 Piovaccari in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Gallarate, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virtus | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Pro Patria | ||
| 2003–2004 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Pro Patria | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | →Castellettese (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2004–2007 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | →Vittoria (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2005–2006 | →San Marino (loan) | 29 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | →Triestina (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Treviso | 40 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Ravenna | 34 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | Cittadella | 39 | (23) |
| 2011–2015 | Sampdoria | 17 | (2) |
| 2012 | →Brescia (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2012 | →Novara (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | →Grosseto (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | →Steaua București (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | →Eibar (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Córdoba | 28 | (4) |
| 2017 | Zhejiang Yiteng | 14 | (7) |
| 2018 | Ternana | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Córdoba | 35 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Córdoba | 23 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Paganese | 16 | (4) |
| 2022 | ACR Messina | 11 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Giugliano | 31 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Cavese | 7 | (1) |
| 2024 | San Cristóbal | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Virtus | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2025 | |||
Federico Piovaccari (Italian pronunciation:[fedeˈriːkopjovakˈkaːri]; born 1 September 1984) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forCampionato Sammarinese di Calcio clubVirtus.
Born inGallarate, Piovaccari graduated fromPro Patria's youth setup, and made his debuts while on loan atSerie D sideCastellettese. In the summer of 2003, he joinedInternazionale, being assigned to thePrimavera squad.
In 2004, Piovaccari was loaned toVittoria, and scored ten goals for the club inSerie C1. In July 2005, he was loaned toTreviso ofSerie B, but after the latter's promotion toSerie A due toCaso Genoa, he moved toSan Marino Calcio in the third level, also in a temporary deal.
After a loan spell at second-tierTriestina, Piovaccari returned to Treviso, now in aco-ownership deal. In July 2009, thefree agent signed a two-year deal withLega Pro Prima Divisione sideRavenna after Treviso's bankruptcy, as a replacement toPescara-boundFrancesco Zizzari.[1]
Piovaccari scored in his debut for the club on 3 August 2009, netting the winner of a 3–2 win againstGiulianova, inthat season'sCoppa Italia.[2] He was the team top-scorer inthe campaign, scoring 14 goals and appearing in 30 matches in the league, as theGiallorossi narrowly avoided relegation.
Piovaccari moved toCittadella, also in the second level, on 31 August 2010 in aco-ownership deal for €120,000,[3] while Paolo Rossi moved in the opposite direction.[4] The club sold its flagship striker for the second successive year (Riccardo Meggiorini in 2010 andMatteo Ardemagni in 2011). Piovaccari was also top goalscorer in the2010–11 campaign, scoring 23 league goals.
On 24 June 2011, Cittadella bought Piovaccari's remaining registration rights for €880,000.[3][5]
On 8 July 2011, Piovaccari moved to another Serie B side,Sampdoria, for €3.5 million in a four-year contract.[6][7] After appearing sparingly, he moved toBrescia on 31 January 2012, on loan until June (along withSalvatore Foti) and withJuan Antonio andAndrea Magrassi moving in the opposite direction. During the 2012 financial year, Piovaccari also signed a new contract which last until 30 June 2016.[8]
After returning to Sampdoria, Piovaccari was loaned out again toNovara,[9] and subsequently served another temporary deal atGrosseto,[10] featuring regularly with the latter.
In July 2013, Piovaccari was loaned to Romanian clubFCSB in aseason-long deal.[11] He made his debut in theRomanian Supercup in a 3–0 win overPetrolul Ploiești, coming on as asubstitute forStefan Nikolić.
On 24 July, Piovaccari scored his first goal for FCSB, in a 2–1 second leg win againstVardar Skopje inthe campaign'sUEFA Champions League qualifiers. He scored 16 goals during the campaign, winning theLiga I and theSupercupa României.
On 19 August 2014, Piovaccari was loaned to Spanish sideEibar,newly promoted toLa Liga.[12] He made his debut for the club on 24 August, replacingAnder Capa in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home win againstReal Sociedad.[13] On 1 July 2015, Piovaccari was released by Sampdoria.[14]
On 27 July 2015, Piovaccari was unveiled as the marquee of Australian clubWestern Sydney Wanderers'2015–16 A-League campaign. He was released by the club on 5 May 2016.[15]
On 17 August 2016, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with SpanishSegunda División sideCórdoba.[16] On 5 July 2017, it was reported that Piovaccari joined Chinese clubZhejiang Yiteng.[17]
On 10 January 2018, Serie B clubTernana announced the signing of Piovaccari on a 6-month contract, with option to extent to further season.[18] On 16 August 2018, Piovaccari returned to Córdoba after agreeing to a one-year contract.[19]
On 15 July 2019, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with fellow second division sideRayo Vallecano.[20]
On 26 August 2021, he returned to Italy and signed withPaganese inSerie C.[21] On 31 January 2022, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[22] On the next day, Piovaccari signed withACR Messina.[23]
In 2005, Piovaccari played forItaly U23 on2005 Mediterranean Games.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Castellettese (loan) | 2002–03 | Serie D | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| Vittoria (loan) | 2004–05 | Serie C1 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 27 | 11 |
| San Marino (loan) | 2005–06 | Serie C1 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 12 |
| Triestina (loan) | 2006–07 | Serie B | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | |
| Treviso | 2007–08 | Serie B | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | |||
| Ravenna | 2009–10 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 14 | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | 38 | 15 | |||
| Cittadella | 2010–11 | Serie B | 39 | 23 | — | — | 39 | 23 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2011–12 | Serie B | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| Brescia (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 17 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| Novara (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Grosseto (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 17 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Steaua București (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga I | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13[b] | 4 | 43 | 16 |
| Eibar (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015–16 | A-League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Córdoba | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 33 | 8 | |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 2017 | China League One | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 7 | |
| Ternana | 2017–18 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Córdoba | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 13 | |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Córdoba | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Paganese | 2021–22 | Serie C | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Messina | 2021–22 | Serie C | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Giugliano | 2022–23 | Serie C | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |
| Cavese | 2023–24 | Serie D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| San Cristóbal | 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Virtus | 2024–25 | Campionato Sammarinese | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 564 | 147 | 35 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 622 | 164 | ||
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