International Career
Fiorillo was a regular member of the national youth teams until his 20th birthday, after Fiorillo failed to play for a professional team regularly.
Fiorillo played twice in 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite qualification, ahead the original starter Sergio Viotti.
He took part with the Italy U-19 squad at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where he was voted as the best goalkeeper of the competition. Fiorillo was one the youngest member of Italy squad, as he also eligible to the 2009 edition. Fiorillo played once in 2008 qualifying (against Malta), and rest of the matches was the backup of Ugo Gabrieli. He was the starting keeper ahead Carlo Pinsoglio in the elite round. Despite losing to Germany in the final, Azzurrini still qualified to 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He took part at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the captain of the Italian team in September 2009. He also finished as the runner-up in the 2009 Mediterranean Games as captain.
On 25 March 2009 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Austria. That match de facto played by players born in or after 1988 for an event usually played by U-20 (Four Nations Tournament), but all players were selected by U-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi to select junior member to the final round of 2009 U-21 Euro, which the age limit in fact was born in 1986 or after. Fiorillo did not included in the final squad of 2009 U-21 Euro but Andrea Seculin (who made U-21 debut on the same day) did, as Seculin did not went to FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Fiorillo was the first choice keeper in the first round of 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification. Coach Casiraghi later picked Seculin as first choice. Since November 2009 he did not receive any U-21 call-up. Fiorillo also failed to receive any call-up from Italy U-20 team until June 2011 for the last round of 2010–11 Four Nations Tournament. In 2011–12 season, he capped for another feeder team of U-21, the Italy U-21 Serie B twice.
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