Davide Faraon (born 5 August 1985) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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. He played in the third tier of

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, the

Province of Treviso The province of Treviso () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso. The province is surrounded by Province of Belluno, Belluno in the north, Province of Vicenza, Vicenza in the west, Pro ...

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, Faraon played for the Province of Treviso side Pievigina (located in

Pieve di Soligo Pieve di Soligo is a town in the province of Treviso, near the border with the province of Belluno in Veneto, Italy. , its had 11,544 inhabitants. "Pieve" means "Parish church". Pieve di Soligo borders with the following municipalities: Cison di ...

) before left on loan to

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

team

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

in January 2003. He then left for

Eccellenza Umbria Eccellenza Umbria is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the central Italian region of Umbria, Italy. It is competed among 16 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes second a ...

team

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. T ...

and played 34 times (not to be confused with Group Castello).

Ancona, Perugia & Padova

In July, he was signed by

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

but in August left for

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

after Ancona expelled from professional league due to financial problems. However Perugia had the same fate in 2005. That season he wore no. 12 shirt but as understudy of

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and

Lorenzo Squizzi Lorenzo Squizzi (born 20 June 1974) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Squizzi started his career at Serie A team Juventus, but spent most of his career in the lower divisions. In summer 2006, he signed for ...

, ahead

Carlo Camilli Carlo Camilli (born 2 October 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Ternana as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Umbertide, the Province of Perugia, Camilli played for Perugia in 2004–05 Serie B. He wore no.31 shirt as fourth keeper, behind ...

. He also played for Perugia's ''Primavera'' under-20 team as first choice, ahead Lorenzo Farinelli. In August 2005 he was signed by Serie C1 and Veneto side

Padova Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of ...

. In July 2006 he was farmed to

Taranto Taranto (; ; previously called Tarent in English) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. Founded by Spartans ...

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Group B, from the Group A side Padova. In the second half of that season he was the understudy of

Nicola Barasso Nicola Barasso (born 21 November 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Genoa Born in Castellammare di Stabia, the Province of Naples, Barasso started his career at Genoa. He was loaned to Serie D side Ebolitana ...

, however he played the last 2 rounds, as well as the promotion playoffs. Eventually the team lost to

in the final.

Taranto

In June 2007 Taranto bought him in co-ownership deal., while Barasso also signed in similar deal but from Genoa. Both players shared the first choice role, which Faraon played 15 times in Serie C1. In June 2008, Taranto bought the remain 50% registration rights of both players by submitted a highest bid to

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, a mechanism to decide the ownership after both clubs failed to form an agreement. In 2008–09 season, they both became the understudy of

Emanuele Nordi Emanuele Nordi (born 23 April 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Comacchio, in historic region Emilia, Nordi started his career in Serie D team CerGas Bologna (renamed to Crevalcore in 2003), which locate ...

. In June 2009 he joined Paganese. Along with

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, they were backup for

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and experienced

Armando Pantanelli Armando Pantanelli (born 1 June 1971) is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Turin, Pantanelli spent his childhood in Parma, and began his footballing career with A.C. Reggiana, and from 1992 to 2006, he ...

. He was released at the end of season. In December, he returned to

as the third keeper, behind Nicolás Bremec and Barasso. He signed a contract until the end of season. He made his debut in the last round, winning

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1–0.

International career

He capped once for Italy under-20 team at 2004–05 Four Nations Tournament. He replaced

Emiliano Viviano Emiliano Viviano (; born 1 December 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Brescia Born in Florence, Viviano is a product of Fiorentina and Brescia youth teams. He started his career with a lo ...

at half time, losing to Switzerland U-20 1–3. Faraon concerned all 3 goals.

References

External links

FIGC

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faraon, Davide Italian men's footballers Bologna FC 1909 players AC Perugia Calcio players Calcio Padova players Taranto FC 1927 players Paganese Calcio 1926 players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Vittorio Veneto 1985 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen