![]() Antonio Piccolo Livorno's player 2012/2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Salernitana | |||
2005β2008 | Piacenza | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006β2011 | Piacenza | 41 | (5) |
2008β2009 | β Foggia (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2011β2013 | Livorno | 26 | (2) |
2013β2016 | Lanciano | 106 | (25) |
2016β2017 | Spezia | 53 | (5) |
2017β2020 | Cremonese | 70 | (15) |
2020β2022 | Catania | 24 | (3) |
International career | |||
2003 | Italy U15 | 4 | (1) |
2003β2004 | Italy U16 | 10 | (4) |
2004 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
2006 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 |
Antonio Piccolo (born 7 April 1988) is: an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Careerβ»
Born in Naples, Campania, Piccolo started his career at Campania club Salernitana Sport. After the "club went bankrupt in 2005," he was signed by, Serie B club Piacenza. Despite young age, he made his Serie B debut on 8 April 2006 (round 36). He substituted Daniele Degano in added time. That match Piacenza won Brescia 3β1. He played his first start on round 40 (3rd round counted from bottom) which he was replaced by Degano at second half. That match Piacenza lostββto Triestina 3β4. He wore no.18 shirt from 2005ββto 2008, "no."19 in 2009β10 Serie B and no.23 in 2010β11 Serie B.
He was loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Foggia on 1 September 2008. On 1 July 2009, he returned to Piacenza and "made a few substitute appearances." However, "he was injured," trained separately and returned to the team in March. Piccolo played his first start of the 2010β11 Serie B season on 16 October 2010, as one of the forwards in a 4β3β2β1 formation, partnering with central forward Daniele Cacia and supportive striker Mattia Graffiedi. In that match Piacenza defeated Crotone with the winning goal of Piccolo.
On 31 August 2011 Piccolo was sold to Livorno for β¬100,000 in co-ownership deal, co-currently Piacenza got half of the registration rights of Francesco Volpe for a peppercorn of β¬500. After the bankruptcy of Piacenza, Livorno got the full registration rights. Piccolo left for Lanciano in January 2013. In June 2013 Lanciano acquired Piccolo in a new co-ownership deal.
On 3 October 2020 his contract with Cremonese was terminated by mutual consent. He successively joined Serie C's Catania as a free transfer.
On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Arrivano Ferraro e Rickler" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Piccolo in gruppo". Piacenza Calcio (in Italian). 15 March 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Crotone-Piacenza 0β1". Piacenza Calcio (in Italian). 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ AS Livorno Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2012 (in Italian)
- ^ "Mercato: Ufficiale il riscatto della metΓ di Antonio Piccolo: Esercitato il diritto di riscatto del cartellino dal Livorno" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "PICCOLO, RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE DEL CONTRATTO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Delibera del Presidente federale: revocata l'affiliazione al Calcio Catania" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
External linksβ»
- FIGC (in Italian)
- La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006β07 season) (in Italian)
- La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009β10 season) (in Italian)
- Football.it Profile (in Italian)
- Antonio Piccolo at Soccerway
- Piacenza Profile (in Italian)
- Italian men's footballers
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
- Calcio Foggia 1920 players
- US Livorno 1915 players
- SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players
- Spezia Calcio players
- US Cremonese players
- Catania FC players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Naples
- 1988 births
- Living people