Davide Biondini
Biondini in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Montiano, Italy | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Cesena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Cesena | 45 | (2) |
2003–2005 | Vicenza | 62 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Reggina | 28 | (0) |
2006–2012 | Cagliari | 161 | (6) |
2012–2014 | Genoa | 36 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Atalanta (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Sassuolo | 86 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Cesena | 22 | (1) |
Total | 464 | (13) | |
International career | |||
2004–2006 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
2009 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Davide Biondini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːvide bjonˈdiːni]; born 24 January 1983) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Cesena
[edit]Biondini started his career at Cesena, near his birthplace. After playing more than 40 Serie C1 games, he left the club.
Vicenza
[edit]Biondini was transferred to Serie B team Vicenza Calcio in temporary deal in 2003. in 2004 the Veneto club acquired Biondini in co-ownership deal for €250,000.[1] In June 2005 Vicenza acquired Biondini outright after winning the bid mediated by Lega Calcio for €202,500.[nb 1]
Reggina
[edit]In August 2005 Biondini was signed by Serie A club Reggina Calcio in another co-ownership deal for €500,000, which the Calabria team also signed Luca Rigoni from Veneto, with Ricardo Esteves moved to opposite direction. Biondini made his Serie A debut in 2005–06 Serie A. Circa January 2006 Reggina signed Biondini outright for another €700,000[nb 2], with Simone Cavalli moved to opposite direction outright for €775,000.[1]
Cagliari
[edit]On 31 August 2006, he left for Cagliari on loan for an undisclosed fee with an option to sign outright.[2] In 2007 Cagliari excised the option.[3]
Genoa
[edit]On 11 January 2012, he left for Genoa on free transfer in 4+1⁄2-year contract.[4][5][nb 3] (However the transfer also cost Genoa €500,000 as other fee.[5])
After a single season, signed a loan deal with the newly promoted Serie A club Atalanta on 24 August 2012 for €200,000.[5][7][8][9]
Sassuolo
[edit]On 23 January 2014, Biondini left for Sassuolo in a temporary deal for €200,000,[10] with an option to purchase,[11] re-joining Genoa teammate Antonio Floro Flores (loan) and Thomas Manfredini (definitive). In June 2014 Sassuolo excised the options to purchase Biondini and Floro Flores from Genoa, for €1.3 million[10] and €2.5 million respectively.[10]
Back to Cesena
[edit]In July 2018, he returned to the city where he started his professional career, joining Cesena.[12] Following Cesena's promotion back to Serie C at the end of the 2018–19 season, he retired from playing.[13]
International career
[edit]With the Italy U-21 squad he took part at the 2006 Euro U-21 Championship. He wore the prestigious number 10 shirt, but just made one appearance as a substitute in the last match of the group stage.
Biondini made his senior national team debut on 14 November 2009 during a friendly match against the Netherlands.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ As co-ownership income of €47,500 for the discount.[1]
- ^ As co-ownership income of €200,000 plus pre-agreed €500,000.[1]
- ^ Cagliari did not disclosed the transfer detail in its financial report, however Biondini's residual contract value circa January 2012 was €38,321, and in the whole 2011–12 financial season Cagliari had a player trading loss (Italian: minusvalenze cessione calciatori) of €38,607.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ "Arriva Biondini" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 31 August 2006. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Biondini e Bianco sono del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Genoa, preso Biondini E ora può tornare Sculli". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Genoa C.F.C. SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ Cagliari Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ Genoa C.F.C. SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ "Atalanta net Genoa's Biondini". Football Italia. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Davide Biondini all'Atalanta, alle 18,30 la presentazione". Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (in Italian). 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ a b c U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "Ufficiale: arriva Davide Biondini dal Genoa" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "De Feudis e Biondini travolti dall'affetto dei tifosi del Cesena" (in Italian). Corriere Romagna. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "BIONDINI A SKY SPORT: "DALLE DIFFICOLTÀ È NATA LA NOSTRA FORZA"" (in Italian). Cesena. 18 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Davide Biondini at Soccerway
- Lega Serie A profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-05-25) (in Italian)
- FIGC (in Italian)
- cagliaricalcio.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-04) (in Italian)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena
- Italian men's footballers
- AC Cesena players
- LR Vicenza players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Genoa CFC players
- Atalanta BC players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie D players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italy men's international footballers