Gabriele Perico (born 11 March 1984) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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for Virtus Bergamo in the

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. He is a former Italy U20 international.

Club career

Perico started his career at hometown club

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. In the 2003–04 season he left for

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AlbinoLeffe

In summer 2004, he was signed by

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side AlbinoLeffe from Prato along with

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and

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. The

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based club, also signed Primavera teammate

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(in a co-ownership deal) and

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(on loan) from Atalanta. He made his Serie B debut for AlbinoLeffe in a 2–0 victory against Venezia, on 11 September 2004.

Cagliari

On 9 August 2010 Perico joined

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along with Simon Laner on loan for €750,000 (€375,000 each or €350,000 each plus Cocco)UC AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian) with option to co-own the players. On 21 June 2011 Cagliari excised the rights to sign the player in co-ownership deal for €375,000 in a 3-year contract. Cagliari also bought back Cocco for €150,000. In June 2012 Cagliari acquired Perico outright for €200,000, but Cocco also acquired by AlbinoLeffe outright for €200,000. The deals made Cagliari paid €950,000 to AlbinoLeffe for Perico, or €725,000 cash plus signing Cocco twice.

Cesena

On 16 July 2014, Perico signed for

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side

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. After being relegated from Serie A after the 2014/15 season, Cesena finished 6th in Serie B during the 2015/16 season. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season, after making 56 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club. In July 2016, Perico joined English side Leeds United on trial. He played for Leeds first team in their final preseason friendly against

side

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where he started in a 2–1 win. However, he failed to earn a permanent deal at the club.

Salernitana

On 31 August he joined Serie B club Salernitana on a free transfer. He signed a 2-year contract.

FC Chiasso

On 4 January 2019, Perico signed with

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in Switzerland.

International career

Perico has represented Italy at various age groups including Italy U20's. He also won the

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. Perico was capped for the Italy under-17 team at

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(after 2001 the tournament was renamed the under-17 championship, but with the same age limit).

Honours

International

;Italy Under-19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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References

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at Tuttocalciatori {{DEFAULTSORT:Perico, Gabriele 1984 births Footballers from Bergamo Living people Italian men's footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Atalanta BC players Swiss Challenge League players UC AlbinoLeffe players Cagliari Calcio players AC Cesena players AC Monza players AC Prato players US Salernitana 1919 players US Livorno 1915 players FC Chiasso players SSD Virtus CiseranoBergamo 1909 players Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland