Mattia Marchesetti (born 28 September 1983) is an Italian footballer.

Biography

Born in

Crema Crema or Cremas may refer to: Crema * Crema, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Cremona * Crema (coffee), a thin layer of foam at the top of a cup of espresso * Crema (dairy product), the Spanish word for cream * ''Cremà ...

, Lombardy, Marchesetti started his career at provincial capital – Cremona for Cremonese. In July 2004 he was signed by Serie A club

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

in temporary deal. However, he only made his top division debut on 9 January 2005. Marchesetti returned to Cremona for 2005–06 Serie B. In January 2006 Marchesetti was signed by

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 July 2006 he was re-signed by Chievo. However Marchesetti only played 5 times in Serie A and 4 times in 2006–07 Coppa Italia. In January 2007 Marchesetti left for

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

. In August 2007 Marchesetti was signed by

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 thr ...

in co-ownership deal for €250,000 in 4-year contract.Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008
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/ref> However, he failed to play regularly either in 2007–08 Serie B. In January 2008 Vicenza signed him outright for another €150,000, as part of Luca Rigoni's deal. On 25 June 2008, 5 days before the closure of 2007–08 financial year, Marchesetti and

Riccardo Fissore Riccardo Fissore (born 18 February 1980) is an Italian former footballer who last played for A.C. Delta Calcio Rovigo as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Carmagnola, Piedmont, Fissore started his career with Torino. In June 2 ...

were sold to Mantova for €1M and €500,000 respectively, which made Vicneza had a profit of €625,000 and €481,250 respectively in accounting. However, the payment was only via the transfer of registration rights of

Valerio Di Cesare Valerio Di Cesare (born 23 May 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bari. Career Di Cesare moved his first footsteps into Lazio's youth system. During the summer of 2001, he accepted an offer from Che ...

(€1M) and

Simone Calori Simone Calori (born 23 July 1980) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender. Playing career Born in Montevarchi, the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Calori started his career at Serie D club Colligiana. In 1999, he ...

(€500,000). All 4 players signed 3-year contract. The deals made both clubs had benefit on the field as well as in accounting. Marchesetti played 35 times for Mantova in

2008–09 Serie B The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Serie C1 (now Lega ...

, however most of them as substitutes (11 starts). He never played for the Veneto club in

2009–10 Serie B The 2009–10 Serie B season is the seventy-eighth edition since its establishment in 1929. Serie B is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Leg ...

despite under contract. He became free agent after the club bankrupted. Marchesetti joined Alessandria for

2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It will be divided into two ...

. After another disappointing season Marchesetti moved to non fully professional football in

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

, for Pizzighettone,

Sant'Angelo Lodigiano Sant'Angelo Lodigiano (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southwest of Lodi. People *Saint Francesca Cabrini (1850–1917), Catholic teache ...

and Olginatese.

Footnotes

References

External links

Lega Serie A profile

La Gazzetta 2009–10 profile

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchesetti, Mattia Italian footballers U.S. Cremonese players A.C. ChievoVerona players U.C. Sampdoria players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players L.R. Vicenza players Mantova 1911 players U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players A.S. Pizzighettone players Serie A players Serie B players Association football midfielders People from Crema, Lombardy 1983 births Living people A.C. Gozzano players