Raffaele De Vita
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Raffaele De Vita | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Livingston | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Roma | ||
| 2004–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Livingston | 69 | (22) |
| 2011–2013 | Swindon Town | 74 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | Bradford City | 20 | (1) |
| 2014 | Cheltenham Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ross County | 33 | (3) |
| 2016– | Livingston | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:20, 9 August 2016 (UTC). |
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Raffaele De Vita (born 23 September 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, and is currently in his second spell with Livingston. De Vita started his career with Blackburn Rovers, and has also played for Swindon Town, Bradford City, Cheltenham Town and Ross County.
Born in Rome, Italy, De Vita grew up supporting Lazio and idolised Paolo Di Canio, who later coached him when he joined Swindon Town. De Vita began his career at the academy of Roma, (which was ironic, due to the fact De Vita supported Roma's rivals, Lazio) until he was scouted by Blackburn Rovers, which he said came "out of nowhere".
De Vita began his career with Blackburn Rovers but did not make an appearance for the first team. He joined Scottish club Livingston in July 2008. At one point, De Vita considered quitting Livingston, as a result of the club entering administration, but continued to play for the club, after Gary Bollan had come in as manager and he had regained his fitness. At the end of the 2010–11 season, during which he helped the club win promotion to the Scottish First Division, De Vita was among seven players to be released by the club despite becoming a fan's favourite. During his career at Livingston, he made 67 league appearances and scored 22 goals.
In June 2011, he signed for Swindon Town on a two-year contract.
He made his debut on 6 August, in a 3–0 win against Crewe Alexandra, ensuring new manager Paolo di Canio's first competitive game in charge of Swindon ended with a win. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 August, in a 1–0 win against Championship side Bristol City in the League Cup. He scored his first league goal for the club on 24 September, opening the scoring in a 4–0 win against Barnet. He followed this up with goals against Hereford United,Plymouth Argyle,Huddersfield Town and Morecambe to finish his debut season with six goals, and helped Swindon to win the League Two title.
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