Elio De Silvestro (born 10 March 1993) is an Italian

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who plays as a support striker for

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club

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Club career

Juventus

Born in

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, Italy, De Silvestro joined the

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in at the age of 7, progressing through the club's youth academy through to the ''Primavera'' (Under-20) roster that he was promoted to in 2010. A key part of the 2011–12 Primavera squad for Juventus, De Silvestro was promoted to the senior squad prior to the

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campaign. He took part in Juventus' pre-season camp and also played in several pre-season matches, including the 2011 American tour.

Pro Vercelli

On 22 August 2012, De Silvestro was sold in a co-ownership deal to

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for €800,000 as part of the deal that saw Alberto Masi transfer outright to Juventus. De Silvestro was player of Pro Vercelli for the

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season. With the

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outfit, De Silvestro made his professional debut on 25 August 2012, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory over

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during league play. He went on to make 19 league appearances for the club, scoring his first career goal on 9 September 2012 in a 1–2 home loss to A.S. Livorno. On 5 July 2013, Juventus completed a triple-deal with Pro Vercelli that saw De Silvestro return to Turin permanently for €760,000 while the recently relegated

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outfit secured the co-ownership signings of Giuseppe Ruggiero and Nazzareno Belfasti for €470,000 and €260,000 respectively.

Reggiana (loan)

On 2 September 2013, De Silvestro was officially sold on a temporary basis to Reggiana.

Carpi (loan)

De Silvestro joined Serie B side Carpi on loan for the 2014–15 season.

Lanciano

On 22 January 2015 De Silvestro moved to

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for €1.2 million, with Laurențiu Brănescu returned to Juventus for the same fee. De Silvestro wore no.15 which left vacated by Pasquale De Vita. In January 2016 De Silvestro was loaned to

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Ancona

In July 2016 De Silvestro was signed by

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. He wore number 11 shirt.

Juve Stabia

On 31 January 2022, De Silvestro joined

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on loan.

International career

De Silvestro has represented his country at the Italy U-16, Italy U-17, Italy U-18, Italy U-19, Italy U-20, and Italy U-21 international levels. In all, he has earned 31 international caps, scoring 4 goals.

References

External links

tuttomercatoweb.com

goal.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Silvestro, Elio 1993 births Living people People from Formia Footballers from Turin Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Juventus FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players AC Carpi players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players SSC Ancona ASD players Siracusa Calcio players AS Gubbio 1910 players US Grosseto 1912 players SS Juve Stabia players ASD Riccione 1929 players Avezzano Calcio players Italy men's youth international footballers Footballers from the Province of Latina 21st-century Italian sportsmen