Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Catanzaro, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Ascoli | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996-2000 | Piacenza | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2007 | Piacenza | 91 | (35) |
2002 | → Ternana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2003 | → SPAL (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2005 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 12 | (8) |
2008 | Fiorentina | 3 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Lecce | 22 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Reggina (loan) | 27 | (4) |
2010–2011 | → Piacenza (loan) | 34 | (17) |
2011–2012 | → Padova (loan) | 33 | (11) |
2012–2014 | Hellas Verona | 52 | (24) |
2014–2015 | Bologna | 38 | (11) |
2015– | Ascoli | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2001 | Italy U-18 | 1 | (0) |
2001 | Italy U-19 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:24, 24 May 2015 (UTC). |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:24, 24 May 2015 (UTC).
Daniele Cacia (born 23 August 1983) is an Italian football striker. He currently plays for Serie B side Ascoli. He is a former Italy Under 19's International.
Born in Catanzaro, and coming through the youth ranks at Piacenza. He made his debut for Piacenza in Serie B 2000-2001 against Crotone March 9th 2001, less than 18 years of age. In 2002-2003 he was loaned to Ternana, where he never played after fracturing his fibula. After a loan spell at SPAL, in the 2003-2004 he returned to Piacenza with which he made 13 appearances scoring his first goal in the 3-2 loss at home to Napoli. He joined Pistoiese on loan of Serie C1 and scored 8 goals in 12 games.
Cacia returned was team leading goalscorer for Piacenza in 2005-06 (18 goals in 37 games) and 2006-07 season (28 games and 14 goals), however his 2006-07 season was cut short when he suffered a broken ankle against Crotone.
In summer 2007 half of his contractual rights was sold to Fiorentina for €4.5 million, due to injury, he played for Piacenza until winter transfer period, when he moved to Florence in January 2008. Caica made his Fiorentina debut on January 16 in the second leg of the Italian Cup against Ascoli.
Cacia who faced competition for places from Luca Toni, Christian Vieri, Giampaolo Pazzini and Adrian Mutu, only played 6 games for Fiorentina in all competitions during the 2007/08 season, with his only goal for the club coming in the UEFA Cup against Rosenborg BK in 2008.