Salvatore Burrai (born 26 May 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. ...

Club career

Born in

Sassari Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...

, Sardinia, Burrai started his career at Sardinian club

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

. He made his Serie A debut in the last round of 2006–07 Serie A. He left for various

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clubs from 2007 to 2011, with

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

also received half of the registration rights for a peppercorn fee of €500. In June 2011 Foggia bought Burrai and

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outright for €207,000. However, on 31 August 2011 they were bought back from Foggia, for €207,000 (Sau) and for free (Burrai). In January 2012 Burrai was signed by

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, again in co-ownership deal for €500. In June 2012 Cagliari gave up the remain 50% registration rights.Cagliari Calcio SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012
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/ref> On 31 August 2013, Burrai was signed by Serie B club

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

, with Alberto Massacci moved to Latina in temporary deal. On 3 July 2014, Burrai was signed by Serie C club

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

in a three-year contract. On 22 December 2014 Burrai was released. In January 2015 he was signed by Juve Stabia in a -year deal. On 28 July, he was signed by

S.S. Robur Siena Associazione Calcio Robur Siena 1904, commonly referred to as Siena, is an Italian football club based in Siena, Tuscany. The club was re-incorporated in 2020 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal entity Robur Siena, which itself was the ...

on a free transfer. In the summer of 2016 he moved to

. On 9 September 2020 he went to

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

. On 15 July 2022, Burrai returned to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrai, Salvatore 1987 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Cagliari Calcio players Manfredonia Calcio players Ternana Calcio players US Cremonese players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Latina Calcio 1932 players Modena FC 2018 players AC Monza players SS Juve Stabia players ACR Siena 1904 players Pordenone Calcio players AC Perugia Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Sardinia