Denilson Martinho Gabionetta, sometimes known as just Denilson (born 5 October 1985) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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club Santa Maria.

Club

Denilson Gabionetta started his career at Hortolândia for Social Esportiva Vitória (SEV in short). He scored 5 goals in São Paulo State Football League Série A3 (the third division of the state pyramid). He was loaned to various Italian club namely Varese, Pisa, AlbinoLeffe, and Crotone.

Crotone

Denilson Gabionetta arrived Crotone in summer 2009. He scored his first goal for the Crotone on 26 September 2009, in 1 to 1 in Bergamo against Albinoleffe, his former team. He briefly returned to Brazil in the first half of 2010–11 season. In January 2011 he was loaned to

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authorized the transfer on 23 February 2011. In July 2011 Crotone signed Denilson Gabionetta from SEV again in a temporary deal with an option to buy. In summer 2012 Crotone excised the option in a 2-year contract.

Parma

In 2013 Denilson Gabionetta was signed by

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for €200,000 in a co-ownership deal. In June 2014 the co-ownership deal was renewed. However, in summer 2014 Parma bought him outright for another €200,000.

Salernitana

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signed Denilson Gabionetta on loan with an option to buy outright on 18 July 2014, from Parma. Parma went bankrupted in June 2015, making Denílson a free agent. He also signed a new contract with Salernitana.

Hangzhou Greentown

On 26 February 2016 Denilson Gabionetta was sold to Chinese football club Hangzhou Greentown.

Later years

On 16 October 2020, after a season at

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, Denílson joined

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in Portugal. In October 2021, he moved back to Italy to sign for

club FC Messina. Less than two months later, he however left FC Messina to join fellow Serie D club Santa Maria.

References

External links

U.C. AlbinoLeffe Official Player Profile
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