Antonino "Nino" Barillà (born 1 April 1988) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Viterbese.

Club career

Barillà made his debut in

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with

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in the 2005–06 season, on 7 May 2006 against

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. Barillà scored his first goal against then

club

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in a Serie A match, the game ended (2–2). His second goal came against Juventus on 26 April 2009 where he scored with his head at the near post from an Adejo cross which was delivered from just outside the penalty area on the top right side. On 25 August 2020, Barillà joined newly-promoted

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club Monza on a two-year contract. He was released by the club on 25 January 2022. On 25 February 2022, Barillà signed with

club Alessandria until the end of the season. On 13 January 2023, Barillà signed with

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club Viterbese.

International career

On 25 March 2009, Barillà made his debut with the Italy under-21 team in a

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against

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. He played seven games for the under-21 side, scoring two goals.

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* Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Reggio Calabria Footballers from Calabria Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Reggina 1914 players Ravenna F.C. players U.C. Sampdoria players Trapani Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players A.C. Monza players U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players U.S. Viterbese 1908 players Serie A players Serie B players {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub