| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Benevento | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999-2008 | Bologna | 66 | (9) |
| 2000 | → Lecce (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Piacenza (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2004 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Avellino (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2008-2009 | Rimini | 26 | (5) |
| 2009-2011 | SPAL | 46 | (22) |
| 2011- | Benevento | 7 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | Italy U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | Italy U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2000 | Italy U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 1999-2001 | Italy U21 | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Giacomo Cipriani (born 28 October 1980) is an Italian footballer currently playing for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Benevento.
Cipriani started his career at Bologna. His impression in youth national teams made Juventus F.C. bought half of his footballing rights in 2000 for €2.324M, along with Michele Paramatti (about €2.8million), Alex Pederzoli and Alessandro Gamberini (€2.324M for 50%rights), and Cipriani and Gamberini remained on loan at Bologna as part of Jonatan Binotto's permanent deal for about €10million.
After consecutive loans to Piacenza and Sampdoria in 2003-04 season, Bologna bought back Cipriani from Juventus for €417 thousands and signed a contract extension in September 2004, into 30 June 2007.[1]
In January 2008, Cipriani was loaned again, this time to Serie B's U.S. Avellino.
In July 2008 he agreed a one-year deal with Rimini.[2] He left the club on June 2009 after Rimini went relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. He then stayed without a team until October 2009, when he was announced as being signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione club SPAL 1907 in a free transfer.[3]