Matteo Di Gennaro (born 2 June 1994) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for club
Catania
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.
Career
Ascoli
Born in
Sant'Elpidio a Mare
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Geography
Sant'Elpidio a Mare is located on a ridge of Marche Apennine, elevation above sea level, between the lower river valleys of the ri ...
, Marche region, Di Gennaro started his career at Marche club
Ascoli Ascoli may refer to:
Places in Italy
*Ascoli Satriano, a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region
*Province of Ascoli Piceno, a province of the Marche region
**Ascoli Piceno, a city which is the seat of the province above
...
.
Parma
In June 2011, few days before the closure of 2010–11 financial year, Di Gennaro was swapped with young Parma defender
Zsolt Tamási 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
2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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It is divided into two phases: the r ...
on 6 October 2013, against
Grosseto
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It is the m ...
. He was the unused bench on round 3.
On 20 June 2014 Di Gennaro,
Pasqualini and
Gragnoli were acquired by Parma outright, with
Colomba
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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
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Club career
Wa All Stars
Born in Wa, Addae began his career with Wa All Stars.
Parma and loan deals
I ...
as well as released
Storani on 29 July, whom joint-contracted with Parma.
Renate
On 22 July 2014 Di Gennaro was loaned to
Renate. on 25 June 2015 Di Gennaro became a free agent, after the bankruptcy of
Parma F.C.
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On 9 July he signed a new 3-year contract.
Livorno
In 2018 he signed for
Livorno
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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
Alessandria
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Alessandria ...
.
Triestina
On 17 August 2022, Di Gennaro moved to
Triestina
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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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Italian men's footballers
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
AC Renate players
US Livorno 1915 players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Feralpisalò players
Carrarese Calcio 1908 players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Men's association football defenders
Sportspeople from the Province of Fermo
1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Marche
People from Sant'Elpidio a Mare