Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Foggia, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Fidelis Andria | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Vis Pesaro | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Vis Pesaro | 7 | (0) |
2005 | → Internazionale (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Fermana | 14 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Riccione | 28 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Cologna Paese | 20 | (11) |
2008–2010 | Padova | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Carpenedolo (loan) | 31 | (7) |
2009–2010 | → Cassino (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2010 | → Pro Vasto (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Villacidrese | 26 | (9) |
2011–2012 | Celano | 38 | (12) |
2012–2013 | Messina | 13 | (2) |
2013 | Melfi | 14 | (6) |
2013–2014 | Bisceglie | 14 | (2) |
2014 | Torre Neapolis | 13 | (9) |
2014 | Brindisi | 9 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Monopoli | 35 | (13) |
2016–2017 | Teramo | 16 | (2) |
2017– | Fidelis Andria | 4 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017 (UTC). |
Antonio Croce (born 9 June 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Lega Pro club Fidelis Andria.
Born in Foggia, Apulia, Croce started his career at Marche club Vis Pesaro and was a member of its Berretti under-20 team. In the next season Croce made his debut in the first team, in 2004–05 Serie C1. He was spotted by F.C. Internazionale Milano in January 2005. He was the member of Primavera under-20 team, scoring 4 goals in 2005 Torneo di Viareggio, as topscorer (Premio "Miglior Cannoniere del Torneo"). Eventually Inter was the fourth. However, he only scored once in the Primavera League. In the playoffs round, Croce was the starting forward along with Matteo Momentè. He scored once in the round of 16. In that rebuild season of Inter Primavera, the regular season top-scorer was Matteo Lombardo with 5 goals. and Dino Marino was the playoffs top-scorer of the team with 2 goals only. Inter was eliminated by Empoli in quarter-finals. Inter did not purchase Croce and promoted players from its own youth system instead.
On 31 August 2005, Croce was signed by Serie B club Modena but immediately farmed to Marche club Fermana in a co-ownership deal. In June 2006 Croce was re-signed by Emilia club Modena but he was released to Serie D team Riccione. The team also located in Emilia–Romagna region. Croce once again failed to score, with 3 goals. Croce then went to Abruzzo region for Cologna Paese. This time Croce scored 11 goals in 2007–08 Serie D.