Marco Fiore (born 2 February 1989) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Germany, Fiore graduated the youth academy of

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in 2009. He joined fellow German outfit,

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on a free transfer in July 2009. He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 home draw with Chemnitzer FC on 8 August 2009, and went on to make 26 league appearances for the club during the 2009–10 Regionalliga campaign, scoring one goal. After just one season with the club, Fiore transferred to Italian

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outfit,

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in August 2010, in what was another free transfer. With the Sicilian outfit, Fiore made 27 appearances in his first season in Italy. He remained with the club for the 2011-12 campaign and made an additional 34 league appearances. In total, Fiore appeared in 61 domestic matches for Milazzo, scoring two goals before being sold to Serie A side,

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in June 2012.

Calcio Catania

On 30 June 2012, Fiore officially transferred to Calcio Catania on a free transfer. Ahead of the 2012–13 Serie A campaign, Catania loaned Fiore to the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione with A.C. Bellaria on 30 August 2012. After just 14 league appearances (8 as a starter), Catania recalled the midfielder in January 2013, in order to loan him to

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, also of the Italian

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, for the remainder of the 2012–13 statistical season. Fiore scored 1 goal in 12 league matches for the club, before returning to Catania on 30 June 2013.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiore, Marco 1989 births Living people Italian men's footballers German men's footballers German sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Regionalliga players FC Schalke 04 II players SV Wilhelmshaven players USD Follonica Gavorrano players Rot Weiss Ahlen players Catania FC players FC Viktoria Köln players