Davide Baiocco (born 8 May 1975) is an Italian former

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, who currently plays for Palazzolo as a

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Career

From Perugia to Juventus

A product of the

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

youth system, he transferred to

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

in January 2002 for 7.2 million euros, in a swap with Fabian O'Neill who went to Perugia. He arrived in the summer of 2002. He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Juventus, but failed to settle into the club and has been loaned out several times, to clubs including

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

and

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are n ...

The return to Perugia

On 31 August 2004, he was signed by

on loan with option to purchase for a nominal fee.

From Catania to Siracusa

Due to bankruptcy of Perugia, Baiocco he joined the then Serie B side

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...

in August 2005, and helped them gain promotion to the Serie A for the 2006/2007 season. Since then, he has become the captain of the club and has been an influential first team player. He played with

until the end of the 2008–09 season. From 2009 to 2011 he played for

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

. In the 2011–12 season, he has played with

U.S. Siracusa U.S. Siracusa S.r.l., commonly referred to as simply Siracusa, was an Football in Italy, Italian association football club located in Syracuse, Sicily. The club withdrew from professional football in 2012. An illegitimate phoenix club, was pro ...

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. On 7 August 2012 Baiocco was signed by

U.S. Cremonese Unione Sportiva Cremonese, commonly referred to as Cremonese, is an Italian football club based in Cremona, Lombardy, which plays in the . History Cremonese was in the Serie A in its first season, 1929–30, but entered a long period of decli ...

. On 17 January 2014 he was signed by

Alessandria Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin. Alessandria ...

in a 6-month contract. Baiocco returned to Siracusa in 2015. The club won promotion to

2016–17 Lega Pro The 2016–17 Lega Pro Divisione Unica was the third season of the unified Lega Pro division, the third highest division in the Italian football league system. The championship name, which is ''Divisione Unica'' according to the FIGC regulations, i ...

Siracusa Calcio Siracusa Calcio was an Italian football club founded in 2013. In 2019 the first team of the club was withdrawn from the professional leagues. The club, originally known as A.C. Palazzolo A.S.D. relocated from Palazzolo Acreide to Syracuse in 201 ...

Style of play

Baiocco was a dynamic, energetic, and versatile defensive midfielder, who was known for his tactical intelligence and tackling ability, as well as his ability to carry the ball and push forward from midfield.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baiocco, Davide Living people 1975 births Footballers from Perugia Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers AC Perugia Calcio players ACR Siena 1904 players Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players Juventus FC players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Reggina 1914 players Catania FC players Brescia Calcio players AS Gubbio 1910 players US Siracusa players US Cremonese players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players