Filippo Falco
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Pulsano, Italy | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 |
Bari | ||
2009–2011 |
Lecce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 |
Lecce | 27 | (2) |
2011–2012 |
→ Pavia (loan) | 29 | (8) |
2013–2014 |
→ Reggina (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 |
→ Juve Stabia (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2014–2015 |
→ Trapani (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2015–2016 |
→ Bologna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016–2018 |
Bologna | 0 | (0) |
2016 |
→ Cesena (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2016–2017 | → Benevento (loan) | 31 | (6) |
2017–2018 |
→ Perugia (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2018 | → Pescara (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018–2021 |
Lecce | 71 | (13) |
2021–2024 | Red Star Belgrade | 26 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → Cagliari (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2024– | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024 |
Filippo Falco (born 11 February 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
He is nicknamed the "Messi from Salento".[1][2][3]
Club career
Lecce
Born in Pulsano, Apulia, Falco started his career at
Loan to Pavia
On 11 August 2011, Falco was signed by
Return to Lecce
Falco played his first match of the season on 12 August 2012, as a substitute replacing
Loan to Reggina and Juve Stabia
On 2 September 2013, Falco was loaned to
On 20 January 2014, Falco was signed by Serie B side
Loan to Trapani
On 11 July 2014, Falco was signed by
Bologna
On 18 August 2015, Falco was signed by
Loan to Cesena
After 9 appearances in Serie A (1 as a starter and 8 as a substitute), on 1 February 2016, Falco was loaned to
Loan to Benevento
On 13 July 2016, Falco joined
Loan to Perugia and Pescara
On 29 August 2017, Falco was loaned to
On 19 January, Falco was signed by
Return to Lecce
On 4 July 2018, he was signed by his former club
On 3 November 2019, he scored his first
Red Star Belgrade
On 29 January 2021, Falco signed with Serbian team Red Star Belgrade.[52]
Loan to Cagliari
On 1 September 2022, he signed a contract on loan with Cagliari from Red Star Belgrade for the season 2022-23, with the obligation to redeem from Cagliari bounded with the occurrence of certain conditions.[53]
International career
Falco played his first game for the Italy national under-20 football team on 18 April 2012.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 April 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lecce
|
2010–11 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Pavia (loan)
|
2011–12 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 9 | |
Lecce | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 27 | 2 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
Reggina (loan)
|
2013–14 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Juve Stabia (loan)
|
2013–14 | Serie B | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Trapani (loan)
|
2014–15 | Serie B | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
Bologna (loan)
|
2015–16
|
Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Cesena (loan)
|
2015–16 | Serie B | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
Benevento (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
Perugia (loan)
|
2017–18 | Serie B | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Lecce | 2018–19
|
Serie B | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
2019–20
|
Serie A | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
2020–21
|
Serie A | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
Total | 71 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 75 | 14 | ||||
Red Star Belgrade | 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | |
2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
Total | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
Cagliari (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 283 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 316 | 46 |
Honours
Club
Red Star Belgrade
References
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- ^ Falco, il "Messi del Salento" che ha strabiliato Pavia augustodebartolo.it
- ^ Salent Scout – Falco, lo chiamano "Il Messi del Salento" Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine salentosport.net
- ^ "Comunicati Segreteria N°8 (2008–09)". Lega Calcio (in Italian). Lega Serie A archive. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stagione 2009/2010" (in Italian). US Lecce. 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Udinese vs. Lecce". uk.soccerway.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Falco e Romeo al Pavia" [Falco & Romeo to Pavia] (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Pavia vs. Reggiana". uk.soccerway.com. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Sorrento vs. Pavia". uk.soccerway.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Pavia vs. Benevento". uk.soccerway.com. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Tritium vs. Pavia". uk.soccerway.com. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Italy - F. Falco - Profile with news, career statistics and history". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Lecce vs. Chieti". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Torino vs. Lecce". uk.soccerway.com. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lecce vs. Cremonese". uk.soccerway.com. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lecce vs. Tritium". uk.soccerway.com. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lecce vs. Virtus Entella". uk.soccerway.com. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lecce vs. AlbinoLeffe". uk.soccerway.com. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Reggina vs. Pescara". uk.soccerway.com. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Latina vs. Reggina". uk.soccerway.com. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Reggina vs. Robur Siena". uk.soccerway.com. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Pescara". uk.soccerway.com. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Spezia vs. Juve Stabia". uk.soccerway.com. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Trapani vs. Cremonese". uk.soccerway.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Trapani". uk.soccerway.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Trapani vs. Vicenza". uk.soccerway.com. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Trapani vs. Virtus Entella". uk.soccerway.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Modena vs. Trapani". uk.soccerway.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Trapani vs. Frosinone". uk.soccerway.com. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Falco al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Bologna vs. Sassuolo". uk.soccerway.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Filippo Falco al Cesena" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Modena vs. Cesena". uk.soccerway.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Cesena vs. Perugia". uk.soccerway.com. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Cesena vs. Cagliari". uk.soccerway.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Cesena vs. Pro Vercelli". uk.soccerway.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Ternana vs. Cesena". uk.soccerway.com. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Avellino vs. Cesena". uk.soccerway.com. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Falco joins Benevento". Bologna F.C. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Benevento vs. Salernitana". uk.soccerway.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Benevento vs. SPAL". uk.soccerway.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Carpi vs. Benevento". uk.soccerway.com. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Benevento vs. Hellas Verona". uk.soccerway.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Benevento vs. Brescia". uk.soccerway.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Pescara". uk.soccerway.com. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Pro Vercelli". uk.soccerway.com. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Udinese vs. Perugia". uk.soccerway.com. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Ascoli". uk.soccerway.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Cremonese". uk.soccerway.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Cittadella vs. Pescara". uk.soccerway.com. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Ritorno in giallorosso per Falco".
- ^ De Giorgi, Tonio (29 January 2021). "Filippo Falco saluta il Lecce: passa alla Stella Rossa di Belgrado" [Filippo Falco says goodbye to Lecce: he moves to Red Star Belgrade]. www.quotidianodipuglia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Cagliari, ecco Falco: l'obbligo di riscatto scatterà al verificarsi di determinate condizioni".
External links
- Football.it Profile (in Italian)
- Filippo Falco at Soccerway