Mattia Marchi (born 14 January 1989) is an Italian former

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Rimini

Born in

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, Romagna, Marchi started his career at hometown club

. In January 2010 he left for Lega Pro 2nd Division club

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, winning the champion of the group A.

Südtirol

Rimini was expelled from professional league in 2010, and Marchi joined

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on a free transfer. However, he re-joined Südtirol in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500 Südtirol bought Marchi outright for another €500 after he scored 9 goals as team top-scorer.

Virtus Entella

On 14 July 2011 he was signed by

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team

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but re-sold to

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on 16 July in another co-ownership deal. He was the joint-topscorer along with Filippo Falco. Marchi also scored once in relegation "play-out" (another goal by

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), made the club survived from relegation. In June 2012 he returned to Novara and re-sold to Entella on 1 August 2012. In June 2013 Marchi joined Entella outright from Novara for free.

Cremonese

On 25 July 2014 Marchi was signed by Cremonese.

Pavia

On 23 January 2015 Marchi was signed by

Reggiana

On 30 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Reggio Audace. On 16 January 2021, he returned to

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on loan.

Virtus Verona

On 31 August 2021, he moved to

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on a one-year deal with an extension option.

References

External links

Südtirol Profile

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchi, Mattia 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Rimini Italian footballers Association football forwards Serie B players Serie C players Rimini F.C. 1912 players F.C. Südtirol players F.C. Pavia players Virtus Entella players U.S. Cremonese players Mantova 1911 players FeralpiSalò players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players Virtus Verona players Footballers from Emilia-Romagna