Francesco Ripa (footballer, born 1985)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Battipaglia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Calcio Catania | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Battipagliese | 49 | (11) |
| 2004–2005 | Potenza | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Sorrento | 115 | (55) |
| 2009–2011 | Pro Patria | 43 | (28) |
| 2011–2013 | Nocerina | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Como (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | L'Aquila | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Arzanese (loan) | 29 | (19) |
| 2014– | Juve Stabia | 50 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2013–14 season. | |||
Francesco Ripa (born 5 November 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Juve Stabia.
Career
Born in Battipaglia, Campania, Ripa started his career at hometown club Battipagliese. After 2 Serie D seasons, he moved to Potenza of 2004–05 Serie C2 but in the mid-season returned to amateur league (Serie Dilettanti) for Sorrento, which the team won promotion in 2006 and again in 2007, thanks to his goals.[1]
In 2009, he left for Pro Patria, and in January 2011 moved to Nocerina, winning the promotion to Serie B. At the start of 2011–12 Serie B, he was awarded no.85 shirt.[2]
On 31 August 2011 he left for Como in temporary deal.[3][4] Nocerina relegated back to the third division in 2012. However Ripa did not play any match for the Campania side. On 9 January 2013 he was signed by L'Aquila.[5] The club won promotion from Lega Pro 2nd Division to L.P. Prime Division, the third level of Italian football. However on 22 August he was signed by Arzanese.[6]
He was the top-scorer of the Group B of LP Seconda Divisione in that season, 1 goal behind Massimiliano Varricchio of Group A as joint-second top-scorer of the whole fourth division, along with Danilo Alessandro, Roberto Floriano (both Group A).
In 2014–15 season he was signed by Lega Pro Divisione Unica club Juve Stabia.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "La storia del Sorrento Calcio". Sorrento Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Decisi i numeri di maglia per la stagione 2011/2012". ASG Nocerina (in Italian). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Chiusura del mercato con botti". Calcio Como 1907 (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n.14: La ASG Nocerina ingaggia Luiz Gabriel Sacilotto". ASG Nocerina (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Mercato: arriva Ripa dalla Nocerina" (in Italian). L'Aquila Calcio 1927. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Mercato: Ripa ceduto all'Arzanese" (in Italian). L'Aquila Calcio 1927. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Francesco Ripa è un calciatore della Juve Stabia" (in Italian). SS Juve Stabia. August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mercato: tre arrivi ed una partenza." (in Italian). L'Aquila Calcio 1927. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
External links
- TuttoCalciatori Profile (in Italian)
- Football.it Profile (in Italian)