Antonio Montella

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Antonio Montella
Personal information
Full name Antonio Ciro Montella
Date of birth (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Aprilia Racing
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Aprilia [1] 41 (8)
2005–2008 Messina 2 (0)
2005–2006 → Rieti (loan) 25 (2)
2007–2008 → Igea Virtus (loan) 29 (10)
2008–2010 Catanzaro 50 (17)
2010–2011 Salernitana 5 (1)
2011–2013 FeralpiSalò 44 (5)
2013–2014 Aprilia Racing 27 (10)
2014–2015 Vigor Lamezia 34 (10)
2015–2017 Pisa 41 (5)
2017–2018 AlbinoLeffe 38 (5)
2018–2019 Modena 33 (5)
2019 Nuova Florida 11 (2)
2019– Aprilia Racing 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Antonio Ciro Montella (born 4 April 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian team F.C. Aprilia Racing Club.

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Biography

Aprilia

Born in Naples, Campania, Montella started his career at Lazio club Aprilia. He played for the club in Serie D (Italian fifth level until 2014) from 2003 to January 2005.

Messina

In January 2005 he was signed by Serie A club Messina, where he was contracted for 3+1⁄2 years. He was a player for the reserve team in the remainder of 2004–05 season. In 2005, he was signed by Rieti of Serie C2 — the fourth and lowest division of professional league (until 2014).

Montella returned to Sicily Island in 2006–07 Serie A. He played twice in the last two rounds of the season. He returned to Serie C2 for Igea Virtus – Barcellona in 2007–08 Serie C2 in temporary deal. He became a free agent after Messina bankrupted in July 2008. [2]

Catanzaro

Montella joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (ex–Serie C2) club F.C. Catanzaro in 2008, where he played 2 seasons. The club finished as the losing side of promotion playoffs twice, in 2009 and 2010. Montella and teammate Francesco Corapi scored 2 goals in 2010 promotion playoffs, as joint-second-highest scorer in that round, along with Alessandro Cesca (San Marino), Daniel Ciofani (Cisco Roma) and Antonio Gaeta (Legnano). In regular season Montella scored 10 goals as team third scorer, behind Manolo Mosciaro (17 goals) and Lucas Longoni (14 goals). Montella also scored a brace in 2009–10 Lega Pro Cup, the only goals of the team. [3] After the match Montella and Corapi replaced Mosciaro and Cardascio as new forward partner of Caputo in 3-4-3 formation, however the club lost 0–1. [4] In the last match of the cup Montella was dropped from call-up. [5]

Salernitana

Montella joined Salernitana in 2010 of Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex–Serie C1). The club also finished as the losing side of promotion playoffs. Salernitana Calcio 1919 bankrupted in 2011 after 6 years of existence.

FeralpiSalò

Montella was signed by another third division club FeralpiSalò in 2011. He spent 2 seasons in the Lombard town with 5 goals.

Aprilia return

Montella returned to Aprilia on 31 August 2013. [6] That season was the last season of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, which at the end of season the two divisions of Lega Pro (ex–Serie C) would be merged back to one division since the split in 1978. Montella along with Riccardo Barbuti, were the starting forward of the team; Montella scored 10 goals for the team which relegated.

Vigor Lamezia

On 8 July 2014 he was signed by Vigor Lamezia. [7]

Pisa

On 17 July 2015 he was signed by Pisa. [8]

Albinoleffe

On 19 January 2017 he joined Albinoleffe. [9]

Modena

On 24 August 2018 he was signed by Modena. [10]

Nuova Florida

On 14 August 2019, he joined Serie D team Nuova Florida. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ tuttocalciatori (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Calciatori svincolati F.C. Messina Peloro" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Calcio. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Catanzaro – Nocerina 2-1: TABELLINO E CRONACA" (in Italian). Catanzaro fans site. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Igea Virtus 1 Catanzaro 0" (in Italian). Catanzaro fans site. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Battuti dalla Vibonese: Vibonese 1 Catanzaro 0" (in Italian). Catanzaro fans site. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Foggia Aprilia la rifinitura" (in Italian). FC Aprilia. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultime operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). Vigor Lamezia. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Calciomercato, arrivi e partenze" (in Italian). A.C. Pisa 1909. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "UFFICIALE: MONTELLA CEDUTO ALL'ALBINOLEFFE" (in Italian). U.C. Albinoleffe. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "ufficiale modena fc arriva l'attaccante antonio montella/" (in Italian). Parlando di Sport. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "UFFICIALE Serie D – Super Colpo Nuova Florida! Montella Sceglie Il Biancorosso". Lazio in Goal (in Italian). 14 August 2019.
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