Giuseppe Marco Zampano (born 30 September 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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Career

Born in Genoa, Liguria along with his twin brother

Francesco Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

in 1993, they were youth products of

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...

. In 2010–11 season both left for another Ligurian team Virtus Entella in temporary deal. Francesco remained in Chiavari (where Entella is based) and Giuseppe returned to Genoa for 2011–12 season. Zampano along with

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, Edoardo Blondett, Andrea Magrassi,

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and

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, they were transferred to

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club

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in temporary deal, on 2 August 2012. Zampano played 12 times in 2012–13 Italian third division season. Zampano became a free agent on 1 July 2013. On 6 December 2013 he was signed by

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

club Martina. On 18 June 2014, he was signed by Serie B club

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on a free transfer on a 3-year contract. After having terminated the contract with the

, in January 2017, he signed with Venezia team that plays in the

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. On 5 December 2019, he signed with

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club

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 24 August 2020 he joined Reggiana. On 27 September 2021, he moved to

Fidelis Andria Fidelis Andria 2018 or simply Fidelis Andria is an Italian football club based in Andria, Apulia. The club was founded in 1971 and re-founded in 2005, 2013 and 2018. The team competes in . Fidelis Andria play their home matches at Stadio Deg ...

. On 8 January 2022, he signed with

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AIC profile (data by football.it)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zampano, Giuseppe 1993 births Footballers from Genoa Living people Italian men's footballers UC Sampdoria players Virtus Entella players Portogruaro Calcio ASD players ASD Martina Calcio 1947 players FC Crotone players Venezia FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players Fidelis Andria 2018 players Potenza Calcio players Serie C players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders