Alessandro Marotta

Alessandro Marotta
Personal information
Date of birth 15 July 1986 (1986-07-15) (age 25)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Bari
Number 28
Youth career
Vomero
2002–2003 → Ternana (loan)
2003–2004 Ternana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2007 Ternana 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Spoleto (loan) 31 (8)
2005–2006 → Olbia (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2007 → Martina (loan) 4 (0)
2007 → Igea Virtus (loan) 15 (0)
2007–2008 Scafatese 18 (0)
2008–2009 Arrone 32 (22)
2009–2010 Gubbio 32 (20)
2010– Bari 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Lucchese (loan) 28 (13)
National team
2003 Italy U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alessandro Marotta (born 15 July 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays for Bari.

Biography

Born in Naples, Campania, Marotta started his career at local side of Vomero, Naples. In August 2002, he was loaned to Umbria side Ternana and turned to a permanent deal in the next season. After spent a season with Serie D side Spoleto, in summer 2005, he was loaned to Serie C2 team Olbia from the Serie B side, but the loan was pre-matured in January 2006. With the Serie B struggler, he played nil matches and Ternana relegated at the end of season.

On 30 August 2006, he was loaned to fellow Serie C1 side Martina along with Raffaele Perna, which the club also signed Nicola Mancino in co-ownership deal.[1] In January 2007, he was loaned to Serie C2 side Igea Virtus.[2][3]

In 2007-08 season, he left for Serie C2 side Scafatese in co-ownership deal, along with Perna who went on loan, but still failed to score any goal.

Marotta left for Serie D side Arrone in summer 2008, and found the way to score, made him earned a contract with newly promoted Serie A side Bari in June 2009, but farmed to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Gubbio in co-ownership deal on 2 July 2009. Bari youth products Giacinto Allegrini and Leonardo Perez also joined the club on loan.[4] With Gubbio, he scored 20 league goals in regular season (in Group B), and was the joint-topscorer of the league in regular season along with Daniel Ciofani (of Group C). Both players scored in promotion playoffs, which Marotta scored once and Ciofani scored twice, both winning the final, made Marotta was the second highest topscorer of the league (overall).

On 25 June 2010, Bari bought him back.[5] On 3 July, he was loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Lucchese.[6] He scored 13 league goals as team-topscorer.[7]

On 1 July 2011 he signed a new 4-year contract with Bari.[8] The team also coached by former Gubbio coach Vincenzo Torrente.

References

  1. ^ "Mercato: in tre finiscono al Martina" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 30 August 2006. http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadNews&idNews=2016&tipo=1&Sez=34. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  2. ^ Mastrocola, Marcello (4 January 2007). "Igea Virtus: ecco Marotta dal Martina" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=46884. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  3. ^ "Bilancio mercato di Gennaio" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 1 February 2007. http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadNews&idNews=2161&tipo=1&Sez=29. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  4. ^ "Mercato, preso il portiere Padelli" (in Italian). AS Bari. 2 July 2009. http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/1227-mercato-preso-il-portiere-padelli.html. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  5. ^ "Meggiorini alle buste. Barreto è del Bari" (in Italian). AS Bari. 25 June 2010. http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/2760-meggiorini-alle-buste-barreto-e-del-bari.html. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "Marotta, ecco il bomber rossonero" (in Italian). AS Lucchese Libertas 1905 (Archived by WebCite). 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.luccheselibertas.it%2Fnews.php%3Fpag%3D6&date=2010-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2010. 
  7. ^ "Classifica Marcatori - 1° Divisione gir. B" (in Italian). Lega Pro. ca. End of 2010–11 season. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zuGftsfv. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
  8. ^ "Mercato, Marotta firma fino al 2015" (in Italian). AS Bari. 1 July 2011. http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/3477-mercato-marotta-firma-fino-al-2015.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

External links

A.S. Bari – current squad