Alessio Cerci (born July 23, 1987 in
Velletri,
Rome) is an
Italian footballer who plays as a
winger for
Serie A club
Fiorentina.
Club career
He was a regular for the
Roma youth team that won the
Campionato Primavera 2004–05. In this period he was nicknamed "
Henry from Valmontone" due to his playing style.
On May 16, 2004, the last match of the
Serie A 2003-04 season, he made his official debut for Roma, at the age of 17. He replaced
Daniele Corvia in the 77th minute of the game, and in only 15 minutes he came close to scoring after having dribbled
Sampdoria's defender
Giulio Falcone.
In the following two seasons he made only 4 appearances, none of them starts, and was thus loaned to
Serie B team
Brescia Calcio for the
season 2006–07, a relatively unsuccessful spell.
The
following year he was loaned to
Pisa Calcio, and quickly became a regular of the team coached by
Giampiero Ventura. He scored his first official goal in professional football on September 9, 2007 against
Cesena, while only two months later, on November 9, after having scored 8 goals in 14 matches and helped the
Tuscan team to reach the top of the table.
On August 26, 2010,
Fiorentina signed Cerci
On November 7, 2010, Cerci scored his first goal for Fiorentina in a 1-0 victory against Chievo.
International career
He was called up for the
Italy national under-21 football team by
Pierluigi......
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