Emanuele Calaiò
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuele Calaiò | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Parma | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Torino | 20 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Ternana (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Messina (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Pescara | 70 | (28) |
| 2005–2008 | Napoli | 112 | (40) |
| 2008–2013 | Siena | 148 | (46) |
| 2013 | → Napoli (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Genoa (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Catania | 35 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | Spezia | 39 | (9) |
| 2016– | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | Italy U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Italy U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Italy U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Italy U20 | 14 | (12) |
| 2001 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2016. | |||
Emanuele Calaiò (born 8 January 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro side Parma as a striker.
Football career
Calaiò started his football career at Torino making his league debut against Reggina on 6 January 2000, he scored a goal for Torino three minutes into his debut. He made 20 league appearances in total for Torino.
In January 2002 Calaiò was exchanged with Alessandro Cibocchi of Ternana with inflated price tag to create paper profit on both clubs (which Ternana was fined in 2010, 8 years later[1]) and then a short spell with Messina followed. In January 2003, was loaned by Pescara and turned permanently in June 2004.[2] He also returned to Torino Calcio in 2003 in exchange with Cibocchi again.
With Pescara, Calaiò solidified himself as an impressive striker, the club won promotion back into Serie B in 2003, with Calaiò scoring 20 times in his second season. In the third at Serie B, he scored 6 in the first half of the season.
Napoli
In January 2005, Napoli Soccer at Serie C1 signed him for €2.85 million,[3] he scored just 6 in the first season, but in the second he scored 18, won the champion and promotion back to Serie B with club. He scored 14 in his third season with Napoli, won promotion back to Serie A. With the arrival of Marcelo Zalayeta and Ezequiel Lavezzi, he had limited chances to play.
Siena
In July 2008, he joined fellow Serie A team, Siena in a co-ownership bid, for €2.3 million.[4][5] in June 2009 Siena signed him outright for €1.25 million (which made Napoli register a financial loss of €1.05 million).[6] He followed Siena relegated to Serie B in 2010 and finished as the runner-up and promoted back to top division. On 10 June 2011 he signed a new 3-year contract.[7] Calaiò was one of the two starting strikers along with Mattia Destro in 2011–12 Serie A season, scoring 11 goals in 25 league matches until he broken his leg in March 2012.[8]
Return to Napoli
On 11 January 2013, his transfer to former team Napoli was officially announced. He arrived on-loan with the option to make the switch permanent if Napoli qualified for the Champions League during the 2013 season.[9]
Catania
On 11 July 2014, his transfer to Catania was officially announced. He signed a two-year contract with an option for a third.[10]
International career
Calaiò capped for both Italy U21 and Serie B U21 selection which played the latter for the match 3–2 won Belgium U21 on 30 March 2004.[11][12] He also received the Serie B U21 call-up for the match against Legnano.[13]
He also call-up to 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualification and played in qualifying match in 2001 edition. Calaiò capped once for U17 team, at that time the feeder team of U18. (now called Italy national under-18 football team)
Personal life
Calaiò is married to Federica, sister of Nicola Mora's wife.[14] Both players played for Torino during the 2000–01 season and Napoli in 2004–05.
Honours
Career statistics
As of 12 September 2009[15][16]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Total | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Torino | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Serie B | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | Ternana | Serie B | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Messina | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | Pescara | Serie C1 | 8 | 1 | 101 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | Serie B | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 20 | |
| 2004–05 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Napoli | Serie C1 | 15 | 6 | 182 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 19 | ||
| 2006–07 | Serie B | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 16 | |
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Siena | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 2010–11 | Serie B | 39 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 18 | |
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | |
| 2012–13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 377 | 121 | 24 | 10 | 403 | 131 | ||
1Include 2 matches at promotion playoffs
2Include 3 matches at promotion playoffs
References
- ↑ "Comunicato n° 091 Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale" (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ↑ "Calaiò acquistato dal Pescara". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 24 June 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ Napoli Soccer S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2005 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Calaiò in comproprietà" (in Italian). AC Siena. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Calaiò prolunga il contratto fino al 2014". AC Siena (in Italian). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Frattura del perone sinistro per Calaiò". AC Siena (in Italian). 11 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ "Calaiò al Napoli, è fatta. Arriva a titolo definitivo". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Emanuele Calaiò al Catania: "Progetto serio, piazza importante, presupposti eccellenti"". Calcio Catania (in Italian). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "Calaiò trascina l'Italia". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 30 March 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ "Grieco in extremis In Belgio è vittoria". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 31 March 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 257". Lega Calcio Archive (2003–04 ) (in Italian). 20 February 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "CHI E': Nicola Mora" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ La Gzzetta dello Sport
- ↑ Football.it
External links
- FIGC National Team Archive (Italian)
- Emanuele Calaiò profile at Soccerway