Emanuele Fonte (born 6 August 1992) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for A.S.D. Calcio Del Duca Ribelle.

Career

Cesena

Born in

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

, Romagna, Fonte started his career at Romagnol club

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

. Fonte made his Serie B debut on 5 January 2010, against

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. He wore no.31 shirt that season. At the end of season Cesena promoted to Serie A. In

2010–11 Serie A The 2010–11 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th season of top-tier Italian football, the 79th in a round-robin tournament, and the 1st since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B ...

, Fonte was the player of the reserve team only, despite he kept his no.31 shirt for the first team. In 2011, he left for

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club

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in temporary deal. The club survived in the relegation "play-out" against

Lecco Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamasqu ...

and Vibonese. Fonte was a substitute against Lecco in the first leg; he was in the starting XI against Lecco second leg as well as the first leg against Vibonese. In 2012 Fonte was signed by Borgo. On 31 January 2013 Fonte left for

, re-joining Leonardo Arrigoni. Fonte remained in Forlì for

2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione The 2013–14 Seconda Divisione season is the thirty-sixth and final football league season of Italian Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the sixth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It is divided into two phases ...

. The club also signed Daniele Forte and Alessandro Tonti from Cesena. Fonte played 5 times for the hometown club only. Forlì survived from the relegation "play-out" on 8 June 2014. At the end of season also saw the merger of the prime and second division of Lega Pro. Cesena also promoted to Serie A on 18 June 2014.

Brescia

On 27 June 2014, few days before the closure of 2013–14 financial year, Fonte (for €2.4M) and Simone Galassi (for €1.6M) were sold to Serie B club

Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy. The team currently plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football, but will play in Serie C in 2025–26 due to financial contro ...

for a total fee of €4 million, with Antonio Romano and Felice Di Cecco moved to opposite direction also for a total fee of €4 million. Fonte signed a three-year contract.Brescia Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian
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( Pachulia and Iunco),

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( Boccaccini) and

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( Camilli and

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), they merely became a financial boost to Brescia, than a boost to the strength of the squad. Brescia had a positive net equity of €2,754,794 on 30 June 2014, but including seven new youngsters which signed in June 2014, "worth" €7.8 million. The figure already excluding residual contract value of

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Manuel Canini Manuel Canini (born 22 August 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Vis Pesaro. Career Cesena Born in Rimini, Romagna Canini started his career at Romagna team AC Cesena. He received his only national call-up from U16 team in ...

and Daniele Ferri which also signed from swap deal in 2012 and 2013, who failed to find a place in any professional team. Brescia failed to find a club for Fonte in 2014–15 season, thus Fonte became a ghost player that without a club, but costing the club €800,000 a year as amortization ("weathering" of

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) of his contract value. However, Fonte and Ferri were re-included in the pre-season for Brescia in July 2015. The club was relegated to

2015–16 Lega Pro The 2015–16 Lega Pro Divisione Unica is the second season of the unified Lega Pro division. The championship name, which is ''Divisione Unica'' according to the FIGC regulations, is called ''Lega Pro'' in official documents. Teams A total of ...

. However, on 4 August Brescia was admitted to

2015–16 Serie B The 2015–16 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 16 returning from the 2014–15 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, and 2 ...

. On 5 August Fonte received no.20 shirt of the first team. Fonte received some call-up from

Roberto Boscaglia Rocco "Roberto" Boscaglia (born 24 May 1968 in Gela) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder. Career A former amateur midfielder, Boscaglia took his first head coaching role in 2004 at the helm of Eccellenza club Akragas, obtaining a ...

, despite never making any competitive debut. Before the closure of summer transfer window, they left for Sanmarinese side Tre Fiori.

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile

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