Stefano Scappini (born 2 February 1988) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Ternana

Born in

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, Umbria, Scappini started his career at Umbrian side

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. He made his professional debut in February 2007 and made a total of 21 matches at Serie C1.

Sampdoria

On 28 January 2008, he left for

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side

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in a temporary deal. He scored a goal for Sampdoria Primavera Under-20 Team at Torneo di Viareggio 2008 on 2 February. In July 2008, Sampdoria decided to buy him in co-ownership deal for €150,000 and loaned back to Ternana of

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(ex-Serie C1). In June 2009, Sampdoria bought him outright after won the auction between the two clubs, for €105,000.U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009
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Ravenna

In July 2009, he was sent to Prima Divisione side

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in another co-ownership deal for €120,000. He scored 6 goals, (1 at

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), became the second highest goalscorer of the team ahead Luca Gerbino Polo, behind

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. He successively joined

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for the new 2010–11 season. On 18 September 2009, he was involved in the accident which resulted in the death of his teammate Brian Filipi: the two players were hit by a car while walking in a street in

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Return to Sampdoria

On 24 June 2011,

bought back Scappini from Ravenna for €200,000 in a 4-year contract. He was transferred to

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and Castel Rigone in temporary deals during his entire Sampdoria career.

Savona

On 22 August 2014 he was signed by Savona F.B.C. for free in a 1-year contract.

Pontedera and Cremonese

In the 2015–2016 season playing for the

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; in the summer of 2016 he moved to

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Cittadella

On 9 July 2018, he joined

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club

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Serie C

On 25 July 2019, he signed with Reggiana. On 16 September 2020 he moved 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 ...

on loan. On 22 September 2022, Scappini moved to

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. On 12 July 2023, Scappini joined

Novara Novara (; Novarese Lombard, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous ...

on a one-year deal. On 26 November 2024, Scappini signed a contract with

until the end of the season.

References

External links

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Profile at AIC.Football.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scappini, Stefano 1988 births Footballers from Perugia Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ternana Calcio players UC Sampdoria players Ravenna FC players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Sorrento Calcio 1945 players Pisa SC players US Grosseto 1912 players Savona FBC players US Città di Pontedera players US Cremonese players AS Cittadella players AC Reggiana 1919 players Modena FC 2018 players SEF Torres 1903 players Novara FC players Serie B players Serie C players 21st-century Italian sportsmen