Antonio Aldo Caracciolo (born 30 June 1990) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Caracciolo was a youth product of Lombard club

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. He was a player of the under-16 team in 2005–06 season. Caracciolo then left for fellow Lombard club

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, at first on loan. He made his professional debut in the second half of

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season. On 29 January 2010

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signed the defender on loan until 30 June 2010. He was selected as a substitute once under coach

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, on 16 May 2010, but did not come off the bench.

Genoa

On 20 July 2010 he was signed by

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. He left the club on loan with

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. In July 2011 he was loaned to

again but suffered a minor injury in pre-season.

Brescia

In summer 2012 Caracciolo was farmed to Serie B club

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on a 4-year contract on a co-ownership deal.Brescai Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
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/ref> The club acquired half of the registration rights of the player for a peppercorn fee. In June 2013 Brescia acquired Caracciolo outright. On 19 July 2013 Caracciolo was transferred to

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club

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on a temporary deal. The club also had an option to sign him outright. In summer 2014 Caracciolo returned to Brescia, entering the first team squad again. On 1 December 2015, Caracciolo signed a new contract with Brescia, adding 2 more year to his current contract. However, he was sold in summer 2016.

Verona

On 11 August 2016 Caracciolo was signed by

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He was extremely criticized for this by the Brescia's supporters because Brescia and

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are huge rivals. After playing 33 matches he gave his contributions to help Verona to get back to Serie A after 2016 relegation. He did his

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debut in a home 0–0 against

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where he played the full 90 minutes. He scored his first goal in Serie A (and for Verona) in a surprising 3–0 home win against

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. On 10 March 2018 he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win in the

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against

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Cremonese

On 16 January 2019, Caracciolo joined to

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on loan with an obligation to buy.

Pisa

On 27 January 2020, he signed with

Career statistics

References

External links

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AIC profile (data by football.it)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caracciolo, Antonio 1990 births Living people Italian men's footballers AC Pavia 1911 SSD players SSC Bari players AS Gubbio 1910 players Brescia Calcio players US Cremonese players Hellas Verona FC players Pisa SC players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Sardinia