Dario D'Ambrosio (born 9 September 1988) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for club

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Career

Along with his twin brother

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, D'Ambrosio started his career at

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's Primavera team. In 2007-08 season, he left for Serie C2 side Scafatese. In the next season, he left for

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(ex-Serie C1), signed a reported 2-year contract.

Triestina

In mid of 2008–09 season, he was signed by Serie B side

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but loaned back to Lecco. In June 2009, he was signed by

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along with Marcello Cottafava in co-ownership deal, for €340,000 and €420,000. (total €760,000)US Triestina Calcio SpA ''bilancio'' (financial Report and Accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian)
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and Nicolò Brighenti in co-ownership deal, for €325,000 and €425,000 respectively (total €750,000), made the deal almost a pure player swap. D'Ambrosio returned Triestina on loan in July 2009 and bought back by Triestina in January 2010 and Brighenti returned to Chievo on the same day, for €425,000 each. After the transaction on 28 January, he did not play any game for Triestina and the club relegated, only re-admitted to

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due to the expel of

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. However, D'Ambrosio and Cottafava, who carried a high accounting value which generated high amortize cost, as well as other financial problem limited the club to sign player, which the club relegated again in 2011, and ultimately declared bankruptcy in mid of

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. The creditor got nothing from Cottafava nor D'Ambrosio's contract, which "worth" €440,000 in August 2010 and €850,000 in January 2010 respectively and released as free agent in 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Lega Pro journeyman

Since 2012 D'Ambrosio was signed by various

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club (Prime Divisione and Divisione Unica). In July 2012 he was signed by

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. On 30 January 2013 he was signed by

U.S. Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce (), is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, the top level of the Italian football pyramid, having been promoted from Serie B. ...

. On 1 February 2015 he was signed by

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. On 16 July 2015 D'Ambrosio was signed by

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

in a two-year contract. D'Ambrosio was signed by Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team in a temporary deal on 30 January 2016, with

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moved to Tuscany from Veneto. On 1 July 2016 D'Ambrosio returned to Siena. He wore number 14 shirt in the new season; starting from 2016–17 season, Lega Pro club was required to have a fixed shirt number throughout the whole season. On 28 August 2020 he signed a 2-year contract with

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. On 8 August 2021 he joined Viterbese on a two-year contract. On 9 August 2022, D'Ambrosio moved to

for one year.

References

External links

Profile at Triestina

{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Ambrosio, Dario 1988 births Living people Twin sportspeople Italian twins Footballers from Naples Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Serie C players ACF Fiorentina players Calcio Lecco 1912 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players FC Lumezzane SSD players US Lecce players AC Monza players ACR Siena 1904 players Bassano Virtus 55 ST players AS Sambenedettese players US Viterbese 1908 players Carrarese Calcio players