Davide Biondini (; born 24 January 1983) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Cesena

Biondini started his career at

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, near his birthplace. After playing more than 40

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games, he left the club.

Vicenza

Biondini was transferred to Serie B team

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in temporary deal in 2003. in 2004 the Veneto club acquired Biondini in co-ownership deal for €250,000.Vicenza Calcio SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006
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/ref> In June 2005 Vicenza acquired Biondini outright after winning the bid mediated by Lega Calcio for €202,500.

Reggina

In August 2005 Biondini was signed by Serie A club

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in another co-ownership deal for €500,000, which the Calabria team also signed Luca Rigoni from Veneto, with Ricardo Esteves moved to opposite direction. Biondini made his Serie A debut in

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. Circa January 2006 Reggina signed Biondini outright for another €700,000, with Simone Cavalli moved to opposite direction outright for €775,000.

Cagliari

On 31 August 2006, he left for

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on loan for an undisclosed fee with an option to sign outright. In 2007 Cagliari excised the option.

Genoa

On 11 January 2012, he left for

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on free transfer in -year contract. (However the transfer also cost Genoa €500,000 as other fee.Genoa C.F.C. SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012
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on 24 August 2012 for €200,000.

Sassuolo

On 23 January 2014, Biondini left for

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in a temporary deal for €200,000,U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014
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(loan) and Thomas Manfredini (definitive). In June 2014 Sassuolo excised the options to purchase Biondini and Floro Flores from Genoa, for €1.3 million and €2.5 million respectively.

Back to Cesena

In July 2018, he returned to the city where he started his professional career, joining

. Following Cesena's promotion back to

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at the end of the 2018–19 season, he retired from playing.

International career

With the Italy U-21 squad he took part at the 2006 Euro U-21 Championship. He wore the prestigious number 10 shirt, but just made one appearance as a substitute in the last match of the group stage. Biondini made his senior national team debut on 14 November 2009 during a friendly match against the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biondini, Davide 1983 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena Italian men's footballers AC Cesena players LR Vicenza players AS Reggina 1914 players Cagliari Calcio players Genoa CFC players Atalanta BC players US Sassuolo Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie D players Men's association football midfielders Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen