Marcello Falzerano (born 12 April 1991) is an
Italian footballer who plays as a
winger or midfielder.
Career
Youth career
Born in
Pagani, the province of Salerno, Campania, Falzerano started his career at Rome club G.S. Edipro Roma. He was selected to Lazio regional ''Giovanissimi'' representative team in April 2006. In mid-2006 Falzerano left for Savio. The two ''Allievi'' teams of the club finished as the runner-up of Lazio region ''Allievi'' league and losing semi-finalists of Lazio ''Allievi Fascia B'' respectively. Falzerano mainly played for the latter, losing to
S.S. Lazio
(; ; ''Lazio Sport Club'') is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian footba ...
. At the end of season he was selected to the Lazio ''Allievi'' representatives, to 2007
Coppa Nazionale Primavera, an event competed by the representatives of Italian regions.
Salernitana
On 1 September 2008 Falzerano joined Serie B team
Salernitana
Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 is an Italian professional football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recently in 2011. The current ...
, located in Salerno. After the team relegated in
2009–10 Serie B
The 2009–10 Serie B season is the seventy-eighth edition since its establishment in 1929. Serie B is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega ...
, Falzerano made his first team debut. He was selected to 2011
Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament
Lega may refer to:
Geography
* Lega (river) in Poland
* Lega, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Lega, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, town in north Poland
* Lega, an earlier name for Street, Somerset, a village in England
People
* Lega ( ...
for
Italy U20 Serie C team, losing to Lega Pro Second Division/B 0–2.
Chievo and co-ownership
Salernitana bankrupted in summer 2011. Falzerano was signed by Serie A club
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo (, ), is an Italian football club named after and representing Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto. It is owned since 2024 by the tea ...
, and sold to
Avellino
Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.
...
in
co-ownership deal. Falzerano spent 5 months with the Campania team. On 24 January 2012 Falzerano was signed by
Latina
Latina or Latinas most often refers to:
* Latinas, a demographic group in the United States
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America.
*Latin Americans
Latina and Latinas may also refer ...
, returning to Lazio region after seasons. He played 11 games for the club in the league as well as in relegation "play-out". Latina beat
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...
in the playoffs and secured a place in the third division for the next season .
Right before joined Latina, Falzerano also selected to the ''prima divisione'' Group A under-21 representative team, for 2012 Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament. Prima Divisione Group A team won that tournament.
On 21 June 2012 Chievo bought back Falzerano. In July 2012 Falzerano left for Serie B club
U.S. Grosseto F.C.
Unione Sportiva Grosseto 1912 is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912 as ''Unione Ginnico Sportiva Grossetana''. The team's most associated nickname is ''g ...
and Chievo bought back Falzerano again on 20 June 2013.
Lega Pro return
Falzerano was released during the summer transfer windows. On 10 September 2013 he signed a 1-year contract with
Ascoli. On 9 January 2014 he was signed by
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 ...
.
After a good season with
Pistoiese
Football Club Pistoiese SSD, commonly known as Pistoiese, is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921, the club has also played Serie A on a num ...
, he joined
Bassano.
Venezia
On 31 January 2017, Bassano sold him to
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 ...
outright.
Perugia
On 10 January 2019, Falzerano joined
Perugia
Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...
.
Return to Ascoli
On 26 July 2022, Falzerano returned to
Ascoli.
References
External links
Football.it Profile
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1991 births
Footballers from the Province of Salerno
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
US Salernitana 1919 players
US Avellino 1912 players
Latina Calcio 1932 players
US Grosseto 1912 players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
AS Gubbio 1910 players
FC Pistoiese SSD players
Bassano Virtus 55 ST players
Venezia FC players
AC Perugia Calcio players
Serie B players
Serie C players
21st-century Italian sportsmen