Marco Calderoni (born 18 February 1989) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Fermana.

Club career

Piacenza

Calderoni made his first team debut on 25 May 2008 against

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, the 2nd last match of the season. In February 2010, Piacenza and Serie A outfit Palermo agreed for a loan exchange between Calderoni and Romanian full-back

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, with the former joining the ''rosanero'' with immediate effect. He played his first game in a ''rosanero'' jersey, as well as his first Serie A game, as a starter in a 3–1 home win to

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. He returned at

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 ...

at the end of the season, with only one appearance during his short stint with the Sicilian side. In January 2011 is made official his transfer on loan

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Grosseto

In January 2012 Calderoni was signed by

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Bari

On 14 August 2013, Calderoni was signed by

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. Half of the registration rights, valued for €90,000, was immediately swap to Bari, for the full registration rights of Claiton dos Santos, valued for undisclosed fee. Calderoni signed a 5-year contract with Bari. In March 2014, the liquidator of Bari also adjusted the valued of the 50% registration rights, to €126,700. However, in June 2015 Cheivo bought back Calderoni for a price below the valuation, for €80,000.

Chievo

Calderoni re-joined Chievo on 25 June 2015 for €80,000. On 13 July he was signed by U.S. Latina Calcio in a temporary deal.

Novara

On 4 July 2016 he moved on loan to

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along with

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. On 1 July 2017 Calderoni joined Novara on a permanent basis and signed a three-year deal with his club.

Lecce

In July 2018 he moved to Lecce and gained promotion to

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in the

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season. He scored his first Serie A goal on 25 September 2019 against

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Vicenza

On 16 July 2021, he joined

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on a one-year contract with an option to extend.

Cesena

On 25 January 2022, he signed a contract with

until the end of the 2023–24 season.

Fermana

On 30 August 2023, Calderoni joined Fermana on a one-year deal.

International career

He was selected to

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inter ...

and 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup along with team-mate Francesco Bini.

References

External links

Profile at Football.it

Profile at Piacenza

FIGC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calderoni, Marco 1989 births Living people People from Latisana Footballers from Friuli Venezia Giulia Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Palermo FC players US Grosseto 1912 players SSC Bari players Latina Calcio 1932 players US Lecce players Novara FC players LR Vicenza players Cesena FC players Fermana FC players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football defenders Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games