Michele Piccolo (born 1 September 1985) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for San Colombano (as of the 2017–18 season).

Career

A.C. Milan

Born in

Badia Polesine Badia Polesine is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo. It is part of the upper Polesine, and is bounded by the Adige river, which separates ...

, Veneto, Piccolo started his career at Veneto club Padova, about 50 km to his born place. In September 2002, he joined Milan youth teams. He played his first and only match for A.C. Milan first team on 24 May 2003, the last Serie A match of the season and the match before

2003 UEFA Champions League Final The 2003 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on 28 May 2003 to decide the winner of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. The match was contested by two Italian teams: Juventus a ...

and

2003 Coppa Italia Final The 2003 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2002–03 Coppa Italia, the 56th season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs on 20 May and 31 May 2003 between Roma and Milan. This was the 13th Copp ...

. In the match, he partnered with Alessandro Matri and neither one scored. The match ended with 2-4 lost to Piacenza as Milan almost rested all the regular starter. In the next season, he played all the time at Primavera (U20) Team and not played in the first team. In 2004-05 season, he left on loan to

Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 i ...

of Serie C1 along with Matri but in mid-season joined

Pizzighettone Pizzighettone ( Pizzighettonese: ) is a ''comune'' of the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy. The main population centre is located on the river Adda and is divided into two parts: Pizzighettone on the east bank and Gera on the ...

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

Pizzighettone

Piccolo joined Pizzighettone in January 2005 and followed the team promoted to Serie C1 in 2005. He played 28 league matches and scored 6 goals in

2005–06 Serie C1 The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...

season and the club decided to sign him in co-ownership deal in 2006, for a peppercorn fee of €1,000. In 2006-07 season, Piccolo only played 8 league matches. After the club relegated back to Serie C2 at the end of season, the club sign him permanently from Milan. Piccolo then played 42 league matches in two seasons and followed the club relegated to Serie D (non-professional) in 2009.

Fiorenzuola

Piccolo joined

Fiorenzuola Fiorenzuola d'Arda (; egl, label= Piacentino, Fiurinsöla, or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Italy in the province of Piacenza, part of the Emilia-Romagna region. Its name derives from ''Florentia'' ("prosperous" in Latin). The "d'Arda" portion r ...

of Serie D in 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 season.

Pro Piacenza

Piccolo joined BP Pro Piacenza of Serie D in 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 season.

Vigor Carpaneto

Piccolo joined Vigor Carpaneto of Eccellenza in 2015-2016 season, where it remained until January.

Crema 1908

Piccolo joined Crema 1908 of Eccellenza in 2015-2016 season from January to the end of the championship.

Nibbiano & Valtidone

Piccolo joined Nibbiano & Valtidone of Eccellenza in Emilia-Romagna in 2016-2017 season.

San Colombano

Piccolo joined San Colombano of Eccellenza in Lombardia in 2017-2018 season.

References

External links

Profile at FIGC
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LaSerieD.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piccolo, Michele Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers A.C. Milan players A.C. Prato players A.S. Pizzighettone players A.S. Pro Piacenza 1919 players Serie A players Association football forwards Sportspeople from the Province of Rovigo 1985 births Living people Footballers from Veneto