Michele Ferri (born 28 May 1981) is an Italian former association football defender who last played for Italian club Varese.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 28, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cesena (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Triestina | 27 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Palermo | 39 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Cagliari | 64 | (1) |
| 2009 | Sampdoria | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Vicenza | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Atalanta | 31 | (0) |
| 2014 | Trapani | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Pro Vercelli | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Pro Patria | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Varese | 18 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Italy U-18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Italy U-20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Italy U-21[1] | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 2, 2014 | |||
Career
editMilan
editHe grew up within the A.C. Milan youth system, but never played a full senior game for the rossoneri, instead being sent to lower league teams, namely Cesena and Triestina.
Triestina
editFerri was sold to Triestina in a co-ownership deal for 400 million lire (€206,583) along with Eder Baù (200 million lire) and Alessandro Budel (400 million lire) in June 2002.[2] On 11 June 2003 Triestina acquired the remain half of the contract from Milan for €2 million (with Budel returned to Milan also for €2 million fee).[3][4][5]
Palermo
editOn 19 July 2003, Ferri was acquired by Serie B club Palermo for a fee of €1 million and a 5-year contract,[6][7] which then became league champions in 2004. But after Palermo won promotion to Serie A, his first team appearances was limited to 15 games. Ferri made his Serie A debut on 6 January 2005 for Palermo, against Reggina.
On 31 January 2006 he was sold to Cagliari for €1 million fee, in another co-ownership deal.[8][9][10]
Cagliari
editFerri was signed by Cagliari on 31 January 2006, re-joining Budel. In June 2007 Cagliari bought the remaining half of the registration rights of Ferri, for an additional €600,000 fee.[11][12][13]
Sampdoria
editHe joined Sampdoria in January 2009 for a peppercorn fee of €1,000.[14][15] He just played twice in 2008–09 Serie A season for Cagliari in September against A.C. Siena and November against Calcio Catania before joined Sampdoria. He successively left the club on a free transfer, and joined Serie B outfit Vicenza later in September 2009.[16]
In November 2010, Ferri joined Atalanta in another free transfer.
On 31 January 2014, Ferri joined Serie B side Trapani, signing a deal until the end of the 2013–14 season.[17] He successively left Trapani to join fellow Serie B club Pro Vercelli. He then played the 2015–2016 season with hometown club Pro Patria, which he then left to join Serie D club Varese during the summer of 2016.
References
editExternal links
edit- Gazzetta dello Sport player profile (in Italian)