Vito Falconieri (born 18 June 1986) is an Italian

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who plays for Martina in

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Club career

Early career

Born in Brindisi, Apulia, Falconieri was a player of

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's reserve team in 2004–05 season. He also wore no. 32 shirt with the first team.

Catania

In 2007 Falconieri joined

Calcio Catania Catania S.S.D., commonly known as Catania, is an Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in . Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the club boasts 17 appearances in the ...

, however he was farmed to

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along with Iannelli (loan), Bucolo (loan), Monastra (co-ownership) and Tedesco (co-ownership). Falconieri made his

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debut on 26 April 2009 against U.S. Lecce. On 23 May 2009, Falconieri scored his first

goal on a volley from away, as Catania defeated

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3–1 at the

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Ascoli

In June 2009, Catania confirmed the purchase of Italian U-21 international

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from

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while Falconieri and teammate Marcello Gazzola were sold to

in joint-ownership deals. On 31 August 2009, it was confirmed that Ascoli and Catania agreed to

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the player to third division club

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. In 2010, Falconieri was loaned out to

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. On 31 August 2012 Falconieri was signed by

F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone S.r.l., commonly referred to as Crotone, is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. They play in the third division of Italian football, the Serie C. Founded in 20 settembre 1910, it holds its home games at Sta ...

in a temporary deal, with

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moved to opposite direction. He wore no.8 shirt.

Later career

In July 2013 he was sold outright to

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, who in turn sent him on loan to

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia ( Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancie ...

. In September 2015, after being released following the bankruptcy of Parma, he signed with Altovicentino, a

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team. On 23 July 2016 he signed for

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, again in Serie D. On December of the same year, Falconieri moved definitively to

San Severo San Severo (; formerly known as Castellum Sancti Severini, then San Severino and Sansevero; locally ) is a city and comune of c. 51,919 inhabitants in the province of Foggia, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. Rising on the foot of the spur of Garga ...

, another team of Serie D.

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