Riccardo Musetti (born 24 March 1983) is a retired Italian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Carrara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2001–2002 | Napoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Martina | 41 | (4) |
| 2005 | Imolese | 17 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Massese | 33 | (11) |
| 2006 | → CuoioCappiano (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Treviso | 32 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | 33 | (11) |
| 2009–2013 | Cremonese | 75 | (19) |
| 2011 | → Spezia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sorrento | 28 | (7) |
| 2014 | Carrarese | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | San Marino | 16 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Parma | 19 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Pro Piacenza | 26 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Pro Piacenza | 22 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Campobasso | 44 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Lornano Badesse | ||
| 2021–2022 | Pontremolese | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editEarly career
editBorn in Carrara, Tuscany, Musetti started his professional career with his hometown club Carrarese. Musetti played his first league match on 16 May 1999.[1] In June 1999 he was signed by Sampdoria along with Daniele Perrone.[2]
In 2001, he was exchanged to Napoli in co-ownership deal along with Paolo Carbone, and Sampdoria signed Johan Michel Romeo and Roberto D'Auria. In June 2002 Napoli signed him outright.[3]
Martina & Massese
editIn 2002–03 season he left for Martina and played 2+1⁄2 Serie C1 seasons. In January 2005 he left for Serie C2 club Imolese. In 2005, at first he left for Aglianese then signed by Chievo and farmed him to Massese in a co-ownership deal. In June 2006 Massese bought him outright.
Treviso
editIn June 2007, he was signed by Serie B club Treviso on a free transfer.[4] In the first season he was loaned to Serie C1 club Pro Sesto.[5] In 2008–09 Serie B season, he made his Serie B debut and scored 5 goals. The team finished as the bottom one and then went bankrupt.
Cremonese
editIn July 2009 he was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese.[6] He scored 14 goals for the team as the team top-scorer in his maiden season, while his partners Massimo Coda and Massimiliano Guidetti scored 10 goals each. on 31 January 2011 Musetti left for Spezia.[7]
As a Journeyman
editSince 2013 he changed his employer each season. He was a player for Sorrento in 2013–14 season. In summer 2014 he moved to Romanian Liga II, but moving back to Carrarese in the same window by terminating the contract. However, the Romanian club did not file the transfer in time before the closure of Italian transfer window (on 1 September), thus Carrarese signed Antonio Di Nardo instead.[8]
Musetti joined San Marino Calcio in January 2015. In summer 2015 he joined newly re-founded Parma for their 2015–16 Serie D season.
References
edit- ^ Castelli, Davide (17 May 1999). "Saudati firma una doppietta da applausi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "il Livorno ha rifatto tutta la squadra". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 June 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "partecipazioni 2002" [Co-ownership 2002] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Calcio. 27 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ Binda, Nicola (26 June 2007). "Mignani-Grosseto Aurelio al Cesena". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ Anelli, Diego (18 August 2007). "UFFICIALE: Pro Sesto, è fatta per Preite e Musetti". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Musetti e Burrai alla Cremonese" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
L'US Cremonese comunica di aver acquistato i diritti dell'attaccante Riccardo Musetti......
[dead link] - ^ "Acquisti Aldegani e Joelson. Cessioni Paoloni e Musetti" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Antonio Di Nardo firma per la Carrarese" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
edit- Football.it Profile (in Italian)
- Riccardo Musetti at Soccerway
- Riccardo Musetti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Riccardo Musetti at TuttoCampo