Raffaele Bianco (born 25 August 1987) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Career

Juventus

A product of the

Juventus F.C. Youth Sector Juventus Football Club Youth Sector () is the youth system of Italian football club Juventus. The Youth Sector is made up of various squads divided by age groups. Most of the squads train at the first team's former main training ground, Juvent ...

, Bianco was one of several academy youngsters called up to the Juventus first team for their season in

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...

, in the aftermath of

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. On 14 April 2007, he made his first team and league debut, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for

Raffaele Palladino Raffaele Palladino (; born 17 April 1984) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of club Fiorentina. Club career Palladino started his senior career at Sporting Benevento, before joinin ...

in a 1–3 away victory over

U.S. Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce () is a Football in Italy, professional Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2023–24 Serie A, 2023–24 season, the top level of the Italian football league system, Italian footb ...

at the Stadio Via del Mare. He managed 4 appearances in Serie B and scored his first goal in the last matchday, a 3–2 loss to

Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguri ...

2007–08 season: Loan to Piacenza

After Juventus were promoted back to

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

for the 2007–08 season, Bianco was loaned to

club

Piacenza Calcio Piacenza Calcio 1919, commonly referred to as Piacenza, is an Italian football club based in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. The club currently plays in Serie D. Re-founded in 2012, Piacenza Calcio 1919 acquired the rights to use the brand of the ...

on a season-long loan deal, to gain first team experience. On 18 August, Bianco made his debut for Piacenza in a 2–1 away win over

Ravenna Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...

in the second round of

Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...

, he played the entire match. On 29 August he played in the third round in a 3–2 away defeat against

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. On 22 September, Bianco made his Serie B debut for Piacenza in a 1–0 away defeat against

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

, he played the entire match. On 20 October he scored his first goal for Piacenza in the 60th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against

Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...

. Bianco ended his loan to Piacenza with 15 appearances and 1 goal.

2008–09 season: Loan to Bari

On 1 July, Bianco was loaned out to

side A.S. Bari on a season-long loan deal, coached at the time by Juventus legend,

Antonio Conte Antonio Conte (; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional Association football, football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Serie A club Napoli. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the wo ...

. On 16 August, Bianco made his debut for Bari in a 2–0 home win over Bassano Virtus in the second round of

, he played the entire match. On 23 August he played in the third round in a 1–0 away defeat against Ascoli. On 7 September he made his Serie B debut for Bari as a substitute replacing Emanuel Rivas in the 73rd minute of a 0–0 away draw against

Frosinone Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...

. On 20 September, Bianco played his first entire match in Serie B for Bari, a 2–1 away win over

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...

. Bianco ended his season-long loan to Bari with 24 appearances and 1 assist. At the end of the season Bianco helped Bari win the Serie B championship.

2009–10 season: Loan to Modena

On 30 June, Bianco returned to

Juventus Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the ...

but was immediately loaned out to

club

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 ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 9 August, Bianco made his debut for Modena in a 4–2 defeat at penalties after a 2–2 home draw against Novara, he was replaced by Mattia Spezzani in the 78th minute. On 29 August, Bianco made his Serie B debut for Modena in a 2–1 home defeat against Ascoli, he played the entire match. Bianco ended his season-long loan to

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

with 33 appearances, including 26 as a starter.

2010–11 season: Loan to Benevento

Following a return to

once more in July 2010, Bianco was not called up to the pre-season training camp under new coach

Luigi Delneri Luigi Delneri (born 23 August 1950), often incorrectly written as Del Neri, is an Italian football manager and a former player. After a playing career as a midfielder including for several Serie A clubs, he began managing in the lower leagues, a ...

and Bianco was sent out on loan to

Serie C The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...

side

Benevento Calcio Benevento Calcio, commonly referred to as Benevento, is an Italian professional football club based in Benevento, Campania. The club was originally founded in 1929 and then re-founded in 2005. They currently compete in Serie C, having been releg ...

on 22 July, though he also signed a new 3-year contract with Juventus lasting until 30 June 2013. On 5 September, Bianco made his Serie C debut for Benevento in a 1–1 home draw against Nocerina, he played the entire match. He made 26 appearances for the club, including 24 as a starter, and on 23 June, Bianco was hired back permanently by

after Benevento announced that they did not wish to sign him outright.

Spezia

2011–12 season

On 7 July 2011 he moved to

in co-ownership deal. On 14 August 2011, Bianco made his debut for Spezia as a substitute replacing

Davide Marchini Davide Marchini (born 23 February 1981) is an Italian football coach and a former player. Career Marchini joined Chievo in 2003 on free transfer after the bankrupt of Alzano. Hr then joined Lanciano in co-ownership deal. He then signed by Sas ...

in the 31st minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

in the second round of

. On 4 September, Bianco made his Serie B debut for Spezia in a 0–0 home draw against

Andria Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind ...

, he was replaced by

Daniele Buzzegoli Daniele Buzzegoli (born 7 May 1983) is an Italia football coach and former player. He is the current Under-19 youth coach of Como. Playing career He played two seasons (4 games, no goals) in the Serie A for Empoli. In January 2011 Buzzegoli wa ...

in the 62nd minute. On 25 September, Bianco played his first entire match for Spezia, a 3–1 away defeat against Siracusa. On 23 October he scored his first goal for

in the 37th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against

Carrarese Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. The team plays in Serie B, second tier of Italian football, after promotion from Serie C in 2023–24. History The club was foun ...

. Bianco ended this season with 27 matches and scored 1 goal for the Serie C side, helping them gain promotion into

for the 2012-13 season before returning to

on 21 June 2012.

Return to Juventus

2012–13 season: Loan to Carpi

Following his return to Juventus, the player was sent on loan to Carpi F.C. in the

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into ...

. He transferred on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent in July 2013. On 2 September, Bianco made his debut in Serie C for Carpi in a 1–0 away win over

Trapani Trapani ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the mai ...

, he played the entire match. On 10 February he was sent off with a double yellow card in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against

Südtirol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The provinc ...

. Bianchi played all the matches in the play-off and he helped Carpi to win promotion to Serie B. Bianchi ended his loan to Carpi with 27 appearances, including 26 as a starter. At the end of the season he was suspended for 6 month.

Carpi

2013–14 season

On 16 January, Bianco was signed by

club

Carpi Carpi may refer to: Places * Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Carpi * Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Roman Catholic titular see People ...

on a free transfer and a 1-and-half-year contract. On 25 January, Bianco made his debut in Serie B for Carpi as a substitute replacing Filippo Porcari in the 86th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria and currently compete in the Serie C. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A ...

. On 1 March, Bianco played his first match as a starter in Serie B for Carpi, a 2–0 away win over

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

, he was replaced by

Boadu Maxwell Acosty Boadu Maxwell Acosty (born 10 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie D club Tuttocuoio. Career Reggiana Acosty started his youth and senior career with Italian club Reggiana in the 2008� ...

in the 71st minute. On 29 March he played his first entire match in Serie B for Carpi, a 1–0 away defeat against Latina. Bianco ended his first season to Carpi with 15 appearances and 1 assist.

2014–15 season

Bianco started the new season on 17 August in a 2–1 away defeat against

in the second round of

, he was replaced by

Massimiliano Gatto Massimiliano Gatto (born 28 October 1995) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. Club career Gatto is a youth exponent from Chievo. On 1 August 2014, he joined Serie B side Carpi on a season-long loan. He made his debut on ...

in the 83rd minute. On 30 August, Bianco played his first

match of the season, a 1–1 away draw against

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

, he was replaced by Emanuele Suagher in the 89th minute. On 22 October he scored his first goal for Carpi in the 46th minute of a 2–1 away win over

. On 25 October he played his first entire match of the season, a 5–0 away win over

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

. On 28 October he scored his second goal in the 9th minute of a 3–1 home win over

. On 22 November he was sent off with a double yellow card in the 62nd minute of a 3–3 away draw against

. On 9 March he signed a contract with Carpi until 2018. Bianco helped Carpi to win the Serie B championship and reach to promotion in

. He ended his second season to Carpi with 37 appearances, including 35 as a starter, 2 goals and 4 assists.

2015–16 season

Bianco started this season on 13 September with his debut in

in a 2–2 away draw against

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

, he was replaced by Andrea Lazzari in the 82nd minute. On 26 September he played his first entire match of the season, a 5–1 away defeat against

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. On 13 January he played in a 2–1 away defeat against

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

in the quarter-finals of

, he was replaced in the 46th minute by Matteo Mancosu. On 2 February, Bianco was sent off with a double yellow card 56th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Napoli. On 13 March he scored his first goal of the season in the 27th minute of a 2–1 home win over

. At the end of the season Carpi was relegated in

and Bianco ended his third season with 27 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists.

2016–17 season

Bianco played his first match of 2016–17 season on 27 August in a 2–0 away win over

and he scored his first goal of the season in the 68th minute, he was replaced by

Matteo Fedele Matteo Fedele (born 20 July 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian club Sestri Levante. Club career Fedele is a youth exponent from FC Sion. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 16 May 2013 a ...

in the 83rd minute. On 9 September he played his first entire match of the season, a 1–0 away defeat against

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 ...

. On 24 September he scored his second goal in the 70th minute of a 2–1 home win over

Virtus Entella Virtus Entella, commonly referred to as Entella, is an Italian professional Association football, football club based in Chiavari, Liguria. Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in the . Entella will play in Serie B 2025/26 after winning ...

. On 5 February, Bianco scored his third goal in the 65th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against

. On 6 May he scored his fourth goal in the 73rd minute of a 2–0 home win over

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 ...

. At the end of the season Carpi reached the play-off final but they were defeat by

Benevento Benevento ( ; , ; ) is a city and (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato (r ...

. Bianco ended his fourth season to Carpi with 40 appearances(33 as a starter), 4 goals and 2 assists.

Perugia

2017–18 season

On 4 August, Bianco was signed by

club

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with an undisclosed fee and a 2-year contract. On 6 August he made his debut for Perugia as a substitute replacing

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in the 51st minute of a 2–1 home win over

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in the second round of

. On 3 September, Bianco made his Serie B debut for Perugia in a 4–2 home win over

, he was replaced by Simone Emmanuello in the 81st minute. On 11 September he played his first entire match for Perugia in Serie B, a 1–1 away draw against

Cittadella Cittadella () is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is in circumference with a diameter of around . There are fo ...

. On 30 November he scored his first goal for Perugia in the 55th minute of an 8–3 away defeat against

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

, in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.

Return to Bari

On 2 September 2019, he re-joined

Cerignola

On 1 September 2022, Bianco moved to Audace Cerignola.

Honours

Juventus Primavera *

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in the 1 ...

: 2005–06 * Coppa Nazionale Primavera: 2006–07 *

Supercoppa Primavera The Supercoppa Primavera is an Italian youth teams football match played by the winners of the Campionato Primavera championship and the winners of the Coppa Italia Primavera at the beginning of the season. The competition has been held since 20 ...

: 2007 Juventus *

: 2006–07 Bari *

: 2008–09 Spezia *

: 2011–12 Carpi *

: 2014–15 Bari *

: 2021–22 (Group C)

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bianco, Raffaele 1987 births Living people People from Aversa Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Juventus FC players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players SSC Bari players Modena FC 2018 players Benevento Calcio players Spezia Calcio players AC Carpi players AC Perugia Calcio players SS Audace Cerignola players Footballers from the Province of Caserta 21st-century Italian sportsmen