Stefano Del Sante (born 13 January 1987) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for

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club A.S.D. Fabriano Cerreto.

Career

Del Sante started his career at hometown club

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 ...

where he played twice in

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. After the bankrupt of Perugia, he chose not to follow the new team at

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and joined

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's Primavera team. In summer 2006, he was loaned to Serie C1 side

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but after a handful appearances, he joined Serie C2 side

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on loan in January 2007. In 2008–09 season, he scored 15 goals for the

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Champion as team top scorer. In June 2009,

signed him in co-ownership deal for €120,000. But at

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, he had to compete with

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and

Pietro Tripoli Pietro Tripoli (born 26 February 1987) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for U.S.D. Lavagnese 1919. Biography Palermo Born in Palermo, Sicily, Tripoli started his career at Sicilian club U.S. Città di Palermo. On 9 August 2006 Tri ...

to pair for Osariemen Ebagua in 2 strikers or 3 strikers formation. He won promotion to Serie B as runner-up and playoffs winner. In July 2010 he was loaned back to Prima Divisione, for

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, but in January 2011 he was exchanged with Marco Veronese of

Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label=Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...

. On 12 July 2013 Del Sante was signed by

Vigor Lamezia Vigor Lamezia is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in Lamezia Terme, Calabria. Vigor Lamezia currently plays in Promozione, 6th level of the Italian football league system. History The club was founded in 1919 and ...

. On 30 June 2015 Del Sante was signed by

. In January 2016 he is transferred to

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

; in January 2017 he moved to

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

. On 28 September 2018, Del Sante signed for

A.C. Prato Associazione Calcio Prato is an Italian association football club, based in Prato, Tuscany. Prato currently plays in Serie D/E, having last been in Serie B in 1964. History The club was founded in 1908. In season 2010–11 the team played i ...

. In August 2019, he moved to ASD Cannara. He left the club in December 2019 and joined fellow league club A.C. Bastia 1924.Calcio mercato, Serie D: Stefano Del Sante è un nuovo giocatore del Bastia
assisisport.it, 19 December 2019

Honours

;Varese *

: 2009

References

External links

*
Profile at AIC.Football.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Sante, Stefano 1987 births Footballers from Perugia Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards AC Perugia Calcio players ACF Fiorentina players AS Pizzighettone players SSD Varese Calcio players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Mantova 1911 players Vigor Lamezia players SS Juve Stabia players AC Ancona players Lucchese 1905 players AC Prato players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players