Gennaro Troianiello (or spells as Troianello; born 21 March 1983) is a retired Italian

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who played as a

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Football career

Troianiello started his career at regional league

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. He then followed

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which was promoted to Serie D. After helping them finish 7th, he was signed by

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of Eccellenza. In summer 2004, he was signed by Nuorese, where he helped bring the club from Eccellenza to

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in two years. In the 2006–07 season, Nuorese finished as a losing side of promotion playoffs. In January 2007 he was signed by

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, effective on 1 July.

Frosinone

On 1 July 2007 Troianiello became a player for

. On 10 July

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side

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also acquired half of the registration rights for €180,000 (paid via the transfer of

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; Troianiello at first joined Chievo in definitive deal and was sold back to Frosinone in co-ownership). He made only five appearances in his first Serie B season, and was loaned to

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in January 2008. In the 2008–09 season, he was loaned to

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(ex-Serie C1). In June 2009, Frosinone bought Troianiello outright for €265,000,A.C. Chievo Verona Srl ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 and Angelo Antonazzo was bought back by Chievo also for €265,000, Troianiello scored 11 league goals and started 39 Serie B matches for Frosinone in the 2009–10 season.

Siena

On 24 June 2010, Frosinone bought his teammate

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outright from Siena, and sold Troianiello to Siena for €2 million.AC Siena SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 As part of the deal, Frosinone also signed Gianluca Sansone from Siena in a co-ownership deal for €400,000. Troianiello signed a 3-year contract.

Sassuolo

In June 2012 Sassuolo signed Troianiello for €575,000 and 50% registration rights of Sansone for €425,000. In the 2012/13 season, Troianiello scored five goals and managed six assists in 31 appearances as his side were promoted from Serie B.

Palermo

On 2 July 2013 he was signed by

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for free. He was used only sparingly, making 16 appearances in all competitions as Palermo were promoted from Serie B.

Bologna

Troianiello was loaned out from Palermo to Bologna for the 2014–15 season. He made only 11 appearances as Bologna achieved promotion from Serie B, making it his third successive promotion from Serie B, with three different clubs.

Salernitana

Troianiello played the first half of the 2015–2016 season with Salernitana.

Ternana

In January 2016, he was loaned out to

. He made 3 appearances in Serie B.

Verona

On 31 August 2016, he was signed by

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Fano

After being released by

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, he joined

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in February.

Honours

;

(Group Sardegna) champions: 2002 ; Nuorese *

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champions: 2006 *

(Group Sardegna) champions: 2005

References

External links

Gennaro Troianiello
at Carriere Calciatori

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Troianiello, Gennaro Italian men's footballers Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Frosinone Calcio players Ternana Calcio players Calcio Foggia 1920 players ACR Siena 1904 players US Sassuolo Calcio players Nuorese Calcio players Palermo FC players Bologna FC 1909 players US Salernitana 1919 players Hellas Verona FC players SSD Ischia Calcio players Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Naples 1983 births Living people