Umberto Germano (born 22 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

Club career

Early career

Born in Cigliano, Piedmont, Germano was signed by

Canavese Canavese (French: ''Canavais''; Piedmontese: ''Canavèis'') is a subalpine geographical and historical area of North-West Italy which lies today within the Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont. Its main town is Ivrea and it is famous for its ca ...

from BarcanovaSalus in 2007. On 31 July 2008 he was signed by

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in a definitive deal. He was the member of the under-17 football team in 2008–09 season. In the next season he was a member of the reserve B - Berretti. He was a player for Juve in 2010 , scoring once against

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. Germano also played for reserve A occasionally. Germano was a player for

2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ...

, as well as for their reserve team. He also returned to Juventus "Primavera" reserve team in May 2011.

Pro Vercelli

In July 2011 Germano was signed by another Piedmontese club

Pro Vercelli Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Italy, with seven natio ...

. The club won the playoffs of

2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-fourth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fourth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It will be divided ...

and promoted to Serie B after half a century wait. He also played once for the representative team of Lega Pro against

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in June 2012. Pro Vercelli finished as the 21st of

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and relegated back to the third division. On 24 August 2013 Germano was signed by

Lanciano Lanciano (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Langiàne ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,304 inhabitants as of 2011. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic ...

in a temporary deal, fellow Serie B struggler of last season which finished just above the relegated teams as the 18th. As part of the deal,

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left for Vercelli definitely. On 2 July 2015 Germano signed a new three-year contract.

Padova

On 2 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with

Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

Triestina

On 5 January 2023, Germano joined

on a 2.5-year deal.

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Germano, Umberto 1992 births Living people People from Cigliano Sportspeople from the Province of Vercelli Footballers from Piedmont Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players Juventus FC players FC Canavese players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Calcio Padova players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players