Francesco Della Rocca
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Brindisi, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Bologna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Bologna | 36 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Avellino (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Brescia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010 | → Perugia (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2011–2015 | Palermo | 26 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Siena (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Bologna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Perugia | 37 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Salernitana | 36 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Padova | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2003 | Italy U-16 | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Italy U-19 | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Italy U-20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2018 |
Francesco Della Rocca (born 14 September 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Club career[]
Bologna[]
A Bologna youth product, he spent the early years of his professional career on loan to minor league clubs before playing his first full Serie A season in 2010–11.
Palermo[]
On 23 August 2011, he signed a new five-year contract with Bologna,[1] but left the club only a week later to join Palermo in a co-ownership bid, for €3.5 million.[2]
In summer 2012, he joined ACF Fiorentina. However, he was injured in September 2012.[3] On 12 January 2013, he moved on loan to Siena, and then spent the 2013–14 season on loan at his old club Bologna, playing only nine times.
He returned to Palermo after the end of his loan spell on 1 July 2014, and was called up for the Rosanero's first team pre-season camp. In summer 2014, Palermo also acquired the remain 50% registration rights of Della Rocca, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[4]
On 30 August 2015, the contract of Palermo and Della Rocca was canceled in mutual consent.[5]
Perugia[]
On 30 August 2015, Della Rocca was signed by Perugia.[6]
Salernitana[]
On 31 August 2016, he joined Salernitana in a two-year deal.[7]
Padova[]
On 9 July 2018, he joined Serie B club Padova, signing a one-year contract with an additional one-year extension option.[8] His contract was dissolved by mutual consent on 31 January 2019.[9]
Personal life[]
He is the younger brother of Luigi Della Rocca.
References[]
- ^ "Ufficiali Raggi e Stojanovic" [Officially Raggi & Stojanovic]. Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "TRE ACQUISTI PER I ROSANERO" [THREE ACQUISITIONS FOR THE ROSANERO] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "DELLA ROCCA SI OPERA, TENDINOPATIA PER AQUILANI". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "RISOLUZIONE PER DELLA ROCCA" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Della Rocca è del Perugia!" (in Italian). A.C. Perugia Calcio. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Della Rocca, Perico, Marchi e Ronaldo sono giocatori granata. Moro alla Cremonese" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Francesco Della Rocca è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Padova. 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Risolto il contratto tra Calcio Padova e Francesco Della Rocca" (in Italian). Padova. 31 January 2019.
External links[]
- Francesco Della Rocca's National Team Stats at FIGC.it (in Italian)
- Player Statistics at football.it (in Italian)
- Francesco Della Rocca at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Brindisi
- Sportspeople from Apulia
- Association football midfielders
- Italian footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- Brescia Calcio players
- U.S. Avellino 1912 players
- U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players
- S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio players
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- Palermo F.C. players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- A.C.N. Siena 1904 players
- U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
- Calcio Padova players
- Italian football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs