Federico Melchiorri (born 6 January 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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Biography

Born in Treia, Melchiorri started his career with

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and successively joined

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in January 2006. He made his

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debut on 20 December 2006 in a game against

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when he came on as a last-minute substitute for

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. Melchiorri was sold to

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in co-ownership deal in 2007. He was then fully signed by Sambenedettese in 2009. He was successively forced to quit football after being diagnosed with

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and undergoing surgery as a result. He resumed active football later in 2010 with former club Tolentino (

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), scoring 30 goals in 54 matches. In 2012–13 Melchiorri was sold to Maceratese (

) and he scored 22 goals in 30 matches. His impressive performances caught the attention of

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club

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, who signed him in the summer of 2013. He scored six goals in a rather unfortunate season for Padova, which ended with relegation and then the club being declared bankrupt. He successively joined

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

, another Serie B club, in the summer of 2014 on a free transfer. On 8 January 2018, he was loaned to

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. On 12 July 2018, Melchiorri signed with

. On 31 August 2021, he moved on loan to

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References

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Profile
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Career summary by tuttocalciatori.net
1987 births Living people Association football forwards Italian footballers A.C.N. Siena 1904 players Giulianova Calcio players S.S. Maceratese 1922 players A.S. Sambenedettese players Calcio Padova players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Cagliari Calcio players A.C. Carpi players A.C. Perugia Calcio players S.P.A.L. players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players {{Italy-footy-forward-1980s-stub