Davide Baiocco

Davide Baiocco
Personal information
Date of birth8 May 1975
Place of birthPerugia, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
U.S.D. Akragas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994Gubbio34(0)
1994–2002Perugia58(2)
1996–1997→ Fano (loan)28(2)
1997–1998→ Siena (loan)29(0)
1998–2000→ Viterbese (loan)52(3)
2002–2005Juventus7(0)
2003→ Piacenza (loan)16(0)
2003–2004Reggina (loan)27(0)
2004–2005Perugia (loan)33(2)
2005–2009Catania122(1)
2009–2011Brescia59(1)
2011–2012Siracusa9(3)
2012-Cremonese
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Davide Baiocco (born 8 May 1975 in Perugia) is an Italian association football midfielder, who currently plays for U.S.D. Akragas Città dei Templi.

Career

From Perugia to Juventus

A product of the Perugia youth system, he transferred to Juventus in January 2002 for 7.2 million euros,[1] in a swap with Fabian O'Neill who went to Perugia. He arrived in the summer of 2002.[2] He signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Juventus, but failed to settle into the club and has been loaned out several times, to clubs including Piacenza[3] and Reggina.[4]

The return to Perugia

On 31 August 2004, he was signed by Perugia on loan with option to purchase for a nominal fee.

From Catania to Siracusa

Due to bankruptcy of Perugia, Baiocco he joined the then Serie B side Catania in August 2005, and helped them gain promotion to the Serie A for the 2006/2007 season. Since then, he has become the captain of the club and has been an influential first team player. He played with Catania until the end of the season 2008-09.

From 2009-11 he played for Brescia.

From the season 2011-12 he plays with Siracusa in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

References

  1. Six-Monthly Report at 31 December 2001
  2. "Uruguayan O'Neill agrees Perugia deal". UEFA.com. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  3. "Midfield injection for Piacenza". UEFA.com. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  4. "Guly gets Bologna challenge". UEFA.com. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2008.

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