) is an Italian

Italian people

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 footballer who plays as a defender

Defender (association football)

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 for Benevento

Benevento

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Career

The third of four children of late Genoa captain and fan favourite Gianluca Signorini

Gianluca Signorini

Gianluca Signorini was an Italian football player, mostly known for his time spent at Genoa C.F.C..-Career:...

, who died in 2002 after a long battle against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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, he moved his first footsteps with his father's previous team, becoming himself captain of the Primavera Under-19 team that won the 2008–09 Coppa Italia Primavera

Coppa Italia Primavera

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 after defeating Roma

A.S. Roma

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 in a two-legged final.

On May 17, 2009, only days after the triumph in the Coppa Italia Primavera, Signorini made his Serie A

Serie A

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 debut in a home game against Chievo Verona

A.C. ChievoVerona

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, replacing Boško Janković

Boško Jankovic

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 during injury time.

On August 2009 he was sent out on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Alessandria

U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912

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He successively spent the 2010–11 again on loan in the Italian third tier, this time as part of the Benevento

Benevento Calcio

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roster.