Filippo Falco

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Filippo Falco
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Pulsano, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Second Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2009 Bari
2009–2010 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Lecce 29 (2)
2011–2012 → Pavia (loan) 31 (8)
2013–2014 → Reggina (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Juve Stabia (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 → Trapani (loan) 34 (2)
2015–2018 Bologna 9 (0)
2016 → Cesena (loan) 13 (4)
2016–2017 → Benevento (loan) 35 (6)
2017–2018 → Perugia (loan) 8 (1)
2018 → Pescara (loan) 7 (0)
2018– Lecce 48 (10)
International career
2012 Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:39, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Filippo Falco (born 11 February 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Lecce.

He is nicknamed the "Messi from Salento".[1][2][3]

Club career

Lecce

Born in Pulsano, Apulia, Falco started his career at A.S. Bari. In 2008 Falco was released.[4] Falco then left for another Apulia team U.S. Lecce. He was the member of the reserve in 2009–10[5] and 2010–11 season. On 24 November 2010, Falco made his professional debut as a substitute replacing Ignacio Piatti in the 85th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Udinese in the fourth round of Coppa Italia.[6]

Loan to Pavia

On 11 August 2011, Falco was signed by Serie C side Pavia along with Fabio Romeo on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 4 September, Falco made his debut for Pavia in a 1–1 home draw against Reggiana, he was replaced by Federico Bufalino in the 77th minute.[8] On 11 September he played his first entire match for Pavia and he scored his first professional goal in the 66th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Sorrento.[9] On 20 November he scored his second goal in the 7th minute ofa 2–1 home defeat against Benevento.[10] On 11 December, Falco scored his third goal in the 18th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Tritium.[11] The team finished 16th and forced to play in relegation "play-out" against SPAL. Falco started both playoffs matches but did not score. Falco was the joint-topscorer of the team along with Mattia Marchi. Falco ended his loan to Pavia with 31 appearances, including 30 as a starter and 8 goals.[12]

Return to Lecce

Falco played his first match of the season on 12 August 2012, as a substitute replacing Ledian Memushaj in the 63rd minute of a 3–1 home win over Chieti in the second round of Coppa Italia.[13] On 18 August he played in a 4–2 away defeat against Torino in Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Inàcio Pià in the 68th minute.[14] On 2 September, Falco made his Serie C debut for Lecce in a 3–2 home win over Cremonese, he was replaced by Cosimo Chiricò in the 55th minute.[15] On 30 September, Falco scored his first goal for Lecce in the 47th minute of a 2–0 home win over Tritium.[16] On 14 October he scored his second goal in the 75th minute of a 4–2 home win over Virtus Entella.[17] On 22 December he played his first entire match of the season, a 0–0 home draw against AlbinoLeffe.[18] Lecce finished 2nd in Serie C and the team played in the play-off, but they were defeat by Carpi in the final (2–1 on aggregate). Falco ended his first season to Lecce with 31 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist.[12]

Loan to Reggina and Juve Stabia

On 2 September 2013, Falco was loaned to Serie B club Reggina on a season-long loan deal. On 25 October he made his debut in Serie B for Reggina, as a substitute replacing Alessandro Sbaffo in the 57th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Pescara.[19] On 1 November, Falco played his first match as a starter for Reggina, a 1–0 away defeat against Latina, he was replaced by David Di Michele in the 53rd minute.[20] On 13 December he played his third match for Reggina as a substitute replacing Jacopo Dall'Oglio in the 52nd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Robur Siena.[21] In January 2014, Falco was re-called to Lecce leaving Reggina with only 3 appearances.[12]

On 20 January 2014, Falco was signed by Serie B side Juve Stabia on a six-month loan deal. On 25 January he made his Serie B debut for Juve Stabia in a 2–1 home win over Pescara, he played the entire match.[22] On 1 February he scored his first goal for Juve Stabia in the 14th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Spezia.[23] Falco ended his six-month loan with 11 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists.[12]

Loan to Trapani

On 11 July 2014, Falco was signed by Serie B club Trapani on a season-long loan deal. On 17 August he made his debut for Trapani as a substitute replacing Simone Basso in the 63rd minute of a 2–1 home defeat against Cremonese in the second round of Coppa Italia.[24] On 30 August he made his Serie B debut for Trapani as a substitute replacing Simone Basso in the 91st minute of a 0–0 away draw against Pescara.[25] On 7 September, Falco played his first match as a starter for Trapani, a 2–1 home win over Vicenza, he was replaced by Mattia Aramu in the 85th minute.[26] On 23 September he played his first entire match for Trapani, a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella.[27] On 20 December he scored his first goal for Trapani in the 17th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Modena.[28] On 2 April he scored his second goal in the 7th minute of a 3–1 home win over Frosinone.[29] Falco ended his loan to Trapani with 34 appearances, 2 goals and 12 assists.[12]

Bologna

On 18 August 2015, Falco was signed by Bologna on a temporary deal with an obligation to buy.[30] On 29 August he made his Serie A debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Sassuolo, he played the entire match.[31]

Loan to Cesena

After 9 appearances in Serie A (1 as a starter and 8 as a substitute), on 1 February 2016, Falco was loaned to Serie B club Cesena on a six-month loan deal.[32] On 7 February he made his debut in Serie B as a substitute replacing Camillo Ciano in the 74th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Modena.[33] On 13 February, Falco scored his first goal for Cesena, as a substitute, in the 78th minute of a 2–1 home win over Perugia.[34] On 26 February, Falco played his first match as a starter for Cesena, a 2–0 home win over Cagliari.[35] On 2 May he scored his second goal in the 70th minute of a 2–1 home win over Pro Vercelli.[36] On 7 May he played his first entire match for Cesena, a 1–1 away draw against Ternana.[37] On 20 May he scored twice in a 2–1 away win over Avellino.[38] Falco ended his six-month loan deal to Cesena with 13 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist.[12]

Loan to Benevento

On 13 July 2016, Falco joined Benevento on a season-long loan deal.[39] On 7 August he made his debut for Benevento as a substitute replacing Amato Ciciretti in the 87th minute of a match loss 4–2 at penalties after a 0–0 home draw against Salernitana.[40] On 27 August, Falco made his Serie B debut for Benevento in a 2–0 home win over SPAL, he was replaced by Ricardo Bagadur in the 83rd minute.[41] On 4 September he played his first entire match for Benevento and he scored his first goal in the 70th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Carpi.[42] On 10 September he scored his second goal in the 38th minute of a 2–0 home win over Hellas Verona.[43] On 19 November he scored his third goal in the 78th minute of a 4–0 home win over Brescia.[44] He helped Benevento to win promotion to Serie A and ended his loan to Benevento with 36 appearances, 6 goals and 6 assists.[12]

Loan to Perugia and Pescara

On 29 August 2017, Falco was loaned to Serie B side Perugia on a six-month loan deal. On 3 September he made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Han Kwang-song in the 65th minute of a 4–2 home win over Pescara.[45] On 8 October, Falco played his first match as a starter for Perugia, a 5–1 home defeat against Pro Vercelli, he was replaced by Giavanni Terrani in the 75th minute.[46] On 30 November he played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, an 8–3 away defeat against Udinese, he played the entire match.[47] On 4 December he scored his first goal for Perugia, as a substitute, in the 91st minute of a 1–0 home win over Ascoli.[48] Falco ended his loan to Perugia with 9 appearance, 1 goal and 1 assist.[12]

On 19 January, Falco was signed by Serie B club Pescara on a six-month loan. On 24 February, Falco made his Serie B debut for Pescara in a 0–0 home draw against Cremonese, he was replaced by Leonardo Mancuso in the 75th minute.[49] On 3 March he played his first entire match for Pescara, a 2–0 away defeat against Cittadella.[50] Falco ended his loan to Pescara with 8 appearances.[12]

Return to Lecce

On 4 July 2018, he was signed by his former club Lecce on a permanent basis.[51] His Serie B debut with the giallorossi side came on 27 August, when he scored a goal against his former team Benevento.

On 3 November 2019, he scored his first Serie A goal against Sassuolo at Stadio Via del Mare with free-kick.

International career

Falco played his first game for the Italy national under-20 football team on 18 April 2012.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lecce 2010–11 Serie C 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Pavia (loan) 2011–12 Serie C 31 8 3 1 — — 34 9
Lecce 2012–13 Serie C 29 2 3 1 — — 32 3
Reggina (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Juve Stabia (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 11 1 — — — 11 1
Trapani (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 34 2 1 0 — — 35 2
Bologna 2015–16 Serie A 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Cesena (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 13 4 — — — 13 4
Benevento (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 35 6 1 0 — — 36 6
Perugia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 8 1 1 0 — — 9 1
Pescara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 7 0 — — — 7 0
Lecce 2018–19 Serie B 31 7 2 0 — — 33 7
2019–20 Serie A 17 3 1 1 — — 18 4
Total 77 12 7 2 — — 84 14
Career total 228 34 13 3 — — 241 37

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External links

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