| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Trani, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catania | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Ascoli | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Frosinone (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Perugia (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Virtus Entella | 47 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Pisa | 53 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Avellino | 39 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Salernitana | 119 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Ternana | 35 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Südtirol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ascoli (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2024– | Catania | 23 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 November 2025 | |||
Francesco Di Tacchio (born 20 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie C Group C club Catania.
Di Tacchio played his first Serie B match on 28 February 2009 against Avellino. In June 2009, was signed by Fiorentina, and Arturo Lupoli joined the opposite direction. Both clubs jointly contracted with both players. [1] On 19 August 2010, he moved on loan to Frosinone. [2] On 11 July 2011, he moved on loan to Juve Stabia. [3] On 18 August 2012, he moved on loan to Perugia. [4] On 31 January 2013, he moved on loan with option of full redemption to Virtus Entella. [5] On 27 June Di Tacchio signed for Virtus Entella in a permanent transfer. [6] [7] [8]
On 9 August 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana. [9]
On 28 June 2022, Di Tacchio moved to Ternana in Serie B on a three-year deal. [10]
On 5 July 2023, he was transferred on loan with an option to buy to Serie B club Südtirol. [11] [12] Di Tacchio did not make any appearances for Südtirol before he was sent on a sub-loan to Ascoli on 30 August 2023. [13]
Di Tacchio was capped for Italy U20 team at 2009 Mediterranean Games.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ascoli | 2008–09 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2009–10 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Frosinone (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Perugia (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Virtus Entella | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 66 | 3 | |||
| Pisa | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |||
| Avellino | 2017–18 | Serie B | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| Salernitana | 2018–19 | Serie B | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 117 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 124 | 6 | |||
| Ternana | 2022–23 | Serie B | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 355 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 381 | 15 | ||