Matteo Di Gennaro (born 2 June 1994) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Career

Ascoli

Born in

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, Marche region, Di Gennaro started his career at Marche club Ascoli.

Parma

In June 2011, few days before the closure of 2010–11 financial year, Di Gennaro was swapped with young Parma defender

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in a no cash involving co-ownership deals. Both 50% registration rights of the players were tagged for €1.7 million; Di Gennaro signed a 4-year contract. Di Gennaro was a player of the reserve team of Parma from 2011 until 2013. On 2 September 2013, the last day of transfer window, Parma sent Di Gennaro back to Ascoli as well as loaned goalkeeper Stefano Russo to the same team on the same day. Di Gennaro made his professional debut in

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on 6 October 2013, against

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. He was the unused bench on round 3. On 20 June 2014 Di Gennaro, Pasqualini and Gragnoli were acquired by Parma outright, with Colomba was also bought back by Parma, however Di Gennaro also signed by Ascoli Picchio in 2-year loan; on 1 July 2014 Tamási also returned to Parma; on 18 July 2014 Ascoli signed Bright Addae as well as released Storani on 29 July, whom joint-contracted with Parma.

Renate

On 22 July 2014 Di Gennaro was loaned to

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. on 25 June 2015 Di Gennaro became a free agent, after the bankruptcy of

Parma F.C. Parma Calcio 1913 () is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie A, the top tier of Italian league system, following promotion from Serie B in the 2023–24 season. ''Parma Football Cl ...

On 9 July he signed a new 3-year contract.

Livorno

In 2018 he signed for

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. On 7 September 2020, he signed a 3-year contract with Reggiana. However, 13 days later, Reggiana renounced to buy him.

Alessandria

On 18 January 2021, he signed a 2.5-year contract with

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Triestina

On 17 August 2022, Di Gennaro moved to

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 ...

on a two-year deal.

Feralpisalò

On 31 January 2023, Di Gennaro moved to Feralpisalò on loan with an obligation to buy.

References

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