Francesco Valiani | |
Birth Date: | 1980 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Pistoia, Italy |
Currentclub: | Hellas Chiesina |
Youthyears1: | 1999–2000 |
Years1: | 2000–2005 |
Caps1: | 92 |
Goals1: | 12 |
Years2: | 2000–2001 |
Caps2: | 27 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Clubs2: | → Maceratese (loan) |
Years3: | 2001–2002 |
Caps3: | 25 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Clubs3: | → Imolese (loan) |
Years4: | 2005–2008 |
Caps4: | 92 |
Goals4: | 9 |
Years5: | 2008–2010 |
Caps5: | 72 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Years6: | 2010–2012 |
Caps6: | 75 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2012–2014 |
Caps7: | 58 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 2014–2015 |
Caps8: | 32 |
Goals8: | 3 |
Years9: | 2015–2017 |
Caps9: | 52 |
Goals9: | 4 |
Years10: | 2017–2019 |
Caps10: | 84 |
Goals10: | 5 |
Years11: | 2019–2022 |
Caps11: | 76 |
Goals11: | 7 |
Years12: | 2023– |
Clubs12: | Hellas Chiesina |
Pcupdate: | 23 April 2022 |
Francesco Valiani (born 29 October 1980) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for an amateur side Hellas Chiesina.
Valiani joined Rimini along with Emmanuel Cascione. Valiani spent two-and-a-half seasons in Serie B with the club.
His final game (and goal) for Rimini was on 2008-01-26 and, ironically, against the team he would join the next week. Bologna won the match 2–1.[1]
Valiani joined Bologna in January 2008 for €2.5 million[2] and helped them to promotion.
On 31 August 2008 he made his Serie A debut by scoring the winning goal in a shocking 2–1 win for Bologna at San Siro against AC Milan.[3]
On 29 January 2010 Parma signed the midfielder from Bologna in return for winger Andrea Pisanu on joint ownership deals, both 50% registration rights of the players were tagged for €2.5 million.[4] [5] Valiani signed a -year contract.[6]
In June 2011 Parma acquired Valiani outright and co-currently Andrea Pisanu jointed Bologna outright. Co-currently Alessandro Elia and Riccardo Pasi returned to their mother club.
Elia was valued an aggressive price of €1.5 million [7] While Pasi's 50% rights was valued an aggressive price of €1.6 million; [8] Valiani cost Parma €2.8 million [9] and co-currently Parma sold Andrea Pisanu outright for €2.5 million. The four deals made Bologna received €200,000 in net.[10] [11]
On 14 July 2012, Parma sold Valiani outright to fellow Serie A club Siena[12] for just €100,000.[13] In June and July 2012 Siena and Parma also made cash-less players only swap, namely: Brandão, Iacobucci, Pacini and Rossi of Siena for a total of €5.6 million; Coppola, Dellafiore, Doumbia and Galuppo of Parma also for a total of €5.6 million.[13]
On 14 July 2019, he returned to his first club Pistoiese, signing a 2-year contract.[14]