Riccardo Musetti

Riccardo Musetti
Personal information
Date of birth 24 March 1983 (1983-03-24) (age 28)
Place of birth Carrara, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Cremonese
Youth career
Carrarese
1999–2001 Sampdoria
2001–2002 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999 Carrarese 1 (0)
2002–2005 Martina 41 (1)
2005 Imolese 17 (2)
2005–2007 Massese 32 (11)
2006 → CuoioCappiano (loan) 10 (1)
2007–2009 Treviso 32 (5)
2007–2008 → Pro Sesto (loan) 33 (11)
2009– Cremonese 32 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Riccardo Musetti (born 24 March 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese.

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Biography

Early career

Born in Carrara, Tuscany, Musetti started his professional career with his hometown club Carrarese. Musetti played his first league match on 16 May 1999.[1] In June 1999 he was signed by Sampdoria along with Daniele Perrone.[2]

In 2001, he was exchanged to Napoli in co-ownership deal along with Paolo Carbone, and Sampdoria signed Johan Michel Romeo and Roberto D'Auria. In June 2002 Napoli signed him outright.[3]

Martina & Massese

In 2002–03 season he left for Martina and played 2½ Serie C1 seasons. In January 2005 he left for Serie C2 club Imolese. In 2005, at first he left for Aglianese then signed by Chievo and farmed him to Massese in co-ownership deal. In June 2006 Massese bought him outright.

Treviso

In June 2007, he was signed by Serie B club Treviso on free transfer.[4] In the first season he was loaned to Serie C1 club Pro Sesto.[5] In 2008–09 Serie B season, he made his Serie B debut and scored 5 goals. The team finished as the bottom one and then went bankrupt.

Cremonese

In July 2009 he was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese.[6] He scored 14 goals for the team as the team top-scorer, while his partners Massimo Coda and Massimiliano Guidetti scored 10 goals each.

References

  1. ^ Castelli, Davide (17 May 1999). "Saudati firma una doppietta da applausi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1999/maggio/17/Saudati_firma_una_doppietta_applausi_ga_0_9905178321.shtml. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  2. ^ "il Livorno ha rifatto tutta la squadra" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 June 1999. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1999/giugno/27/Livorno_rifatto_tutta_squadra_ga_0_9906276709.shtml. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "No title [Co-ownership Resolution Results 2002"] (in Italian). Lega Calcio. ca. July 2002. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071118213039/http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/partecipazioni2002.pdf. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  4. ^ Binda, Nicola (26 June 2007). "Mignani-Grosseto Aurelio al Cesena" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/giugno/26/Mignani_Grosseto_Aurelio_Cesena_ga_10_070626066.shtml. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  5. ^ Anelli, Diego (18 August 2007). "UFFICIALE: Pro Sesto, è fatta per Preite e Musetti" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=71885. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  6. ^ "Musetti e Burrai alla Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 16 July 2009. http://www.uscremonese.it/news.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=104&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1033&cHash=a48720c604. Retrieved 3 August 2010. "L'US Cremonese comunica di aver acquistato i diritti dell'attaccante Riccardo Musetti......" 

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