Piergiuseppe Maritato (born 19 March 1989) is an Italian

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who plays for

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club USD Breno. He represented Italy at the

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Biography

Born in Cetraro, Calabria, Maritato was a player of

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, in Turin, Piedmont.

Fiorentina

In 2008, he was signed by fellow

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club

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on a free transfer in a 5-year contract. However, it also cost ''La Viola'' €300,000 as other fee. In 2009 Maritato was farmed to

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(along with Massimiliano Tagliani), which the club was unable to pay for the agent fee of just €12,000, for Maritato's transfer. In January 2010 Maritato was signed by

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in a temporary deal. In summer 2010 Maritato was farmed to Reggiana in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500.

Vicenza

In June 2011 Fiorentina bought back Maritato for €100,000,

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for €215,000,

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for €215,000 and

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for €500;

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to Reggiana for €180,500. The deals made Fiorentina paid Reggiana €350,000 in net in that month. In the same transfer window Maritato joined

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club

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in another co-ownership deal for €500 in a 4-year contract.Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) no 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
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on 31 January 2012, and then

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on 31 August 2012. Vicenza also signed the remain 50% registration rights of Maritato from Fiorentina for free in June 2012. His contract with Vicenza was also extended. Maritato became a member of the first team of Vicenza in 2013–14 season, after the relegation

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. Maritato remained with Vicenza for the first half of

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, which the club was accidentally selected to replace

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. Maritato picked no.9 shirt. On 2 February 2015 Maritato was signed by

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. Maritato played 4 times in Serie B and 2 times in Lega Pro respectively in 2014–15 season. On 14 July 2015 he was re-signed by South Tyrol in a temporary deal. On 11 August 2016 Maritato was released by Vicenza.

Reggina

In 2018, he was signed by another

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club Reggina after spending six months with

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Renate

On 8 July 2019, he joined

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on a 2-year contract.

AlbinoLeffe

On 1 February 2021, he joined AlbinoLeffe.

International career

Maritato was a player for Italy in

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, which he played twice. He also participated in 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round.

References

External links

FIGC
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Lega Serie B profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maritato, Piergiuseppe 1989 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Juventus FC players ACF Fiorentina players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Giulianova Calcio players LR Vicenza players Sorrento Calcio 1945 players FC Südtirol players Como 1907 players US Città di Pontedera players AS Reggina 1914 players AC Renate players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players UC AlbinoLeffe players FC Lamezia Terme players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Men's association football forwards Footballers from the Province of Cosenza 21st-century Italian sportsmen