Felice Piccolo

Felice Piccolo (born 27 August 1983) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

Felice Piccolo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-08-27) 27 August 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1998–2002	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Juventus	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Lucchese (loan)	24	(1)
2003–2004	Como	35	(0)
2004–2006	Reggina	8	(0)
2005–2006	→ Lazio (loan)	2	(0)
2006–2007	Juventus	7	(0)
2007–2010	Empoli	41	(0)
2009–2010	→ Chievo (loan)	0	(0)
2010–2014	CFR Cluj	86	(2)
2014–2016	Spezia	36	(1)
2016–2018	Alessandria	66	(2)
Total		305	(6)
International career
1999	Italy U15	3	(0)
2000	Italy U16	4	(0)
2000–2001	Italy U17	10	(1)
2001	Italy U19	9	(1)
2002–2004	Italy U20	20	(1)
2004–2005	Italy U21	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2019

Career

Juventus & various loans

Piccolo started his football career with the Juventus youth team, although he did not make any appearances for the side and was loaned out to Serie C1 Tuscan side Lucchese in order to gain some first team experience. Piccolo scored once for the club and took part in 24 games.

The 2003–04 season saw the player farmed out once more, this time to Serie B side Como (in co-ownership deal), being a regular in their first team and playing 35 times. As part of a co-ownership deal, Piccolo moved to Reggina the next year, for €1.25M.^[2]

He then spent a brief spell on loan at Lazio in Serie A during 2005–06. Piccolo then returned to Juventus after the co-ownership deal with Reggina was resolved in Juve's favour for undisclosed fees. He was offered a 2-year deal which last until June 2008. In the 2006–07 Serie B campaign for the bianconeri, Piccolo played a total of seven matches.

Empoli and Chievo

In July 2007, half of Piccolo's registration rights was sold to Empoli F.C.^[3] for €125K.^[4] Teammate Claudio Marchisio also joined the club. In summer 2008, Empoli gained full ownership for €300K.^[5]

After played once for Empoli at the start of season,^[6] he moved to Chievo on loan, in exchange with Angelo Antonazzo.

CFR Cluj loan

On 12 February 2010 Chievo loaned the defender out, until the end of season to CFR Cluj.^[7]

On 22 June, it was announced that Piccolo was signed by CFR Cluj outright.

Spezia and Alessandria

On 1 September 2014, the last market day of the summer session, back in Italy by agreeing with the Spezia.

Since the summer of 2016 was acquired by the Alessandria.

Honours

Player

Honored as Juventus player^[8]

Juventus

• Serie B: 2006–07

CFR Cluj

• Romanian Championship League: 2009–10, 2011–12
• Romanian Cup: 2009–10
• Romanian Supercup: 2010

References

1. "Felice Piccolo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
2. (PDF). Juventus FC. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
3. "Empoli employ Juventus duo". UEFA.com. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
4. (PDF). Juventus FC. 16 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
5. "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2008" (PDF). Juventus FC. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. (in Italian). AS Bari. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
7. "FELICE PICCOLO MOVES TO CLUJ". AC ChievoVerona. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.^{[dead link]}
8. Felice Piccolo at FootballDatabase.eu

External links

• Felice Piccolo at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Felice Piccolo at Soccerway
• Felice Piccolo at WorldFootball.net
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 September 2010)