Gabriele Perico
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriele Perico | ||
| Date of birth | 11th March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Prato | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | AlbinoLeffe | 68 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | → Monza (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Cagliari | 78 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Cesena | 56 | (3) |
| 2016– | Salernitana | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Italy U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2002 | Italy U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Italy U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2004 | Italy U20 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Gabriele Perico (born 11 March 1984) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Salernitana as a Right Back. He is a former Italy U20 international.
Biography
Perico started his career at hometown club Atalanta. In 2003-04 season he left for Prato.
AlbinoLeffe
In summer 2004, he was signed by Serie B side AlbinoLeffe from Prato along with Mauro Belotti and Alessandro Diamanti. The Province of Bergamo based club, also signed Primavera team-mate Joelson (in co-ownership deal) and Mauro Minelli (on loan) from Atalanta.
He made his Serie B debut for AlbinoLeffe in a 2-0 victory against Venezia, on 11 September 2004.[1]
Cagliari
On 9 August 2010 Perico joined Cagliari[2] along with Simon Laner on loan for €750,000 (€375,000 each or €350,000 each plus Cocco)[3] with option to co-own the players.
On 21 June 2011 Cagliari excised the rights to sign the player in co-ownership deal for €375,000 in a 3-year contract.[3][4][5] Cagliari also bought back Cocco for €150,000. In June 2012 Cagliari acquired Perico outright for €200,000, but Cocco also acquired by AlbinoLeffe outright for €200,000.[3] The deals made Cagliari paid €950,000 to AlbinoLeffe for Perico, or €725,000 cash plus signing Cocco twice.
Cesena
On 16 July 2014, Perico signed for Serie A side Cesena.[6] After being relegated from Serie A after the 2014/15 season, Cesena finished 6th in Serie B during the 2015/16 season. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season, after making 56 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club.
In July 2016, Perico joined English side Leeds United on trial. He played for Leeds first team in their final preseason friendly against Serie A side Atalanta B.C. where he started in a 2-1 win.[7] However, he failed to earn a permanent deal at the club.
Salernitana
On 31 August he joined Serie B club Salernitana on a free transfer. He signed a 2-year contract.[8]
International career
Perico has represented Italy at various age groups including Italy U20's. He also won the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Perico capped for under-17 team at 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship (after 2001 the tournament was renamed into under-17 championship but with the same age limit).
Honours
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Italy Under 19's)
References
- ↑ "PERICO Gabriele". Panini Digital (login required). Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ↑ "Perico e Laner al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- 1 2 3 UC AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
- ↑ Cagliari Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
- ↑ "Perico ancora del Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Gabriele Perico in bianconero". cesenacalcio.it. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "WOOD + ROOFE STRIKES SEE OFF ATALANTA". Leeds United. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Della Rocca, Perico, Marchi e Ronaldo sono giocatori granata. Moro alla Cremonese" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- (Italian) Gabriele Perico at Soccerway
- (Italian) Gabriele Perico National Team Stats at FIGC.it