Cristiano Piccini
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristiano Piccini | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
Number | 21 | ||
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) |
2015–2017 | Betis | 39 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Sporting CP | 24 | (0) |
2018– | Valencia | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Italy U19 | 5 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
2013 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
2018– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:39, 2 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2018 |
Cristiano Piccini (born 26 September 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia and the Italy national team as a right back.
Club career
Fiorentina
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.[2]
On 30 August 2011 Piccini was loaned to third division club Carrarese, in a season-long deal.[3] 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.[4]
The following season, Piccini joined Spezia of Serie B on loan until the end of the season.[5] After being an undisputed starter, he was loaned to the top level's Livorno, with a buyout clause.[6]
Betis
On 27 August 2014 Piccini moved to Spanish Segunda División side Real Betis.[7] He made his debut on 7 September, starting in a 1–4 away loss against SD Ponferradina in which he played a part in Jorge Molina's goal,[8] and made 11 more appearances as they won the title.
Piccini signed a permanent four-year deal with the Verdiblancos on 9 July 2015, with Fiorentina holding a buyback option.[9] He made his La Liga debut on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF.[10]
On 8 January 2017, Piccini scored his first top-flight goal to conclude a 2–0 win over CD Leganés at the Estadio Benito Villamarín,[11] and followed it two months later to open a 1–1 draw at Deportivo de La Coruña.[12] He was also sent off twice over the course of the season, the first coming after 16 minutes of a 3–1 loss at SD Eibar for a foul on Takashi Inui.[13]
Sporting CP
On 18 May 2017, Piccini signed a five-year contract with Sporting CP.[14] He made his debut for the club on 6 August, as the Primeira Liga season began with a 2–0 away win against C.D. Aves.[15]
Valencia
On 23 July 2018, Piccini signed with La Liga club Valencia.[16]
International career
Piccini was given his first senior call-up for Italy in October 2018 by manager Roberto Mancini, following injuries to several players in the team.[17] Piccini made his senior international debut on 10 October, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ukraine in Genoa.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 October 2018[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fiorentina | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Carrarese (loan) | 2011–12 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Spezia (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Livorno (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Real Betis (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Real Betis | 2015–16 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
Real Betis total | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 3 | ||||
Sporting CP | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Valencia | 2018–19 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 164 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 189 | 4 |
- 1 2 Appearances in the Champions League
International
- As of 10 October 2018[20]
Italy national team | ||||
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Year | Apps | Goals | ||
2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ http://www.sporting.pt/pt/futebol/equipa-principal/plantel/cristiano-piccini
- ↑ "Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ↑ "Ufficiale, Piccini e Rosaia in prestito alla Carrarese" [Official, Piccini and Rosaia on loan to Carrarese] (in Italian). Firenze Viola. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Carrarese–Lanciano 1–3: Pavoletti stende i toscani" [Carrarese–Lanciano 1–3: Pavoletti extends Tuscans run] (in Italian). TuttoSport 24 Ore. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ufficiale, Spezia: dalla Fiorentina arriva in prestito Piccini" [Official, Spezia: from Fiorentina arrives on loan Piccini] (in Italian). Calcio News 24. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Livorno, presi Bardi, Benassi e Piccini" [Livorno, takes Bardi, Benassi and Piccini] (in Italian). Tuttosport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Piccini, un refuerzo llegado de Italia" [Piccini, an addition arriving from Italy] (in Spanish). Betis' official website. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Chaparrón en El Toralín" [Showers in El Toralín]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "El Betis hace oficial el fichaje del lateral italiano Cristiano Piccini" [Betis turns official the signing of Italian full back Cristiano Piccini] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Rubén Castro llega justo a tiempo" [Rubén Castro arrives just in time] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "El Betis descorcha a un Leganés sin gas" [Betis uncork a flat Leganés]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Un punto de polémica" [A controversial point]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "La expulsión de Piccini hunde al Betis" [Piccini's expulsion sinks Betis]. ABC (in Spanish). 25 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Cristiano Piccini assina pelo Sporting CP" [Cristiano Piccini signs for Sporting CP] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "Gelson bisa na estreia vitoriosa do Sporting no Campeonato Português" [Gelson scores a brace in Sporting's victorious start to the Portuguese Championship] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Piccini signed with Valencia". Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ↑ "Uncapped Tonelli and Piccini called up by Italy after trio drop out". FourFourTwo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ "Piccini: 'Italy dream come true'". Football Italia. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ Cristiano Piccini at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Piccini, Cristiano" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
- Tutto Calciatori profile (in Italian)
- Cristiano Piccini at BDFutbol
- International caps in FIGC.it (in Italian)