Giancarlo Improta (born 15 April 1987) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for

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. His brothers

Umberto Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include: * King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900) * King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983) * Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918) * Umberto ...

and

Riccardo Improta Riccardo Improta (born 19 December 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for club Latina as a forward. His elder brothers Umberto and Giancarlo Improta are also professional footballers. Club career Born in Pozzuoli, The Pro ...

were also professional footballers.

Career

Cisco Roma and Carpenedolo

Born in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

, Southern Italy, Improta was a youth product of Cisco Roma, located in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

, Central Italy. Since January 2006 Improta left on loan to other

Serie C The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...

clubs, namely Fermana (

2005–06 Serie C1 The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...

) and Lazio club

Cassino Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone at the southern end of the region of Lazio. It's the last city of the Valle Latina, Latin Valley. It is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari (river), Gari and ...

(

2006–07 Serie C2 The 2006–07 Serie C2 was the football (soccer) league season of Italian Serie C2 for the years 2006 and 2007. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 3, 2006 to May 13, 2007 and the playoff phase. Once the regul ...

). In July 2007 Improta was signed by

Carpenedolo Carpenedolo (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of I ...

Between Southern Italy and Lazio teams

In 2008 Improta returned Campania for

Aversa Aversa () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 24 km north of Naples. It is the centre of an agricultural district, the ''Agro Aversano'', producing wine and cheese (famous for the typical dome ...

. In January 2009 he was signed by another southern Italy team

Giulianova Giulianova ( Giuliese: ' ) is a coastal town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo region, Italy. The ''comune'' also has city () status, thus also known as Città di Giulianova. Geography The town lies in the north of the Abruzzo regi ...

. However, he was unable to play regular either, as the presence of Umberto Improta. In 2009 G.Improta left for another southern side,

Serie D The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...

(non-professional) club Agnonese, located in one of the smallest region of Italy,

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

. In January 2010 G.Improta left for another Serie D club

Fondi Fondi (; Southern Laziale: ''Fùnn'') is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. As of 2017, the city had a population of 39,800. The city has experienced steady population growth si ...

of Lazio. Improta won

2009–10 Serie D The 2009–10 Serie D was the sixty-second edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fifth tier in the Italian football league system. It consisted of 167 divided into six 18-team divisions, one 19 ...

Group G and promoted. In January 2011 Improta returned to Campania again for Neapolis. At the start of

2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione The 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-fourth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fourth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into ...

, Improta swing back to Lazio region for Isola Liri. In January 2012 Improta shifted back to southern Italy again, for

Melfi Melfi ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768. Geography On a ...

. The team was composited with youngster ranged from born 1989 to 1992 players, with a few exception ( Simone Simeri (born 1993) and

Daniele Greco Daniele Greco (born 1 March 1989) is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump. Biography On 9 June 2012 at Potenza, he jumped 17.47 m, that is the 2nd best performance in Italy of all-time, after the national record of Fabrizio Donato ...

(born 1988)). Improta was the eldest player of the team and scored 6 goals for the team, behind

Alessio Ambrogetti Alessio Ambrogetti (born 3 January 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger for Italian fourth division club Ravenna. Career Born in Forlimpopoli, the Province of Forlì–Cesena, Romagna, Ambrogetti started his career at Cesena. ...

as team second top-scorer. He was the most senior player of the team in 2012–13 season until the arrival of

Antonio Croce Antonio Croce (born 9 June 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Gelbison. Career Vis Pesaro Born in Foggia, Apulia, Croce started his career at Marche club Vis Pesaro and was a member of its Berretti under-20 team. In ...

in January 2013.

References

External links

Football.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Improta, Giancarlo Italian men's footballers Atletico Roma FC players Fermana FC players ASD Cassino Calcio 1924 players FC Carpenedolo SSD players Giulianova Calcio players SS Racing Club Fondi players AC Isola Liri players AS Melfi players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Naples 1987 births Living people ASD Real Agro Aversa players ASD Jolly Montemurlo players 21st-century Italian sportsmen