Domenico Berardi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Cariati, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Cosenza | ||
| 2010–2012 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Sassuolo | 141 | (52) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Italy U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014– | Italy U21 | 20 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017 |
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Domenico Berardi (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeniko beˈrardi]; born 1 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sassuolo and the Italy national under-21 team. He began his club career with Sassuolo in 2012, helping the team win the Serie B title and earn promotion to Serie A in his debut season, later also being named the best player of the competition. His prolific performances in Serie A saw him emerge as one of Italy's most promising young footballers, and earned him the Bravo Award in 2015. He is currently Sassuolo's all-time top-scorer.
Born in Cariati, Calabria, Berardi joined the youth academy of Cosenza at the age of 13, before moving to Sassuolo at the age of 16.
He made his senior debut for Sassuolo in Serie B on 27 August 2012, at the age of 18, in a 3–0 away win over Cesena, and scored his first professional goal five days later, in a 2–1 home win over Crotone. In November 2012, he was linked with a transfer to a number of English clubs. In 2013, he was named Best Player of the Serie B in the past season in the annual Gran Galà del calcio awards, after helping Sassuolo win the Serie B title, and an historic promotion to Serie A, scoring 11 goals. In June 2013, he was described as the "undoubted star of the [Sassuolo] side."
On 2 September 2013, Juventus confirmed via their official website that Berardi had joined the club on a co-ownership basis that saw Luca Marrone transfer in the opposite direction, both for a fee of €4.5 million. Berardi remained with Sassuolo on a season-long loan deal for the 2013–14 season. He made his Serie A debut at the age of 19, in a 1–1 away draw against Napoli, on 25 September 2013. He scored his first Serie A goal from a penalty on 6 October 2013, in a 3–1 defeat to Parma. On 20 October, he scored a penalty as Sassuolo defeated Bologna 2–1 for their first Serie A win, moving them off bottom spot.
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