Davide Facchin (born 29 April 1987) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Club career

After spending six years at

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in their youth teams, Facchin was loaned out to

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for the 2007–08 season. The young goalkeeper was regularly in the starting line-up throughout the whole season. The following year he was sent to

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on another loan spell. This time though, the then 21-year-old was the backup keeper and collected only three appearances. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Facchin was loaned out for the third time, this time to

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. However, he was again employed as the backup keeper and made only four appearances throughout the season. In July 2010 Pavia signed Facchin outright after his contract with Milan expired. On 31 January 2014 Facchin was signed by

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in a temporary deal; after the loan falls to

where he will play for another two years; in the summer of 2016 goes to

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. Facchin's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 17 June 2019. On 11 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with

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. On 7 May 2022 he announced his retirement.

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