Davide Moscardelli

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Davide Moscardelli
Moscardelli in 2017
Personal information
Full name Davide Moscardelli
Date of birth (1980-02-03) 3 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Mons, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–1995 Romulea[1]
1995–1997
San Cesareo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001
Maccarese
 101 (19)
2001–2002
Guidonia Montecelio
 27 (20)
2002–2003
Sangiovannese
 30 (15)
2003–2005
Triestina
 78 (23)
2005–2007
Rimini
 63 (15)
2007–2008
Cesena
 40 (15)
2008–2010 Piacenza 77 (22)
2010–2013
Chievo
 66 (10)
2013–2014
Bologna
 26 (2)
2014–2016
Lecce
 62 (25)
2016–2018
Arezzo
 62 (28)
2018–2020
Pisa
 45 (10)
Total 677 (201)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davide Moscardelli (born 3 February 1980) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A dynamic forward, Moscardelli possesses good technical ability and strength. He is famous for his acrobatic goals, as well as his iconic beard.

Starting from the

Pisa
in Serie B.

Moscardelli scored 77 goals in eight Serie B seasons, and 61 goals in six Lega Pro/Serie C seasons. He played over 700 games in all competitions, scoring over 200 goals.

Early life

Moscardelli was born in Mons, Belgium, on 3 February 1980, as his father, along with his family, was working in Belgium for the Italian Air Force.[2][3] Moscardelli then moved to Rome, Italy,[2] his parents' city of origin,[4] where he took his first steps as a footballer.[4]

Club career

Early career

Moscardelli started his career with an Italian amateur club from

Deruta
in the Eccellenza national promotion play-offs, as one of the 7 winners.

His efficiency attracted the interest of Serie A side

co-ownership deal for €250,000 fee, on a 4-year contract.[7][8]

Serie B teams

With the

Vicenza in aggregate. Moscardelli substituted Tulli in the second half of the first leg of the play-off[9]
and he did not play the second leg.

At the start of 2005–06 season, Eder Baù partnered with Godeas in 2005–06 Coppa Italia first match, and Moscardelli replaced Dino Baggio in the second half, that match the Trieste based team lost 0–3 to Padova. He was sold near the start of Serie B first round, co-currently the team signed Isah Eliakwu from Inter Milan.

Moscardelli joined Serie B newcomer

Catanzaro
. He scored 6 goals in 31 games.

In the next season, Rimini signed keeper

Jeda and Alessandro Matri
(which later all became regular in Serie A), the team made a breakthrough, finished as the 5th, while Moscardelli and Matri mainly as backup, made 11 and 10 start respectively. Despite only making 11 starts, he scored 9 goals and Matri 4.

At the start of

Cesena (and regional rival, both in Romagna) in another co-ownership deal, for €650,000 in 4-year contract.[11]
Andrea Ferretti, Milan Đurić and Daniele Paponi
(since January) and scored 15 goals, but Cesena finished bottom and relegated, with the fewest goal scored.

In June 2008, Rimini bought him back for €550,000

Emilia side, Moscardelli secured a place in the forward role, and partnered with Emanuele Ferraro, Mattia Graffiedi, Tomás Guzmán and/or Jonathan Aspas
in 3 strikers role, which Moscardelli mainly as centre forward and other mainly as wing forward/supporting strikers. That season Piacenza finished in mid-table and neither scored a double figure.

In 2009–10 season, Moscardelli's one of the partner was often fixed to Simone Guerra which Moscardelli scored 14 league goals. That season Piacenza only scored 40 goals and finished as the 15th out of 22 teams.

In June 2010, Rimini decided to give up the remain 50% rights to Piacenza. He started in the pre-season friendlies.[15][16]

Chievo

Moscardelli in 2012

In August 2010, he was sold to Serie A side

Chievo[17][18] after Chievo failed to sign Riccardo Meggiorini and Matteo Ardemagni to partner with their flagship striker Sergio Pellissier. Chievo had released forwards Erjon Bogdani and Elvis Abbruscato; only Pablo Granoche and Marcos de Paula were available. Piacenza also re-signed Daniele Cacia, made Moscardelli's starting place became uncertain. As part of the deal, Chievo loaned Alessandro Sbaffo (with a pre-set price to buy) and Cesare Rickler
to the Emilia–Romagna; Chievo did not announce the contract length of the player.

Moscardelli made a good start in his second spells with the

Cyril Thereau
, another forward, except the absence of Pellissier. They became partner on the front when Pellissier was absent.

As he made his Serie A debut, his former clubs claimed Chievo to pay a special training compensation called "Premio alla carriera",

San Cesareo €36,000 (2 seasons) and Romulea €18,000 (1 season).[21] In July 2011 he extended his contract to 30 June 2013.[22]

Bologna

On 30 January 2013, Moscardelli signed for

Bologna F.C. 1909
. He spent two seasons at the club and was mainly used as a substitute managing only to score 2 goals.

Lecce

On 31 July 2014, he signed with

US Foggia
losing 4–2 on aggregate.

Arezzo

On 11 July 2016, Moscardelli signed for

A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905
being defeated 1–2 at home.

Pisa

On 3 July 2018, he joined

Triestina and would see Moscardelli return to the Serie B
after nearly a decade.

Moscardelli announced his retirement on 29 August 2020, and subsequently joined the staff at Pisa.[25]

Style of play

A left-footed forward, Moscardelli is both mobile and physically strong, and possesses excellent individual technique.[26] Also capable of playing as a central striker, Moscardelli is mainly a second striker, who is able to play in all of the attacking area starting from the distance.[27] Moscardelli is known for his acrobatic goals.[28] He was nicknamed Battigol as he was compared with Gabriel Batistuta during his stay with Serie B teams.[29]

Personal life

Moscardelli has an older brother, who has played football as a forward at amateur level.[30] He is married to Guendalina, with whom he has two children.[31] The two got married on 5 December 2011 in Verona.[32][33] His wedding witness, as well as his friend and former teammate at Rimini, was Francesco Valiani.[31]

In addition to his football qualities, Moscardelli is widely known for his beard, which has been dubbed the "most famous beard in football".[34][35] Indeed, he has refrained from shaving his beard since 2 February 2013.[36]

In May 2019 a YouTube video showcasing highlights of Moscardelli's plays—titled Davide Moscardelli Is Too Good For Ballon d'Or—went viral, amassing over 5 million views in less than two weeks.[37][38]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[39]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccarese
 1997–98 Promozione 13 2 — — 13 2
1998–99 Promozione 28 4 — — 28 4
1999–2000 Promozione 29 5 — — 29 5
2000–01 Eccellenza 31 8 — — 31 8
Total 101 19 — — 101 19
Guidonia Montecelio
 2001–02 Eccellenza 27 20 0 0 2[a] 2 29 20
Sangiovannese
 2002–03
Serie C2
 30 15 0 0 2[b] 0 32 15
Triestina
 2003–04 Serie B 42 16 1 0 — 43 16
2004–05 Serie B 36 7 2 0 1[c] 0 39 7
2005–06 Serie B 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 78 23 4 0 1 0 83 23
Rimini
 2005–06 Serie B 31 6 0 0 — 31 6
2006–07 Serie B 32 9 2 0 — 34 9
2007–08 Serie B 0 0 2 1 — 2 1
Total 63 15 4 1 — 67 16
Cesena
 2007–08 Serie B 40 15 0 0 — 40 15
Piacenza 2008–09 Serie B 40 8 0 0 — 40 8
2009–10 Serie B 37 14 1 1 — 38 15
Total 77 22 1 1 — 78 23
Chievo
 2010–11 Serie A 34 6 2 1 — 36 7
2011–12 Serie A 25 4 2 0 — 27 4
2012–13 Serie A 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 66 10 6 1 — 72 11
Bologna
 2012–13 Serie A 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
2013–14 Serie A 17 1 2 1 — 19 2
Total 26 2 2 1 — 28 3
Lecce
 2014–15 Lega Pro 32 15 2 1 — 34 16
2015–16 Lega Pro 30 10 2 0 2[d] 2 34 12
Total 62 25 4 1 2 2 68 28
Arezzo
 2016–17 Lega Pro 32 16 2 0 2[e] 2 36 18
2017–18 Serie C 30 12 1 0 — 31 12
Total 62 28 3 0 2 2 67 30
Pisa
 2018–19 Serie C 29 8 3 2 18[f] 5 50 15
2019–20 Serie B 16 2 1 0 — 17 2
Total 45 10 4 2 18 5 67 17
Career total 677 201 28 7 27 11 732 219
  1. ^ Appearances in Eccellenza play-off
  2. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. ^ Appearance in Serie B play-out
  4. ^ Appearances in Lega Pro play-off
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in Lega Pro play-off, one appearance and one goal in Coppa Italia Serie C
  6. ^ 16 appearances and two goals in Serie C play-off, two appearances and three goals in Coppa Italia Serie C

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