Mattia Filippi (born 9 May 1993) is an
Italian footballer who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
.
Career
Filippi started his career at
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 ...
. He played for its ''Allievi'' U17 youth team from 2008 to 2010. Since 2010 Filippi was the member of the reserve. He scored 7 goals in 2011–12
Campionato Nazionale Primavera
The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...
as team top-scorer.
Filippi made his first team debut on 7 April 2012, substituted
Simone Del Nero in 64th minute. In June 2012 Filippi played hisd only game for
Italy U20, against
Serie D Best XI.
In July 2012 he left for
Forlì
Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna.
The city is situated along the Via E ...
along with
Leonardo Arrigoni
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People
Notable people with the name include:
* Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientis ...
. In the next summer he was involved with the signing of
Filippo Capitanio, which saw Filippi was sold from Cesena to
Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
Vicenza is a th ...
; both clubs retained 50% registration rights of Capitanio and Filippi respectively. Filippi signed a 5-year contract. Filippi only played twice in
2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
In June 2014 the remaining 50% registration rights of Filippi and Capitanio were transferred to Vicenza and Cesena respectively for free.
Filippi wore.15 shirt in
2014–15 Serie B
The 2014–15 Serie B was the 83rd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 14 of which returning from the 2013–14 season, 5 of which promoted from Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A. T ...
for Vicenza. In summer 2015, Filippi was released by Vicenza as a free agent 3 years earlier.
[Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2016, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)]
References
External links
Football.it Profile
Lega Serie B profile
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Italian men's footballers
AC Cesena players
Serie A players
Men's association football forwards
1993 births
Living people
People from Lugo, Emilia-Romagna
Footballers from Emilia-Romagna