Federico Piovaccari (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko pjovakˈkaːri]; born 1 September 1984) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D Group G club Cavese.

Federico Piovaccari
Piovaccari in September 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Gallarate, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cavese
Youth career
Pro Patria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Pro Patria 0 (0)
2002–2003Castellettese (loan) 17 (6)
2004–2007 Internazionale 0 (0)
2004–2005Vittoria (loan) 25 (10)
2005–2006San Marino (loan) 29 (11)
2006–2007Triestina (loan) 37 (5)
2007–2009 Treviso 40 (4)
2009–2010 Ravenna 32 (15)
2010–2011 Cittadella 39 (23)
2011–2015 Sampdoria 17 (2)
2012Brescia (loan) 17 (4)
2012Novara (loan) 10 (0)
2013Grosseto (loan) 17 (7)
2013–2014Steaua București (loan) 25 (10)
2014–2015Eibar (loan) 28 (6)
2015–2016 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 (2)
2016–2017 Córdoba 28 (4)
2017 Zhejiang Yiteng 14 (7)
2018 Ternana 19 (0)
2018–2019 Córdoba 35 (12)
2019–2020 Rayo Vallecano 13 (0)
2020–2021 Córdoba 20 (4)
2021–2022 Paganese 16 (4)
2022 ACR Messina 12 (2)
2022–2023 Giugliano 31 (5)
2023– Cavese 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024

Club career edit

Early career edit

Born in Gallarate, Piovaccari graduated from Pro Patria's youth setup, and made his debuts while on loan at Serie D side Castellettese. In the summer of 2003, he joined Internazionale, being assigned to the Primavera squad.

In 2004, Piovaccari was loaned to Vittoria, and scored ten goals for the club in Serie C1. In July 2005, he was loaned to Treviso of Serie B, but after the latter's promotion to Serie A due to Caso Genoa, he moved to San Marino Calcio in the third level, also in a temporary deal.

Treviso; Ravenna edit

After a loan spell at second-tier Triestina, Piovaccari returned to Treviso, now in a co-ownership deal. In July 2009, the free agent signed a two-year deal with Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna after Treviso's bankruptcy, as a replacement to Pescara-bound Francesco Zizzari.[1]

Piovaccari scored in his debut for the club on 3 August 2009, netting the winner of a 3–2 win against Giulianova, in that season's Coppa Italia.[2] He was the team top-scorer in the campaign, scoring 14 goals and appearing in 30 matches in the league, as the Giallorossi narrowly avoided relegation.

Cittadella edit

Piovaccari moved to Cittadella, also in the second level, on 31 August 2010 in a co-ownership deal for €120,000,[3] while Paolo Rossi moved in the opposite direction.[4] The club sold its flagship striker for the second successive year (Riccardo Meggiorini in 2010 and Matteo Ardemagni in 2011). Piovaccari was also top goalscorer in the 2010–11 campaign, scoring 23 league goals.

On 24 June 2011, Cittadella bought Piovaccari's remaining registration rights for €880,000.[3][5]

Sampdoria edit

On 8 July 2011, Piovaccari moved to another Serie B side, Sampdoria, for €3.5 million in a four-year contract.[6][7] After appearing sparingly, he moved to Brescia on 31 January 2012, on loan until June (along with Salvatore Foti) and with Juan Antonio and Andrea Magrassi moving in the opposite direction. During the 2012 financial year, Piovaccari also signed a new contract which last until 30 June 2016.[8]

After returning to Sampdoria, Piovaccari was loaned out again to Novara,[9] and subsequently served another temporary deal at Grosseto,[10] featuring regularly with the latter.

Steaua București (loan) edit

In July 2013, Piovaccari was loaned to Romanian club Steaua București in a season-long deal.[11] He made his debut in the Romanian Supercup in a 3–0 win over Petrolul Ploiești, coming on as a substitute for Stefan Nikolić.

On 24 July, Piovaccari scored his first goal for Steaua, in a 2–1 second leg win against Vardar Skopje in the campaign's UEFA Champions League qualifiers. He scored 16 goals during the campaign, winning the Liga I and the Supercupa României.

Eibar (loan) edit

On 19 August 2014, Piovaccari was loaned to Spanish side Eibar, newly promoted to La Liga.[12] He made his debut for the club on 24 August, replacing Ander Capa in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad.[13] On 1 July 2015, Piovaccari was released by Sampdoria.[14]

Later years edit

On 27 July 2015, Piovaccari was unveiled as the marquee of Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers' 2015–16 A-League campaign. He was released by the club on 5 May 2016.[15]

On 17 August 2016, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Córdoba.[16] On 5 July 2017, it was reported that Piovaccari joined Chinese club Zhejiang Yiteng.[17]

On 10 January 2018, Serie B club Ternana announced the signing of Piovaccari on a 6-month contract, with option to extent to further season.[18] On 16 August 2018, Piovaccari returned to Córdoba after agreeing to a one-year contract.[19]

On 15 July 2019, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with fellow second division side Rayo Vallecano.[20]

On 26 August 2021, he returned to Italy and signed with Paganese in Serie C.[21] On 31 January 2022, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[22] On the next day, Piovaccari signed with ACR Messina.[23]

International career edit

In 2005, Piovaccari played for Italy U23 on 2005 Mediterranean Games.[24]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 16 April 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Castellettese (loan) 2002–03 Serie D 17 6 17 6
Vittoria (loan) 2004–05 Serie C1 25 10 25 10
San Marino (loan) 2005–06 Serie C1 29 11 29 11
Triestina (loan) 2006–07 Serie B 37 5 0 0 37 5
Treviso 2007–08 Serie B 22 3 0 0 22 3
2008–09 18 1 0 0 18 1
Total 40 4 0 0 40 4
Ravenna 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 30 14 2 1 32 15
2010–11 2 1 2 0 4 1
Total 32 15 4 1 36 16
Cittadella 2010–11 Serie B 39 23 0 0 39 23
Sampdoria 2011–12 Serie B 17 2 1 0 18 2
Brescia (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 17 4 17 4
Novara (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 10 0 2 1 12 1
Grosseto (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 17 7 17 7
Steaua București (loan) 2013–14 Liga I 25 10 6 2 12 4 43 16
Eibar (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 28 5 2 1 30 6
Western Sydney Wanderers 2015–16 A-League 12 2 2 0 14 2
Córdoba 2016–17 Segunda División 28 4 5 4 33 8
Zhejiang Yiteng 2017 China League One 14 7 0 0 14 7
Ternana 2017–18 Serie B 19 0 0 0 19 0
Córdoba 2018–19 Segunda División 35 12 2 1 37 13
2019–20 Segunda División B 6 1 6 1
Total 41 13 2 1 43 14
Rayo Vallecano 2019–20 Segunda División 13 0 2 1 15 1
Córdoba 2019–20 Segunda División B 20 4 3 0 23 4
Paganese 2020–21 Serie C 16 4 16 4
ACR Messina 2021–22 Serie C 12 2 12 2
Career total 508 138 29 12 12 4 549 153

Honours edit

Steaua București

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Federico Piovaccari si veste di giallorosso" [Federico Piovaccari is already in giallorosso] (in Italian). Ravenna Calcio. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Tim Cup, Ravenna-Giulianova 3–2: giallorossi avanti col Brescia" [Tim Cup, Ravenna-Giulianova 3–2: Giallorossi matched with Brescia] (in Italian). Ravenna Calcio. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b AS Cittadella Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA (in Italian)
  4. ^ "Piovaccari e Carra al Cittadella; Rossi al Ravenna, Arma al Vicenza" [Piovaccari and Carra to Cittadella; Rossi to Ravenna, Arma to Vicenza]. AS Cittadella (in Italian). 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Piovaccari tutto del Cittadella" [Piovaccari all from Cittadella]. AC Cittadella (in Italian). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Il "Pifferaio" per sognare la A, ecco Federico Piovaccari" [The "Piper" to dream the A, here's Federico Piovaccari]. UC Sampdoria (in Italian). 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  7. ^ U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  8. ^ U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. ^ "L'Attaccante Piovaccari al Novara" [Forward Piovaccari to Novara]. Novara Calcio (in Italian). 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Federico Piovaccari al Grosseto" [Federico Piovaccari to Grosseto] (in Italian). US Grosseto FC. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Bine ai venit, Federico Piovaccari!" [Welcome, Federico Piovaccari!]. FC Steaua București (in Romanian). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Federico Piovaccari llega al EIbar cedido de la Sampdoria y será presentado hoy en Ipurua" [Federico Piovaccari arrives at Eibar on loan from Sampdoria and will be presented today in Ipurua] (in Spanish). Eibar's official website. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Lara seals dream start for Eibar". ESPN FC. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Risolti consensualmente i contratti di Piovaccari e Lombardo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Wanderers Announce Player Departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Piovaccari, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Piovaccari, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  17. ^ 毅腾官宣前意乙金靴加盟 代表球队出战中甲下半程 [Yiteng announces the signing of former Italian Serie B topscorer...]. Sina Sport (in Chinese (China)). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Ingaggiato Federico Piovaccari: l'attaccante ha già raggiunto i nuovi compagni in ritiro" (Press release) (in Italian). Terni: Ternana Calcio. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Piovaccari vuelve a El Arcángel" [Piovaccari returns to El Arcángel] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Federico Piovaccari nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Federico Piovaccari new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  21. ^ "FEDERICO PIOVACCARI E' UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA PAGANESE" (in Italian). Paganese. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  22. ^ "RISOLUZIONE DEL CONTRATTO CON PIOVACCARI" (Press release) (in Italian). Paganese. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  23. ^ "FEDERICO PIOVACCARI AL MESSINA" (Press release) (in Italian). ACR Messina. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  24. ^ "10 domande a Federico Piovaccari". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  25. ^ Federico Piovaccari at Soccerway

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