Antonio Romano (born 23 March 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Giugliano.

Club career

Romano made his professional debut in the

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for Santarcangelo on 17 January 2016 in a game against

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. On 29 January 2018, he joins Casertana on loan. On 23 November 2019, he signed with

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club Pianese. On 12 July 2020 he joined

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. On 26 August 2021, he moved to Pistoiese. On 31 January 2022, Romano was loaned to Imolese until 30 June 2023, with an option to buy. On 18 August 2022, Romano moved to

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on a permanent basis. On 19 January 2024, Romano signed a two-year contract with Giugliano.

International career

Romano represented

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at the

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* 1996 births Living people People from Cercola Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players SSC Napoli players Santarcangelo Calcio players AC Prato players AC Carpi players Casertana FC players US Pianese players SS Turris Calcio players FC Pistoiese SSD players Imolese Calcio 1919 players Taranto FC 1927 players Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub