Federico Gerardi (born 10 December 1987) is an Italian

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who plays as a striker for

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club Bassano.

Career

Born in

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian language, Venetian and ) is a city and (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the capital of the Province of Pordenone, Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone. The name comes from Lati ...

, in the

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region, Gerardi started his career 65 km away at

Venezia Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

of Venice,

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. Due to bankruptcy of Venezia, he joined Udinese Primavera Team in August 2005, which is in

Udine Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...

, Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and a historic regional capital. He then spent 5⅓ seasons on loan to lower divisions, started in January 2007. In January 2013 he was sold to

Reggina Calcio Associazione Sportiva Reggina 1914, commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. They play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo and are currently playing in the Serie D leagu ...

. On 8 July 2014 he was signed by

Cittadella Cittadella () is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is in circumference with a diameter of around . There are fo ...

in a 2-year contract. On 29 July 2019 he joined

Rimini Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...

. On 19 October 2020 he moved to

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines. History Prehistory The ol ...

. On 29 January 2021 he signed with Cavese. On 31 August 2021 he joined

Picerno Picerno is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the ''comuni'' of Balvano, Baragiano, Potenza, Ruoti, Savoia di Lucania, Tito, and Vietri di Potenza. References
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. On 19 January 2023, Gerardi signed with Vis Pesaro.

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* 1987 births Footballers from Pordenone Men's association football forwards Living people Italian men's footballers Udinese Calcio players FC Pistoiese SSD players AC Monza players ASD Sangiovannese 1927 players US Salernitana 1919 players AS Cittadella players AC Ancona players Portogruaro Calcio ASD players US Grosseto 1912 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AS Reggina 1914 players Como 1907 players Feralpisalò players Nuovo Pordenone 2024 FC ASD players SS Monopoli 1966 players Rimini FC 1912 players AS Gubbio 1910 players Cavese 1919 players AZ Picerno players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-forward-1980s-stub