B with Pescara in 2011/12, winning the title and the Serie B top-scorer award[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) |
| Serie A scoring titles | Capocannoniere four times, first with Torino in 2014 (22 goals)[3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) |
| Lazio record | 207 goals in 340 appearances, more than any other player in Lazio's history[2](https://en.legaseriea.it/news/ciro-immobile-announces-his-retirement) |
| Golden Boot | 2020 European Golden Shoe with 36 league goals, equal to the Serie A record set by Gonzalo Higuaín in 2016[3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/) • [5](https://as.com/futbol/2020/08/01/internacional/1596284815_509096.html) |
| Italy | 17 goals in 57 caps; UEFA Euro 2020 winner (2021)[6](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2026/08/14/ciro-immobile-ritiro-calcio-video) |
| Retirement | Announced 14 August 2026, at age 36, after a January 2026 move to Paris FC[3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/) |
## Early career
Immobile grew up in Sorrento's youth system before joining Juventus, where he moved into the first team and made his [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) and Champions League debuts.[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) • [7](https://mediaverse.sslazio.hiway.media/VMFS1/FILES/public/upload/65968576/EroieBook.pdf) His Juventus debut came as a late substitute for [Alessandro Del Piero](https://www.edgepedia.org/alessandro-del-piero) in March 2009, and with 14 goals across two editions of the Viareggio Tournament (four in 2009, ten in 2010) he broke Renzo Cappellaro's 50-year-old scoring record in the competition.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-ciro-immobile)
Loans to Siena, then coached by [Antonio Conte](https://www.edgepedia.org/antonio-conte), and Grosseto preceded the 2011/12 season at Pescara under Zdenek Zeman. Immobile took [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b) by storm with 28 goals, helping Pescara win the title and promotion in a side that also launched [Marco Verratti](https://www.edgepedia.org/marco-verratti) and Lorenzo Insigne.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-ciro-immobile) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) A move to Genoa followed, where he played second fiddle to Marco Borriello and finished the season with five goals and three assists.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-ciro-immobile)
In the summer of 2013 Juventus resolved its co-ownership of the player with Genoa in its own favor and immediately transferred half of his registration to Torino.[9](https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2020/02/21/immobile-ciro-lazio-torino-siviglia-napoli/) The 2013/14 season at Torino made him: he became Serie A's top scorer with 22 goals in 33 matches, was called up by Italy, and moved to [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.edgepedia.org/borussia-dortmund).[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) • [10](https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamdigby/2022/03/15/ciro-immobile-lazios-record-breaking-goal-machine/)
## Abroad and return to Italy
His spells outside Italy were short and unproductive. In the 2014/15 [Bundesliga](https://www.edgepedia.org/bundesliga) season under [Jürgen Klopp](https://www.edgepedia.org/jurgen-klopp), Immobile featured as a lone striker in a 4-2-3-1 and scored 3 goals in 24 Bundesliga appearances. In 2015 he played for Sevilla under [Unai Emery](https://www.edgepedia.org/unai-emery), again as a lone striker, and scored 2 goals in eight La Liga games before returning to Serie A halfway through the 2015/16 season, first back at Torino.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/)
## Lazio
Immobile joined Lazio in the summer of 2016 and stayed for eight seasons, becoming the club's captain and its most prolific player ever.[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) • [7](https://mediaverse.sslazio.hiway.media/VMFS1/FILES/public/upload/65968576/EroieBook.pdf) In league play for Lazio he made 270 appearances with 169 goals (50 from penalties) and 41 assists.[12](https://theanalyst.com/players/6445/ciro-immobile/career) Across all competitions he finished with 207 goals in 340 appearances, more than any other player in the club's history, alongside one [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia) (2019) and two Italian Super Cups (2017 and 2019).[2](https://en.legaseriea.it/news/ciro-immobile-announces-his-retirement) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/)
**The 2019/20 season** was his peak. Under [Simone Inzaghi](https://www.edgepedia.org/simone-inzaghi)'s 3-5-2, he scored 36 goals in Serie A, equaling the competition record set by [Gonzalo Higuaín](https://www.edgepedia.org/gonzalo-higuain) in 2015/16, and won the [European Golden Shoe](https://www.edgepedia.org/european-golden-shoe), the first Italian-based winner since Francesco Totti in 2007.[5](https://as.com/futbol/2020/08/01/internacional/1596284815_509096.html) • [13](https://as.com/futbol/2020/07/29/internacional/1596031280_068908.html) That season he also ranked among the league leaders in assists and penalty conversion, converting 11 of 12 spot kicks (92 percent).[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker) He was top scorer of the Europa League in 2018.[3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/)
Since 1999/00 he also holds the most combined goals and assists in Serie A, with 250.[15](https://www.statmuse.com/fc/ask/most-goal-contributions-since-2000?l=seriea)
## Later clubs and retirement
After Lazio, Immobile moved to Beşiktaş, where in the 2024/25 [Süper Lig](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-lig) he made 30 appearances with 15 goals (8 penalties) and won the Turkish Super Cup, scoring a brace in his Super Cup debut.[12](https://theanalyst.com/players/6445/ciro-immobile/career) • [16](https://en.legaseriea.it/serie-a/news/king-ciro-returns-to-italy) On 10 July 2025 Bologna announced his signing on a permanent basis.[17](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/ciro-immobile-joins-bologna/) In January 2026 he signed for Paris FC in Ligue 1, where he made 12 league appearances with 2 goals, and on 14 August 2026 he announced his retirement at age 36, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.[3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/) • [12](https://theanalyst.com/players/6445/ciro-immobile/career)
## Playing style
Immobile measured 185 centimeters and 85 kilograms and was a physically strong, right-footed striker comfortable moving across the full width of the pitch to attack the defensive line.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker) Analysts describe his game as built on timing and space rather than dribbling flair: runs that started from unmarked positions beyond the center-backs' sight and finished with him receiving behind the lines, quick shot execution, and the strength and coordination to finish aerially at the back post.[18](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/ciro-immobile-2019-20-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) • [19](https://rincontactica.blogspot.com/2015/07/analisis-immobile-fichaje-sevilla-fc.html)
At Lazio he was more than a finisher. In 2019/20 he averaged 10,452 meters per match, first among Serie A forwards, recorded 7 assists in 28 league games, dropped deep to release pressure against high pressing, and tracked back to cover for teammates.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker) His scoring depended on system fit: he thrived in two-striker setups that let him roam, and struggled as a lone front man in three-forward systems, which is how his seasons at Dortmund and Sevilla are explained by tactical analysts.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker)
## Italy
Immobile made his Italy debut in a friendly against Spain in March 2014, and his first national-team goal came on 4 September 2014 in a 2-0 win over the Netherlands.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-ciro-immobile) • [20](https://www.rsssf.org/players/immobiledata.html) He was part of the squad that won UEFA Euro 2020, played at the tournament, and finished his international career with 17 goals in 57 appearances; he also won bronze with Italy at the 2023 UEFA Nations League.[6](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2026/08/14/ciro-immobile-ritiro-calcio-video) • [4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/) His international output stayed well below his club scoring, a gap analysts attribute to the tactical fit problem: under Roberto Mancini Italy used a 4-3-3 with wingers, the lone-striker role in which he was least effective.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker)
## Honors
- Serie B title and top-scorer award with Pescara, 2011/12 (28 goals)[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/)
- Serie A capocannoniere with Torino, 2014 (22 goals)[4](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/)
- Supercoppa di Germania with Borussia Dortmund, 2014/15[21](https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Immobile_Ciro)
- Coppa Italia (2018/19) and Supercoppa Italiana (2017/18, 2019/20) with Lazio[21](https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Immobile_Ciro)
- European Golden Shoe, 2020 (36 goals)[3](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/)
- UEFA Euro 2020 with Italy (2021)[6](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2026/08/14/ciro-immobile-ritiro-calcio-video)
- Supercoppa di Turchia with Beşiktaş, 2024/25[21](https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Immobile_Ciro)
## References
1. [Ciro Immobile, biografia, Biografieonline](https://biografieonline.it/biografia-ciro-immobile)
2. [Ciro Immobile announces his retirement, Lega Serie A](https://en.legaseriea.it/news/ciro-immobile-announces-his-retirement)
3. [Ciro Immobile anuncia su retirada, AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/ciro-immobile-anuncia-su-retirada-f202608-n/)
4. [Immobile, Ciro, Enciclopedia Treccani](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/ciro-immobile/)
5. [Immobile igualó a Higuaín y el Nápoles tiembla por Insigne, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2020/08/01/internacional/1596284815_509096.html)
6. [Ciro Immobile annuncia il ritiro, Sky Sport](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2026/08/14/ciro-immobile-ritiro-calcio-video)
7. [1900 History, Lazio](https://mediaverse.sslazio.hiway.media/VMFS1/FILES/public/upload/65968576/EroieBook.pdf)
8. [Everything you need to know about... Ciro Immobile, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-ciro-immobile)
9. [Ciro Immobile: carriera, squadre, gol e record, Calcio e Finanza](https://www.calcioefinanza.it/2020/02/21/immobile-ciro-lazio-torino-siviglia-napoli/)
10. [Ciro Immobile: Lazio's Record-Breaking Goal Machine, Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamdigby/2022/03/15/ciro-immobile-lazios-record-breaking-goal-machine/)
11. [Ciro Immobile Scout Report At Lazio 2019/2020, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/ciro-immobile-italys-all-round-striker)
12. [Ciro Immobile Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/6445/ciro-immobile/career)
13. [Immobile marca y la Bota de Oro vuelve a Italia, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2020/07/29/internacional/1596031280_068908.html)
14. [Top 10 Goals In The Last 20 Years, StatMuse](https://www.statmuse.com/fc/ask/top-10-goals-in-the-last-20-years?l=seriea)
15. [Most Goal Contributions Since 2000, StatMuse](https://www.statmuse.com/fc/ask/most-goal-contributions-since-2000?l=seriea)
16. [King Ciro Returns to Italy, Lega Serie A](https://en.legaseriea.it/serie-a/news/king-ciro-returns-to-italy)
17. [Ciro Immobile joins Bologna, Bologna FC 1909](https://www.bolognafc.it/en/ciro-immobile-joins-bologna/)
18. [Ciro Immobile 2019/20 scout report, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/ciro-immobile-2019-20-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics)
19. [Ciro Immobile: delantero de la vieja escuela, El Rincón de la Táctica](https://rincontactica.blogspot.com/2015/07/analisis-immobile-fichaje-sevilla-fc.html)
20. [Ciro Immobile - Goals in Serie A, RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.org/players/immobiledata.html)
21. [Carriera di Immobile Ciro, TuttoCalciatori.Net](https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Immobile_Ciro)
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