Mattia Cassani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Borgomanero, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bari | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventus | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Verona | 118 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Palermo | 161 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Fiorentina | 34 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Genoa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Parma | 52 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sampdoria | 25 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bari | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Italy U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Italy U-21 Serie B | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Italy | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2012 |
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Mattia Cassani (born 26 August 1983) is an Italian footballer who last played as a defender for Bari.
Cassani started his career at Juventus during the 2002–03 Serie A season, and then left for Sampdoria on loan in January 2003.
In June 2003 he left for Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy him outright for €800,000, Cassani was awarded the number 83 shirt. The loan was extended for one more year in the same month. In June 2005, Verona bought him in a co-ownership deal for €400,000. With Juventus facing the 2006 Italian football scandal they terminated all co-ownership deals, either selling or buying back, Verona bought Cassani outright in June 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around €1.43M.
Cassani, who had made a name for himself as a versatile fullback, capable of playing on either flank, joined Palermo on 1 July 2006, for €2.5 million on a five-year contract along with teammate Gianni Munari (who joined the club in a co-ownership deal for €1 million on a four-year contract). That season Palermo also sold Fabio Grosso.
On 6 April 2008, Cassani scored his first professional goal, a late 28 yard shot which gave Palermo a 3–2 home win against his former club Juventus ending a string of four consecutive defeats.
In October 2008, his contract was renewed until 30 June 2013. Cassani extended his contract again during the 2010–11 season, until 30 June 2015. Cassani also served as team captain during the first period of the 2010–11 season due to the absence of both Fabrizio Miccoli and Fabio Liverani.
On 2 February 2011, Cassani made his 151st appearance with Palermo, thus becoming the most capped player in Serie A history for the rosanero.
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