Federico Piovaccari (; born 1 September 1984) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Early career Born in Gallarate, Piovaccari graduated from Pro Patria's youth setup, and made his debuts while on loan at Serie D side Castellettese. In the summer of 2003, he joined Internazionale, being assigned to the Primavera squad.
In 2004, Piovaccari was loaned to Vittoria, and scored ten goals for the club in Serie C1. In July 2005, he was loaned to Treviso of Serie B, but after the latter's promotion to Serie A due to Caso Genoa, he moved to San Marino Calcio in the third level, also in a temporary deal.
Treviso; Ravenna After a loan spell at second-tier Triestina, Piovaccari returned to Treviso, now in a co-ownership deal. In July 2009, the free agent signed a two-year deal with Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ravenna after Treviso's bankruptcy, as a replacement to Pescara-bound Francesco Zizzari.
Piovaccari scored in his debut for the club on 3 August 2009, netting the winner of a 3–2 win against Giulianova, in that season's Coppa Italia. He was the team top-scorer in the campaign, scoring 14 goals and appearing in 30 matches in the league, as the Giallorossi narrowly avoided relegation.
Cittadella Piovaccari moved to Cittadella, also in the second level, on 31 August 2010 in a co-ownership deal for €120,000,AS Cittadella Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 , PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA while Paolo Rossi moved in the opposite direction. The club sold its flagship striker for the second successive year (Riccardo Meggiorini in 2010 and Matteo Ardemagni in 2011). Piovaccari was also top goalscorer in the 2010–11 campaign, scoring 23 league goals.
On 24 June 2011, Cittadella bought Piovaccari's remaining registration rights for €880,000.
Sampdoria On 8 July 2011, Piovaccari moved to another Serie B side, Sampdoria, for €3.5 million in a four-year contract.U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011 , PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. After appearing sparingly, he moved to Brescia on 31 January 2012, on loan until June (along with Salvatore Foti) and with Juan Antonio and Andrea Magrassi moving in the opposite direction. During the 2012 financial year, Piovaccari also signed a new contract which last until 30 June 2016.U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 , PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
After returning to Sampdoria, Piovaccari was loaned out again to Novara, and subsequently served another temporary deal at Grosseto, featuring regularly with the latter.
Steaua Bucharest (FCSB) (loan) In July 2013, Piovaccari was loaned to Romanian club FCSB in a season-long deal. He made his debut in the Romanian Supercup in a 3–0 win over Petrolul Ploiești, coming on as a substitute for Stefan Nikolić.
On 24 July, Piovaccari scored his first goal for FCSB, in a 2–1 second leg win against Vardar Skopje in the campaign's UEFA Champions League qualifiers. He scored 16 goals during the campaign, winning the Liga I and the Supercupa României.
Eibar (loan) On 19 August 2014, Piovaccari was loaned to Spanish side Eibar, newly promoted to La Liga. He made his debut for the club on 24 August, replacing Ander Capa in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad. On 1 July 2015, Piovaccari was released by Sampdoria.
Later years On 27 July 2015, Piovaccari was unveiled as the marquee of Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers' 2015–16 A-League campaign. He was released by the club on 5 May 2016.
On 17 August 2016, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Córdoba. On 5 July 2017, it was reported that Piovaccari joined Chinese club Zhejiang Yiteng.
On 10 January 2018, Serie B club Ternana announced the signing of Piovaccari on a 6-month contract, with option to extent to further season. On 16 August 2018, Piovaccari returned to Córdoba after agreeing to a one-year contract.
On 15 July 2019, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with fellow second division side Rayo Vallecano.
On 26 August 2021, he returned to Italy and signed with Paganese in Serie C. On 31 January 2022, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. On the next day, Piovaccari signed with ACR Messina.
International career In 2005, Piovaccari played for Italy U23 on 2005 Mediterranean Games.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsApps GoalsCastellettese (loan)2002–03Serie D17600—176Vittoria (loan)2004–05Serie C1251000212711San Marino (loan)2005–06Serie C1291100213112Triestina (loan)2006–07Serie B37530—405Treviso2007–08Serie B22310—2332008–0918100—181Total40410—414Ravenna2009–10Lega Pro Prima Divisione321321—34142010–112120—41Total341441—3815Cittadella2010–11Serie B3923——3923Sampdoria2011–12Serie B17210—182Brescia (loan)2011–12Serie B174——174Novara (loan)2012–13Serie B10021—121Grosseto (loan)2012–13Serie B177——177Steaua București (loan)2013–14Liga I2510521344316Eibar (loan)2014–15La Liga28621—307Western Sydney Wanderers2015–16A-League1222000142Córdoba2016–17Segunda División28454—338Zhejiang Yiteng2017China League One14700—147Ternana2017–18Serie B190——190Córdoba2018–19Segunda División351221—3713Rayo Vallecano2019–20Segunda División13021—151Córdoba2019–20Segunda División B61——612020–21Segunda División B1743030234Total2353030295Paganese2021–22Serie C16400—164Messina2021–22Serie C112——112Giugliano2022–23Serie C31500—315Cavese2023–24Serie D7110—81San Cristóbal2023–24Tercera Federación142——142Virtus2024–25Campionato Sammarinese612030111Career total5641473511236622164
Honours Steaua București Liga I: 2013–14 Supercupa Romaniei: 2013
Virtus Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio: 2024–25 Coppa Titano: 2024–25 Super Coppa Sammarinese: 2024
Individual Serie B top scorer: 2010–11 (23 goals) Lega Pro Prima Divisione (group B) top scorer: 2009–1- (14 goals)
References
External links
Profile at gazzetta.it Football.it profile