Mirco Antenucci
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Termoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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S.P.A.L. | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Giulianova | 92 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ancona (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Catania | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Venezia (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Pisa (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Ascoli (loan) | 40 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | Torino | 60 | (16) |
| 2012–2014 | Catania | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Spezia (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Ternana | 40 | (19) |
| 2014–2016 | Leeds United | 75 | (19) |
| 2016– | S.P.A.L. | 33 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:46, 27 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Mirco Antenucci (born 8 September 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B side S.P.A.L. Prior to joining S.P.A.L., he previously played in England for Leeds United.
Antenucci began his professional career in 2002, with Serie C1 club, Giulianova, where in two seasons with the club, the young striker managed to make 35 appearances, before spending the 2004–05 season on loan at Serie C2 side, Ancona. During his loan spell with the club, Antenucci scored twice in 27 league appearances, before returning to Giulianova in the summer of 2005. In his second tenure with the Teramo-based club, Antenucci scored 12 goals in 57 league matches, over the course of two seasons.
In July 2007, he was signed by Serie A side, Catania, and was loaned to Venezia ahead of the 2007–08 Serie C1 campaign. He made 27 league appearances that season, scoring six goals.
On 1 July 2008, Antenucci returned to Catania and entered into the first team squad. He made four substitute appearances under, then coach, Walter Zenga in the first half of the 2008–09 Serie A season. On 5 January 2009, Mirko Antenucci was sent out on loan to Serie B club Pisa, to gain experience and playing time. During his six-month spell with the Serie B club, Antenucci scored just one goal in 20 league appearances, and the club failed to avoid relegation and also bankrupted. He returned to Catania on 30 June 2009.
On 19 August 2009, Catania opted to send Antenucci on another loan deal to Ascoli, where he joined fellow Catania loanees Marcello Gazzola and Vito Falconieri. Following his transfer to Ascoli, he thrived, earning a regular starting role, and going on to make 40 appearances in the league, scoring an impressive 24 goals, finishing the second top scorer in the whole of Serie B. He only missed two league matches: the first round of the season and once due to suspension. He returned to Catania ahead of the 2010–11 Serie A season. Antenucci did make 14 league appearances for Catania that season, although most of them were off the substitute's bench with Maxi López, Francesco Lodi, Gonzalo Bergessio and Takayuki Morimoto competing for places up front. After just one goal in Serie A, Antenucci was sent out on a co-ownership agreement during the January transfer window.
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