Daniel Ciofani
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Ciofani
| image = Daniel ciofani - frosinone.jpg
| caption = Ciofani with Frosinone in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Avezzano, Italy
| height = 1.91 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Pescara
| years1 = 2005–2008
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 1
| clubs1 = Pescara
| years2 = 2006–2007
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 7
| clubs2 = → Celano (loan)
| years3 = 2008
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 7
| clubs3 = → Gela (loan)
| years4 = 2008–2011
| caps4 = 98
| goals4 = 54
| clubs4 = Cisco/Atletico Roma
| years5 = 2011–2013
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| clubs5 = Parma
| years6 = 2011–2012
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 8
| clubs6 = → Gubbio (loan)
| years7 = 2012–2013
| caps7 = 28
| goals7 = 12
| clubs7 = → Perugia (loan)
| years8 = 2013–2019
| caps8 = 211
| goals8 = 71
| clubs8 = Frosinone
| years9 = 2019–2024
| caps9 = 153
| goals9 = 33
| clubs9 = Cremonese
| club-update =
}}
Daniel Ciofani (born 31 July 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
=Pescara=
Born in Avezzano, Abruzzo, Ciofani started his career at Serie B side Pescara. In August 2006, he was loaned to Serie C1 side Celano along with Alessio Spoltore.{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/856-ferrante-al-pescara-ma-firma-luned.html|title=Ferrante al Pescara ma firma lunedì|date=25 August 2006|accessdate=29 July 2011|work=Pescara Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131132012/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/856-ferrante-al-pescara-ma-firma-luned.html|archive-date=31 January 2016|url-status=dead}} He made 29 league appearances for Celano and returned to Pescara on 1 July 2007. As Pescara were recently relegated to Serie C1 in June 2007, he only made two appearances. On 4 January 2008, he was loaned to Gela of Serie C2.{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/1239-ceduti-sei-calciatori.html|title=Ceduti sei calciatori|date=4 January 2008|accessdate=29 July 2011|work=Pescara Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715064916/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/1239-ceduti-sei-calciatori.html|archivedate=15 July 2011}} He scored seven goals in a half season.
=Atletico Roma=
Ciofani was loaned to Seconda Divisione (ex- Serie C2) side Cisco Roma in August 2008 (renamed to Atletico Roma in 2010) with option to buy half of the registration rights in June 2009, for €130,000.Delfino Pescara 1936 Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA] {{in lang|it}}{{cite news|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/1834-mercato-ceduti-quattro-calciatori.html|title=MERCATO: ceduti quattro calciatori|date=21 July 2008|accessdate=31 October 2010|work=Pescara Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423045930/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/1834-mercato-ceduti-quattro-calciatori.html|archivedate=23 April 2014}} He scored 37 goals in two seasons and won the promotion playoffs with Cisco Roma in 2010. He was the team top-scorer of Cisco Roma and top-scorer of the 2nd Divisione Group C in 2009–10 season. Which he was the joint-topscorer of the league along with Alessandro Marotta of Group B. He scored two more goals in the playoffs, just one goal short behind Alessandro Cesarini and Giacomo Casoli (both three goals) and shared the play-offs second highest scorer with Alessandro Cesca, Francesco Corapi, Antonio Montella and Antonio Gaeta; thus he was the overall top-scorer of the 2nd Divisione.
In June 2010, Pescara also won promotion (but to Serie B) and both clubs failed to agree the price of the remained 50% registration rights,{{cite news|url=http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/news.php?nid=4916 |title=RAFFAELE FRANCHINI ACQUISTATO DALLA CISCO ROMA. PER CIOFANI INCOGNITA BUSTE... |date=25 June 2010 |accessdate=28 July 2010 |work=AS Cisco Calcio Roma |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725025503/http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/news.php?nid=4916 |archivedate=25 July 2010 }} thus both clubs had to submit a bid in envelope to Lega Pro to decide the ownership. On 30 June 2010, Lega Pro announced that Cisco Roma won the closed tender as the highest bidder{{cite web|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/images/stories/pdf_news/partecipazioni-2009_10.pdf|title=Risoluzioni accordi di partecipazione ed esito apertura buste ( C.U. Lega Pro 156L del 18/05/10)|date=30 June 2010|accessdate=28 July 2010|work=Lega Pro|format=in PDF|language=Italian}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} for an additional €222,000.
=Parma=
On 8 July 2010, Ciofani signed for Serie A side Parma F.C. in another co-ownership deal, for €300,000 in four-year contract.Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 {{in lang|it}} [http://www.registroimprese.it/ Require purchase in CCIAA] As part of the deal, Atletico Roma signed Alessio Tombesi (for €50,000) and Abel Gigli (for a peppercorn fee) in co-ownership deal, Abdou Doumbia and Gianluca Lapadula on loan.{{cite news|url=http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/news.php?nid=4920 |title=ATLETICO ROMA: QUATTRO COLPI DI MERCATO CHE ARRIVANO DA PARMA |date=9 July 2010 |accessdate=29 July 2010 |work=Atletico Roma |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725025559/http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/news.php?nid=4920 |archivedate=25 July 2010 }} Ciofani also remained in Rome on loan for another season. He scored 16 goals in 2010–11 season as team-topscorer.{{cite web|url=http://agonistica.lega-pro.com/marcatori/lp1db/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715023224/http://agonistica.lega-pro.com/marcatori/lp1db/|title=Classifica Marcatori – 1° Divisione gir. B|date=c. 2011 |archivedate=15 July 2011|accessdate=3 July 2011|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian}} On 24 June 2011, Parma bought the remain 50% registration rights for €100,000 and bought back Gigli.
In July 2011, he was loaned to Serie B newcomer Gubbio, which Parma also bore part of the wage for €185,000 as premi di valorizzazione.Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2012 {{in lang|it}} On 2 August 2012, he signed for A.C. Perugia Calcio.{{cite web|url=http://www.legapro.it/calciomercato-perugia-daniel-ciofani/|title=Calciomercato Perugia ecco Daniel Ciofani dal Parma|date=2 August 2012|accessdate=2 August 2012|work=Legapro.it|language=Italian}} In summer 2012 he added one more year to his contract with Parma (to 2015), making Parma still eligible for a co-ownership contract with any club until 2013.
=Frosinone=
On 30 June 2013, Ciofani signed for Frosinone Calcio in co-ownership deal, swapped with Leandro Campagna.{{cite news|url=http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=4733|title=CIOFANI E' DEL FROSINONE|date=30 June 2013|accessdate=2 September 2013|publisher=Frosinone Calcio|language=Italian|archive-date=4 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904173642/http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=4733|url-status=dead}} Both 50% registration rights of the players were tagged for €600,000.Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 {{in lang|it}} [http://www.registroimprese.it/ Require purchase in CCIAA] On 24 January 2014, Frosinone signed Ciofani outright.{{cite news|url=http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=5080|title=Daniel Ciofani a titolo definitivo|date=24 January 2014|accessdate=29 March 2014|publisher=Frosinone Calcio|language=Italian|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203025502/http://www.frosinonecalcio.com/news.php?id=5080|url-status=dead}} He scored his first goal in Serie A for the club on 28 October 2015 in a 2–1 win over Carpi.
=Cremonese=
On 9 August 2019, Ciofani signed a multi-year contract with Cremonese.{{cite press release|publisher=Cremonese|url=https://www.uscremonese.it/daniel-ciofani-in-grigiorosso/|title=DANIEL CIOFANI IN GRIGIOROSSO|date=9 August 2019|language=Italian|access-date=3 September 2019|archive-date=30 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230232957/https://www.uscremonese.it/daniel-ciofani-in-grigiorosso/|url-status=dead}} On 28 February 2023, he scored a penalty in a 2–1 win over Roma, which was his club's first win in the 2022–23 Serie A season after 24 matches, and also the first since the 1995–96 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/cremonese-roma-cronaca-risultato-tabellino-pagelle/bltaabfb1e4e4996d7b|title=Cremonese-Roma 2-1: prima gioia grigiorossa, Ciofani gela Mourinho|publisher=Goal.com|language=it|date=28 February 2023}}
Personal life
His brother, Matteo is also a professional footballer, and they played together as teammates for Frosinone between 2013 and 2018.
References
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External links
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/13174/ciofani-daniel.htm Profile at Football.it] {{in lang|it}} {{dead link|date=March 2019}}
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Ciofani_Daniel}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/giocatore.php?gid=293&sid=prima |title=Profile at Atletico Roma |language=it |access-date=28 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309233929/http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/giocatore.php?gid=293&sid=prima |archive-date=9 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Men's association football forwards