Davide Moscardelli

Davide Moscardelli

Personal information
Date of birth	3 February 1980 (1980-02-03) (age 31)
Place of birth	Mons, Belgium
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Chievo
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2001	Maccarese	101	(19)
2001–2002	Guidonia Montecelio	27	(20)
2002–2003	Sangiovannese	30	(15)
2003–2005	Triestina	78	(23)
2005–2007	Rimini	63	(15)
2007–2008	Cesena	40	(15)
2008–2010	Piacenza	76	(22)
2010–	Chievo	36	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Davide Moscardelli (born 3 February 1980) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Chievo.

Moscardelli had spent 7 seasons in Serie B and scored 75 goals. He was nicknamed Battigol as he was compared with Gabriel Batistuta during his stay with Serie B teams.^[1]

Biography

Early career

Born in Mons, Belgium, Moscardelli started his career with an Italian amateur club from Maccarese, Fiumicino, Lazio, which played in Promozione Lazio (1997–2000, 7th level) and Eccellenza Lazio (2000–01, 6th level). He scored 20 league goals in 27 league games with his new team Guidonia Montecelio in 2001–02 Eccellenza Lazio season. However he also made the team deducted 10 points as the team fielded him despite disqualified .^[2] The team still promoted despite heavy penalty, as the club beaten Umbrian side Deruta in Eccellenza national promotion play-offs, as one of the 7 winners.

His efficiency made Serie A side Chievo offered him a professional contract but farmed him to Serie C2 side Sangiovannese in co-ownership deal. With the Tuscany based team, he scored an average 0.5 goals per league games. In June 2003, Sangiovannese bought him outright, but sold him to Serie B side Triestina.

Serie B teams

With the Venezia Giulia based team, he partnered with Denis Godeas and they scored 26 goals in total, exceed half of the team scored. Moscardelli himself netted 16 times in 42 Serie B games. In the next season he played less regularly (36 games) and scored 7 Serie B goals, while his partner Godeas scored 14 times and substitute Alessandro Tulli scored 5 times. Triestina finished just above the relegation zone and enter the playoff for relegation tie-breaker and the team won 4–0 to Vicenza in aggregate. Moscardelli substituted Tulli in the second half of the first leg of the playoff^[3] and he did not play the second leg.

At the start of season, Eder Baù partnered with Godeas in 2005–06 Coppa Italia first match, and Moscardelli replaced Dino Baggio in the second half, that match the Trieste based team lost 0–3 to Padova. He was sold near the start of Serie B first round, co-currently the team signed Isah Eliakwu from Internazinoale.

Moscardelli joined Serie B newcomer Rimini on 27 August.^[4] In his first season with Rimini, he rotated with Simone Motta and Sergio Floccari for the 2 strikers place until January Floccari departed. He scored in his club debut on 10 September, that match he partnered with Motta and Moscardelli scored 1 goals; after Moscardelli was substituted by Floccari, Motta scored 2 more goals in 85 and 95 minutes and made Rimini won 4-2 against Catanzaro. He scored 6 goals in 31 games.

In the next season, Rimini signed keeper Samir Handanovič, strikers Jeda and Alessandro Matri (which later all became regular in Serie A), the team made a break though, finished as the 5th, while Moscardelli and Matri mainly as backup, made 11 and 10 start respectively. Despite only made 11 starts, he scored 9 goals and Matri 4.

At the start of 2007–08 Serie B season, he played twice for Rimini at 2007–08 Coppa Italia, scored 1 goal. He played both matches as second half substitutes. However, in August 2007 he was sold to fellow Serie B team Cesena (and regional rival, both in Romagna) in another co-ownership deal.^[5] At Cesena, Moscardelli played 40 Serie B matches as starter. He partnered with Andrea Ferretti, Milan Đurić and Daniele Paponi (since January) and scored 15 goals, but Cesena finished bottom and relegated, with the fewest goal scored.

In June 2008, Rimini bought him back^[6] and re-sold to Piacenza in another co-ownership deal (also another Emilia–Romagna team),. He signed a 3-year contract and to replace the void of Daniele Cacia.^[7] With the Emilia side, Moscardelli secured a place in the forward role, and partnered with Emanuele Ferraro, Mattia Graffiedi, Tomás Guzmán and/or Jonathan Aspas in 3 strikers role, which Moscardelli mainly as centre forward and other mainly as wing forward/supporting strikers. That season Piacenza finished in mid-table and neither scored a double figure.

In 2009–10 season, Moscardelli's one of the partner was often fixed to Simone Guerra which Moscardelli scored 14 league goals. That season Piacenza only scored 40 goals and finished as the 15th out of 22 teams.

In June 2010, Rimini decided to give up the remain 50% rights to Piacenza. He started in the pre-season friendlies.^[8][9]

Chievo

In August 2010, he was sold to Serie A side Chievo^[10][11] after Chievo failed to sign Riccardo Meggiorini and Matteo Ardemagni to partner with their flagship striker Sergio Pellissier as Erjon Bogdani and Elvis Abbruscato were released and only Pablo Granoche and Marcos de Paula were available. Piacenza also re-signed Daniele Cacia, made Moscardelli's starting place became uncertain. As part of the deal, Chievo loaned Alessandro Sbaffo (with a pre-set price to buy) and Cesare Rickler to the Emilia–Romagna; Chievo did not announced the contract length of the player.

Moscardelli made a good start in his second spells with the Veneto side. He scored on his Serie A debut, a 2–1 won against Catania on 29 August 2010.^[12] In the next match, He scored a goal in an away match that won Genoa 3–1. However, he soon shared the starting place with Cyril Thereau, another forward, except the absent of Pellissier. They became partner on the front when Pellissier was absent.

As he made his Serie A debut, his former clubs claimed Chievo to pay a special training compensation called "Premio alla carriera",^[13] but Chievo refused, however FIGC awarded Maccarese €54,000 (3 seasons), San Cesareo €36,000 (2 seasons) and Romulea €18,000 (1 season).^[14] In July 2011 he extended his contract to 30 June 2013.^[15]

References

1. ^ "Il Padova in pressing su 'Battigol'" (in Italian). calciomercato.it. 28 July 2009. http://www.calciomercato.it/news/54345/Il-Padova-in-pressing-su-Battigol.html. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
2. ^ "TESTI DELLE DECISIONI RELATIVE AL COM. UFF. N. 28/C" (in Italian). Commissione di Appello Federale, FIGC. 4 April 2002. http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/21.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_5124_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf. 
3. ^ Grimaldi, Filippo (20 June 2005). "Triestina, le mani sulla salvezza" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2005/giugno/20/Triestina_mani_sulla_salvezza_ga_10_0506207005.shtml. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
4. ^ Di Chiara, Filippo; Di Ragogna, Dante (27 August 2005). "Moscardelli a Rimini Piacenza: Margiotta" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2005/agosto/27/Moscardelli_Rimini_Piacenza_Margiotta_ga_10_0508276708.shtml. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
5. ^ Calvi, Giuseppe; Di Chiara, Filippo; Pelucchi, Roberto (21 August 2010). "Colpo del Cesena ecco Moscardelli" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/agosto/21/Colpo_del_Cesena_ecco_Moscardelli_ga_10_070821055.shtml. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
6. ^ "Situazione comproprietà" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 26 June 2008. http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=817%3Asituazione-compropriet&catid=1%3Anews&Itemid=124&lang=it. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
7. ^ "Arriva Moscardelli" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio. 14 July 2008. http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1911&Itemid=39. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
8. ^ "Piacenza- Monte Baldo 7-0" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio. 18 July 2010. http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3571&Itemid=39. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
9. ^ "Piacenza-Alense 4-0" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio. 21 July 2010. http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3574&Itemid=39. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
10. ^ "MERCATO" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona (www.chievocalcio.tv). 4 August 2010. http://www.chievocalcio.tv/it/content/mercato-4. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
11. ^ "Comunicato Stampa" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio. 4 August 2010. http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3589&Itemid=39. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
12. ^ "MOSCARDELLI-PELLISSIER: BUONA LA PRIMA PER IL CHIEVO" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona (chievocalcio.tv). 29 August 2010. http://www.chievocalcio.tv/it/content/chievo-catania-2-1. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
13. ^ "Article 99 bis of NOIF" (in Italian). FIGC. http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/56.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_3817_Sezioni_lstSezioni_numSezione_1_lstCapitoli_numCapitolo_6_upfFileUpload_it.pdf. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
14. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 27/D" (in Italian). Commissione Vertenze Economiche, FIGC. 27 May 2011. http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/46.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_28534_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
15. ^ "Ufficiale: Moscardelli al ChievoVerona fino al 2013" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 22 July 2011. http://www.chievoverona.tv/it/news/ufficiale-moscardelli-al-chievoverona-fino-al-2013. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 

External links

• Football.it Profile (Italian)
• Profile at legaseriea.it
• La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006–07 Profile (Italian)
• La Gazzetta dello Sport 2007–08 Profile (Italian)
• La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (Italian)
• Soccerway Profile

Persondata
Name	Moscardelli, Davide
Alternative names	Moscardelli, Davide
Short description	Italian footballer
Date of birth	3 February 1980
Place of birth	Mons, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death