Mattia Graffiedi (born 26 May 1980) is an Italian former

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who played as a forward. He first played for

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

, later moving on to more prestigious clubs such as

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. However, most of his career has been spent at teams in

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Career

Cesena

Graffiedi started his career at

near to his born place.

Milan

He was signed by

in summer 1999 in co-ownership deal, for 7,250 million lire (€3,744,313).AC Milan SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2003 (Graffiedi and Carlo Teodorani to Milan and Marcello Campolonghi to Cesena), but left on loan since graduating from their youth team in summer 2000. He enjoyed his best seasons for

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

and

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 Serie B, earning himself a move to Serie A team A.C. Siena. In June 2003 Milan bought Graffiedi outright for another €750,000. He made his debut against

U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the List of football club mergers, merg ...

on 19 September 2004. After the first time did not scored for the club, he was left to Serie B again for

Modena F.C. Modena Football Club 2018, commonly referred to as Modena, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1912, and refounded in 2018, having spent the majority of its existence playing in ...

in January 2005, became his first club that served for more than one year ( years).

Triestina

In summer 2006, he was signed by

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 co-ownership deal, for €300,000. Again, he did not manage to score in 2007–08 season, and sent on loan to

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...

in mid-season, where the club searching a striker to boost their by-then infamous record of the lowest number of goals of the league. In June 2008, Triestina finally own the full registration rights of the player for a peppercorn fee of €1,000. However, he was transferred to

Piacenza Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...

for undisclosed fee, which Triestina had a profit of €150,000.

Piacenza

became his longest serving club, for only 3 seasons. The club was struggling in Italian

and the club finally relegated in 2011.

Late career

In October 2011 Graffiedi was signed by

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. On 31 July 2012 Graffiedi was signed by Serie B club A.C. Cesena in 1-year contract. He had an

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in May 2013. On 10 September 2013 he was signed by San Marino Calcio, re-joining Cesena teammate Gianluigi Bamonte as well as several youth player.

References

External links

Football.it Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graffiedi, Mattia 1980 births Living people People from Cesenatico Italian men's footballers AC Cesena players AC Milan players Ternana Calcio players SSC Napoli players AC Ancona players ACF Fiorentina players Siena FC SSD players Modena FC 2018 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players US Grosseto 1912 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players AS Gubbio 1910 players San Marino Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football forwards Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena 21st-century Italian sportsmen