Alessio Cerci
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Alessio Cerci is an Italian
footballer who plays for Serie A
club Fiorentina
as a winger.
youth team that won the Campionato Primavera
2004–05. In this period he was nicknamed "Henry
from Valmontone" due to his playing style.
On May 16, 2004, the last match of the Serie A 2003-04
season, he made his official debut for Roma, at the age of 17. He replaced Daniele Corvia
in the 77th minute of the game, and in only 15 minutes he came close to scoring after having dribbled Sampdoria
's defender Giulio Falcone
.
In the following two seasons he made only 4 appearances, none of them starts, and was thus loaned to Serie B
team Brescia Calcio
for the season 2006–07
, a relatively unsuccessful spell.
The following year
he was loaned to Pisa Calcio
, and quickly became a regular of the team coached by Giampiero Ventura
. He scored his first official goal in professional football on September 9, 2007 against Cesena
, while only two months later, on November 9, after having scored 8 goals in 14 matches and helped the Tuscan
team to reach the top of the table.
On August 26, 2010, Fiorentina
signed Cerci for €4 million.
On November 7, 2010, Cerci scored his first goal for Fiorentina in a 1-0 victory against Chievo.
by Pierluigi Casiraghi and scored his first goal for Italy in his debut during the 2009 European Championship
qualifying match against Azerbaijan
on 16 November 2007.
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
footballer who plays for Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
as a winger.
Club career
He was a regular for the RomaA.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
youth team that won the Campionato Primavera
Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti
The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of all Serie A and all Serie B clubs, and organized by the Football League. All players must be under 20, but two overaged are allowed in eliminatory rounds...
2004–05. In this period he was nicknamed "Henry
Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
from Valmontone" due to his playing style.
On May 16, 2004, the last match of the Serie A 2003-04
Serie A 2003-04
The 2003-2004 season in Italian Serie A football contained 18 teams for the 16th and last time from the 1988-89 season. With the bottom three being relegated, the 15th placed side would face the 6th highest team from Serie B, with the winner playing in the Serie A in 2004-2005.As usual, the top two...
season, he made his official debut for Roma, at the age of 17. He replaced Daniele Corvia
Daniele Corvia
Daniele Corvia is an Italian footballer, who plays as a forward for Lecce in the Italian Serie A.Corvia joined Siena for €200K after the co-ownership deal with Ternana terminated with Roma favour. In June 2007, Siena bought him outright for another €350K. In summer 2009 he started his second...
in the 77th minute of the game, and in only 15 minutes he came close to scoring after having dribbled Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
's defender Giulio Falcone
Giulio Falcone
Giulio Falcone is an Italian footballer.He signed for U.C. Sampdoria on free transfer in 2003.Falcone made his Italy national team debut with Sampdoria teammates Christian Terlizzi, Gennaro Delvecchio, and Angelo Palombo in a 2-0 loss to Croatia in Livorno, on August 16, 2006.- External links :...
.
In the following two seasons he made only 4 appearances, none of them starts, and was thus loaned to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
team Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
for the season 2006–07
Serie B 2006-07
The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9, 2006 and ended on June 10, 2007. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season....
, a relatively unsuccessful spell.
The following year
Serie B 2007-08
The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008....
he was loaned to Pisa Calcio
Pisa Calcio
Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...
, and quickly became a regular of the team coached by Giampiero Ventura
Giampiero Ventura
Giampiero Ventura is an Italian football manager and the current manager of Torino.-Career:After a short playing career started with Sampdoria, Ventura was forced to retire from active football at the age of 25 because of a serious back injury...
. He scored his first official goal in professional football on September 9, 2007 against Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...
, while only two months later, on November 9, after having scored 8 goals in 14 matches and helped the Tuscan
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
team to reach the top of the table.
On August 26, 2010, Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
signed Cerci for €4 million.
On November 7, 2010, Cerci scored his first goal for Fiorentina in a 1-0 victory against Chievo.
International career
He was called up for the Italy national under-21 football teamItaly national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
by Pierluigi Casiraghi and scored his first goal for Italy in his debut during the 2009 European Championship
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...
qualifying match against Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national under-21 football team
The Azerbaijan national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Azerbaijan Senior team.- UEFA U-21 Championship Record:* 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group....
on 16 November 2007.