Cosimo Chiricò

Cosimo Chiricò (born 5 October 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serie C Group C club Catania.

Cosimo Chiricò

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Brindisi, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Catania
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Lecce	24	(5)
2009	→ Brindisi (loan)	2	(0)
2009–2010	→ Lamezia (loan)	30	(4)
2010–2011	→ Casarano (loan)	28	(6)
2011–2012	→ Lanciano (loan)	33	(3)
2013–2015	Parma	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Latina (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2015	→ Ascoli (loan)	25	(3)
2015–2016	Prato	10	(2)
2016–2018	Foggia	72	(10)
2018	Cesena	7	(0)
2018	Lecce	1	(0)
2019–2020	Monza	40	(9)
2020–2021	Ascoli	18	(0)
2021	→ Padova (loan)	18	(7)
2021–2022	Padova	37	(11)
2022–2023	Crotone	37	(14)
2023–	Catania	35	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

Lecce

After having loan spells away,^[2] he became a member of Lecce's first team squad for the 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over San Marino on 16 September^[3] and his second goal a week later in a 3–1 win against Treviso.^[4]

Parma

In summer 2013 Chiricò was signed by Serie A club Parma. On 29 July 2013 he was signed by Serie B club Latina on a temporary deal,^[5] joining Riccardo Brosco and Alessandro Iacobucci also from Parma.

On 20 June 2014 Chiricò and Cristian Dell'Orco were signed by Ascoli.^[6]

Prato

In October 2015 Cosimo signed for Prato.^[7]

Foggia

In January 2016 Cosimo signed for Foggia.^[8] He signed a new 3-year contract on 10 July 2017.^[9] However, on 31 January 2018 he was released by Foggia in a mutual consent.^[10]

Cesena

On 5 February 2018, he signed a contract with Cesena, until the end of season.^[11] He was assigned number 9 shirt,^[12] which was owned by Ettore Gliozzi.

Lecce

On 9 July 2018 he was signed by his former club Lecce, but made just one appearance in the Serie B.

Serie C

On 4 January 2019 he was signed by Monza on a permanent basis.^[13]

Return to Ascoli

On 23 September 2020 he returned to Ascoli on a permanent basis.^[14]

Back to Serie C

On 1 February 2021, he joined Serie C side Padova on loan.^[15] On 7 July 2021, he transferred to Padova on a permanent basis.^[16]

On 29 June 2022, Chiricò signed a three-year contract with Crotone.^[17]

On 14 July 2023, Chiricò joined Catania.^[18]

Honours

Monza

• Serie C Group A: 2019–20

References

1. Ascoli profile Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
2. "Altri 5 colpi della Virtus: Dall'Ascoli, dal lecce, dalla Roma, dall'Isola Liri" (in Italian). S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
3. "Lecce-San Marino 2:0 - Lecce - FuturaTv". Futuratv.it. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
4. "Lecce inarrestabile, passa anche a Treviso". Yahoo Sport. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
5. "Chiricò è un giocatore del Latina" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
6. "[no title]" (in Italian). Ascoli Piceno: Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015 – via facebook. {{cite news}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
7. "Ufficializzato Cosimo Chiricò" (in Italian). A.C. Prato. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
8. "Chiricò firma con il Foggia" (Press release) (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
9. "Foggia-Chiricò: insieme fino al 2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
10. "Risoluzione con Chiricò, Coletti, Sanchez e Lodesani" (Press release) (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
11. "Cosimo Chiricò è un calciatore del Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
12. "Le prime parole di Chiricò da giocatore del Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
13. "Calciomercato Monza, ufficiali gli arrivi di Brighenti e Chiricò".
14. "Calciomercato: torna in bianconero Mino Chiricò" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
15. "Cosimo Chiricò è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Padova. 1 February 2021.
16. "Formalizzato il trasferimento a titolo definitivo in biancoscudato di Cosimo Chiricó dall'Ascoli" (in Italian). Padova. 7 July 2021.
17. "Golemic "per sempre" rossoblù… e arriva Chiricò" (in Italian). Crotone. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
18. "Cosimo Chiricò al Catania" [Cosimo Chiricò at Catania] (in Italian). Catania. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

External links

• Lega Serie B profile (in Italian)
• Cosimo Chiricò at Soccerway
• Cosimo Chiricò at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)