Antonio Romano (footballer, born 1995) explained

Antonio Romano
Birth Date:21 January 1995
Birth Place:Acerra, Italy
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Cesena
Youthclubs1:Internazionale
Years1:2012–2014
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Pro Vercelli
Years2:2014
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Brescia
Years3:2014–2017
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Cesena

Antonio Romano (born 21 January 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Cesena.

Career

Born in Acerra, Campania, Romano started his career at Lombard club F.C. Internazionale Milano. He was a player of under-12 team in Lombard Esordienti League in 2006–07 season,[1] to under-17 team in National Allievi League in 2011–12 season.[2] At Inter Milan Romano also received call-up from national youth teams,[3] [4] without any debut. On 13 August 2012 Romano left for the reserve team of Pro Vercelli, initially in temporary deal.[5] Romano also wore no.21 shirt for the first team. He only played once for the Serie B team, on 18 May 2013, the last round of 2012–13 Serie B, as a substitute of Pietro Iemmello in the opening of the first half. Romano was substituted by Cristian Bunino in the second half of the match.[6] Pro Vercelli was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione after that match, however also signed Romano outright from Inter.

On 31 January 2014 Romano was signed by Serie B club Brescia Calcio.[7] On 27 June 2014, few days before the closure of 2013–14 financial year, Romano (for €2.4 million) and Felice Di Cecco (for €1.6 million) were sold to Serie A newcomer Cesena, with Emanuele Fonte (for €2.4 million) and Simone Galassi (for €1.6 million) moved to Brescia.[8] Romano signed a three-year contract.[9] Romano failed to play any game for the Romagna-based team. The team also relegated back to Serie B in May 2015.

In summer 2015 Romano trained with Romagnol team Santarcangelo. However, on 31 August he returned to Cesena. The club also signed Di Cecco and Abdoul Yabré from Cesena on the same day,[10] as well as Romano's namesake from Napoli on 4 August.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Under-12s lift Valmarecchia trophy. 11 June 2007. 4 July 2014. www.inter.it. FC Internazionale Milano. Italian.
  2. News: Allievi Naz.: verso le finali, 21 convocati. 11 June 2012. 4 July 2014. www.inter.it. FC Internazionale Milano. Italian.
  3. News: A COVERCIANO DALL’11 AL 13 MAGGIO RADUNO "TORNEO GIOVANI SPERANZE". 8 May 2009. 4 July 2014. FIGC. Italian.
  4. News: Primo stage per la nuova Under 16 a Coverciano . 7 September 2010. 4 July 2014. FIGC. Italian.
  5. News: Settore Giovanile: mercato in uscita. 31 August 2012. 4 July 2014. www.inter.it. FC Internazionale Milano. Italian.
  6. http://www.legab.it/fileadmin/pdf_import/post/4692/42/d48fa3d1-ad04-492a-8305-e583d5db9c73.pdf Match Report
  7. News: Le operazioni di mercato del Brescia Calcio al 31 gennaio 2014. 31 January 2014. 4 July 2014. Brescia Calcio. Italian.
  8. Brescia Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  10. Web site: Yabre e Di Cecco nuovi giocatori del Santarcangelo. 31 August 2015. 8 October 2016. Santarcangelo Calcio. Italian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126043610/http://santarcangelocalcio.net/?p=2664. 26 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Le parole dei nuovi acquisti gialloblù. 4 August 2015. 8 October 2016. Santarcangelo Calcio. Italian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126060312/http://santarcangelocalcio.net/?p=2263. 26 November 2015.