Angelo Persia (born 2 June 1998) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Avezzano Avezzano ( ; ) is a city and comune in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila, Italy. It is the second most populous municipality in the province and the sixth in the region. It is the main commercial, industrial and agricultural centre of the ...

, Persia joined to

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youth sector at 12 years old. He has a young career with many injuries. As a senior, he played three seasons with

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. In July 2018, he signed with

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club

Teramo Teramo (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia) and the Adriatic coast. Th ...

. He made his professional debut on 26 September against Imolese. On 5 September 2019, he joined to Fermana. On 28 January 2021, he left the club by mutual consent. In February 2021, he moved to

Campobasso Campobasso (, ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains. Campobas ...

, but due to injury he suspended his contract with the club for the rest of the season. For the next season, on 19 October 2021 he returned to Campobasso. On 30 September 2022, Persia signed with

Piacenza Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...

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* * 1998 births Living people People from Avezzano Footballers from the Province of L'Aquila Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players Serie D players Avezzano Calcio players AS Roma players SSD Città di Teramo players Fermana FC players Campobasso FC players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub