Antonio Aquilanti (born 8 November 1985) is an Italian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

Career

Aquilanti started his professional career at

Pescara Calcio Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional football in Italy, Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C, but will play in Serie B in the 2025–26 s ...

, also in

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, ; ; , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; ), historically also known as Abruzzi, is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four ...

. He was signed by

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

in co-ownership deal, in summer 2004, played with their Primavera team. Aquilanti return to Pescara on loan in summer 2005, and Pescara bought back him in June 2006. That month Pescara also bought Andrea De Falco from ''la viola''. After Pescara relegated to

Serie C1 Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...

, in August 2007, he was signed by Ascoli on a 3-year deal. In August 2008, he was loaned to

Benevento Benevento ( ; , ; ) is a city and (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato (r ...

. In 2009, he joined the Pro Patria and left for

Lanciano Lanciano (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Church, Catholic Miracle of Lanciano, Eucharis ...

on 1 February 2010, signed a contract until 30 June 2012. He left for

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

on 31 January 2011. On 16 August 2019, he signed with

Rieti Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. T ...

International career

He was the member of Italian U-20 team at

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. Venues Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...

.FIGC

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aquilanti, Antonio 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Lanciano Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie B players Serie C players Delfino Pescara 1936 players ACF Fiorentina players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Cosenza Calcio players Benevento Calcio players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players SS Leonzio 1909 players FC Rieti players Men's association football defenders Footballers from the Province of Chieti 21st-century Italian sportsmen