Cristiano Piccini
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristiano Piccini | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2002 | Sporting Arno | ||
2002–2011 | Fiorentina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2015 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Carrarese (loan) | 32 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Spezia (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Livorno (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Betis (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2015– | Betis | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Italy U19 | 5 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
2013 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 7 November 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2013 |
Cristiano Piccini (born 26 September 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Betis as a right back.
Club career
Born in Florence, Piccini joined Fiorentina's youth setup in 2002, aged ten, after starting it out at Sporting Arno. On 5 December 2010 he made his first team – and Serie A – debut, coming on as a substitute for Manuel Pasqual in a 1–0 home win against Cagliari.[1]
On 30 August 2011 Piccini was loaned to Carrarese, in a season-long deal.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 4 April of the following year, netting the first in a 1–3 home loss against Virtus Lanciano.[3]
On 4 July 2012 Piccini joined Spezia on loan until the end of the season.[4]After being an undisputed starter, he was loaned to top level's Livorno, with a buyout clause.[5]
On 27 August 2014 Piccini moved to Segunda División side Real Betis, also in a temporary deal.[6] He made his debut for the club on 7 September, starting in a 1–4 away loss against SD Ponferradina.
On 9 July 2015 Piccini signed a permanent four-year deal with the Verdiblancos, with Fiorentina holding a buyback option.[7] He made his La Liga debut on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF.[8]
References
- ^ "Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Ufficiale, Piccini e Rosaia in prestito alla Carrarese" (in Italian). Firenze Viola. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "El Betis hace oficial el fichaje del lateral italiano Cristiano Piccini" (in Spanish). Marca. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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External links
- Tutto Calciatori profile Template:It icon
- Cristiano Piccini at BDFutbol
- International caps in FIGC.it Template:It icon
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Florence
- Italian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Italy youth international footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Spezia Calcio players
- A.S. Livorno Calcio players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Real Betis players
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Italian expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain