Francesco Di Mariano (born 20 April 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Palermo.

Francesco Di Mariano
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, Second striker
Team information
Current team
Palermo
Number 10
Youth career
Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Lecce 2 (0)
2013–2016 Roma 0 (0)
2015 Ancona 10 (1)
2016 Monopoli 18 (3)
2016–2018 Novara 53 (4)
2018–2021 Venezia 78 (10)
2020Juve Stabia (loan) 21 (1)
2021–2022 Lecce 29 (5)
2022– Palermo 40 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Career edit

Di Mariano started playing football in Palermo, then at the age of 13 he left for Lecce. He made his professional debut with Lecce on 9 September 2012 against Cuneo in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Following spells at Ancona and Monopoli on loan from Roma, Di Mariano joined Novara on 20 July 2016.[1]

On 29 January 2020, he joined Juve Stabia on loan with an obligation to buy.[2] He successively returned to Lecce, being part of the squad that won promotion to Serie A by the end of the 2021–22 Serie B campaign.[3]

On 16 August 2022, Lecce announced Di Mariano had been transferred to his hometown club Palermo, signing a three-year contract for the Rosanero.[4]

Personal life edit

He is the nephew of Italian former footballer Salvatore Schillaci.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Calciomercato Roma, Di Mariano al Novara". Corriere Dello Sport (in Italian). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Francesco Di Mariano è un giocatore della SS Juve Stabia" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Gallo e Di Mariano, la fascia sinistra del Lecce promosso in A è a trazione palermitana" (in Italian). PalermoToday. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Palermo, ecco il super colpo di mercato: acquistato dal Lecce Francesco Di Mariano" (in Italian). PalermoToday. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Semi-finalist profile: Roma". 2015-04-08.

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