Francesco Checcucci (born 18 March 1989) is a former Italian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Bagno a Ripoli Bagno a Ripoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence. The International School of Florence has its primary school campus in the comune.

, the

Province of Florence The province of Florence () was a Provinces of Italy, province in the northeast of Tuscany region of Italy. The city or ''comune'' of Florence was both the capital of the province of Florence, and of the Region of Tuscany. It had an area of and ...

, Checcucci started his career at

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

. In 2007–08 season, he left for

Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...

, also located in

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

. In the next season, he left for Primavera under-20 team of Serie A side Chievo.

Lumezzane

In June 2009, Checcucci graduated from the Primavera team, and left for

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into ...

(Italian 3rd highest level) side Lumezzane in co-ownership deal. On 24 June 2010, Checcucci along with Fabio Pisacane were bought back by Chievo. But on 15 July 2010 he was re-signed by Lumezzane in another co-ownership deal.

Crotone

In June 2011, Checcucci returned to Verona again. However, he left for F.C. Crotone in another co-ownership deal for €210,000. On 21 June 2013 Crotone acquired Checcucci outright for free.

Parma

Checcucci was sold to

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

in July 2013 for €200,000, however on 1 August 2013 Checcucci was signed by Slovenian club

ND Gorica Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club based in Nova Gorica that competes in the Slovenian Second League, the second tier of Slovenian football. They are one of the most succ ...

in a temporary deal.

Savoia

In August 2014 Checcucci was signed by Savoia.

AlbinoLeffe

On 5 August 2015 he was signed by AlbinoLeffe.

References

External links

Profile at Football.it
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Checcucci, Francesco 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bagno a Ripoli Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders ACF Fiorentina players AC Prato players AC ChievoVerona players FC Lumezzane players FC Crotone players ND Gorica players Parma Calcio 1913 players SSD Savoia 1908 FC players UC AlbinoLeffe players Serie B players Serie C players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Italian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia 21st-century Italian sportsmen