Mattia Graffiedi (born 26 May 1980) is an Italian

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who played as a forward. He first played for

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

, later moving on to more prestigious clubs such as

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. However, most of his career has been spent at teams in

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Career

Cesena

Graffiedi started his career at

near to his born place.

Milan

He was signed by

in summer 1999 in co-ownership deal, for 7,250 million lire (€3,744,313).AC Milan SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2003 (Graffiedi and Carlo Teodorani to Milan and Marcello Campolonghi to Cesena), but left on loan since graduating from their youth team in summer 2000. He enjoyed his best seasons for

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and

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in Serie B, earning himself a move to Serie A team A.C. Siena. In June 2003 Milan bought Graffiedi outright for another €750,000. He made his debut against

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on 19 September 2004. After the first time did not scored for the club, he was left to Serie B again for Modena F.C. in January 2005, became his first club that served for more than one year ( years).

Triestina

In summer 2006, he was signed by

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in co-ownership deal, for €300,000. Again, he did not manage to score in 2007–08 season, and sent on loan to

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in mid-season, where the club searching a striker to boost their by-then infamous record of the lowest number of goals of the league. In June 2008, Triestina finally own the full registration rights of the player for a peppercorn fee of €1,000. However, he was transferred to

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for undisclosed fee, which Triestina had a profit of €150,000.

Piacenza

became his longest serving club, for only 3 seasons. The club was struggling in Italian

and the club finally relegated in 2011.

Late career

In October 2011 Graffiedi was signed by

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. On 31 July 2012 Graffiedi was signed by Serie B club

A.C. Cesena A.C. Cesena, commonly referred to as Cesena (), was an Italian football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. The club spent most of its history in professional leagues such as Serie A and Serie B, but went bankrupt and folded in 2018. Another ...

in 1-year contract. He had an anterior cruciate ligament injury in May 2013. On 10 September 2013 he was signed by

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, re-joining Cesena teammate Gianluigi Bamonte as well as several youth player.

References

External links

Football.it Profile
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