Stefano Del Sante (born 13 January 1987) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for

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club A.S.D. Fabriano Cerreto.

Career

Del Sante started his career at hometown club

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where he played twice in

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. After the bankrupt of Perugia, he chose not to follow the new team at

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and joined

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's Primavera team. In summer 2006, he was loaned to Serie C1 side

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but after a handful appearances, he joined Serie C2 side

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on loan in January 2007. In 2008–09 season, he scored 15 goals for the

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Champion as team top scorer. In June 2009,

signed him in co-ownership deal for €120,000. But at

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, he had to compete with

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and

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to pair for

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in 2 strikers or 3 strikers formation. He won promotion to Serie B as runner-up and playoffs winner. In July 2010 he was loaned back to Prima Divisione, for

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, but in January 2011 he was exchanged with

Marco Veronese Marco Veronese (born 22 May 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward, currently in charge of Liga II club Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. Biography Inter Milan Born in Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Mila ...

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. On 12 July 2013 Del Sante was signed by

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. On 30 June 2015 Del Sante was signed by

. In January 2016 he is transferred to

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian professional football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football system, following their promotion ahead of the 2024–25 seas ...

; in January 2017 he moved to

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 ...

. On 28 September 2018, Del Sante signed for A.C. Prato. In August 2019, he moved to ASD Cannara. He left the club in December 2019 and joined fellow league club A.C. Bastia 1924.Calcio mercato, Serie D: Stefano Del Sante è un nuovo giocatore del Bastia
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Honours

;Varese *

: 2009

References

External links

*
Profile at AIC.Football.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Sante, Stefano 1987 births Footballers from Perugia Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards AC Perugia Calcio players ACF Fiorentina players AS Pizzighettone players SSD Varese Calcio players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Mantova 1911 players Vigor Lamezia players SS Juve Stabia players AC Ancona players Lucchese 1905 players AC Prato players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players 21st-century Italian sportsmen