Antonio Piccolo
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Antonio Piccolo
| image = Antonio Piccolo.jpg
| caption = Antonio Piccolo Livorno's player 2012/2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|7|df=y}}
| height = {{Height|m=1.80}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Salernitana
| youthyears2 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs2 = Piacenza
| years1 = 2006–2011 | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 5 | clubs1 = Piacenza
| years2 = 2008–2009 | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 2 | clubs2 = → Foggia (loan)
| years3 = 2011–2013 | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = Livorno
| years4 = 2013–2016 | caps4 = 106 | goals4 = 25 | clubs4 = Lanciano
| years5 = 2016–2017 | caps5 = 53 | goals5 = 5 | clubs5 = Spezia
| years6 = 2017–2020 | caps6 = 70 | goals6 = 15 | clubs6 = Cremonese
| years7 = 2020–2022 | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 3 | clubs7 = Catania
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = Italy U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam2 = Italy U16
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2004
| nationalteam3 = Italy U17
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2006
| nationalteam4 = Italy U19
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 3 April 2022
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Antonio Piccolo (born 7 April 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Career
Born in Naples, Campania, Piccolo started his career at Campania club Salernitana Sport. After the club went bankrupt in 2005, he was signed by Serie B club Piacenza. Despite young age, he made his Serie B debut on 8 April 2006 (round 36). He substituted Daniele Degano in added time. That match Piacenza won Brescia 3–1. He played his first start on round 40 (3rd round counted from bottom) which he was replaced by Degano at second half. That match Piacenza lost to Triestina 3–4. He wore no.18 shirt from 2005 to 2008, no.19 in 2009–10 Serie B and no.23 in 2010–11 Serie B.
He was loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Foggia on 1 September 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1994&Itemid=39|title=Arrivano Ferraro e Rickler |date=1 September 2008|accessdate=21 October 2010|publisher=Piacenza Calcio|language=Italian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721075458/http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1994&Itemid=39|archivedate=21 July 2011}} On 1 July 2009, he returned to Piacenza and made a few substitute appearances. However, he was injured, trained separately and returned to the team in March.{{cite news|url=http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3282&Itemid=39|title=Piccolo in gruppo |date=15 March 2010|accessdate=21 October 2010|work=Piacenza Calcio|language=Italian}} Piccolo played his first start of the 2010–11 Serie B season on 16 October 2010, as one of the forwards in a 4–3–2–1 formation, partnering with central forward Daniele Cacia and supportive striker Mattia Graffiedi. In that match Piacenza defeated Crotone with the winning goal of Piccolo.{{cite news|url=http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3842&Itemid=39|title=Crotone-Piacenza 0–1 |date=16 October 2010|accessdate=21 October 2010|work=Piacenza Calcio|language=Italian}}
On 31 August 2011 Piccolo was sold to Livorno for €100,000 in co-ownership deal, co-currently Piacenza got half of the registration rights of Francesco Volpe for a peppercorn of €500.AS Livorno Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2012 {{in lang|it}} After the bankruptcy of Piacenza, Livorno got the full registration rights. Piccolo left for Lanciano in January 2013. In June 2013 Lanciano acquired Piccolo in a new co-ownership deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.virtuslanciano.it/news/1853_mercato-ufficiale-il-riscatto-della-meta-di-antonio-piccolo.html|title=Mercato: Ufficiale il riscatto della metà di Antonio Piccolo: Esercitato il diritto di riscatto del cartellino dal Livorno|date=19 June 2013|accessdate=7 September 2013|publisher=SS Virtus Lanciano 1924|language=Italian|archive-date=25 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825041710/http://www.virtuslanciano.it/news/1853_mercato-ufficiale-il-riscatto-della-meta-di-antonio-piccolo.html|url-status=dead}}
On 3 October 2020 his contract with Cremonese was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=Cremonese|url=https://www.uscremonese.it/piccolo-risoluzione-consensuale-del-contratto/|title=PICCOLO, RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE DEL CONTRATTO|date=3 October 2020|language=Italian}} He successively joined Serie C's Catania as a free transfer.
On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues.{{Cite web|publisher=FIGC.it|title=Delibera del Presidente federale: revocata l'affiliazione al Calcio Catania |date=9 April 2022 |url=https://figc.it/it/federazione/news/delibera-del-presidente-federale-revocata-l-affiliazione-al-calcio-catania/|access-date=2022-04-09|language=it}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2701&squadra=9 FIGC] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_b_2007/giocatori/piccolo_ant.shtml La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006–07 season)] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/risultati_classifiche/2010/calcio/serieb/giocatori/giocatore_antonio_piccolo_272660817.shtml La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009–10 season)] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/13741/piccolo-antonio.htm Football.it Profile] {{in lang|it}}
- {{Soccerway|antonio-piccolo/18469}}
- [http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_campionato&task=giocatore&giocatore=13741 Piacenza Profile] {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:US Salernitana 1919 players
Category:Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Category:Calcio Foggia 1920 players
Category:US Livorno 1915 players
Category:SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:Men's association football forwards