Filippo De Col
Filippo De Col (born 28 October 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right defender for Virtus Entella.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Agordo, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Virtus Entella | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Legnago Salus | 31 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Virtus Entella | 31 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Verona | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 36 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Spezia | 110 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Cesena (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Virtus Entella | 13 | (0) |
National team | |||
2014 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:20, 24 October 2020 (UTC) |
Career
De Col started his professional career at Milan, leaving the club in 2011, signing with Legnago Salus. After an outstanding season in Serie D, he then signed with Virtus Entella in July 2012.[1]
On 1 July 2013 De Col signed with Serie A-bound Verona,[2] being immediately loaned to Virtus Lanciano, in Serie B.[3]
De Col and colleague Claudio Terzi were involved in a WhatsApp match-fixing scandal along with Emanuele Calaiò at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]
On 2 September 2019, his contract with Spezia was dissolved by mutual consent.[5]
On 23 January 2020, he returned to Virtus Entella, signing a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season with an extension option.[6]
References
- Virtus Entella, arriva il 19enne Filippo De Col: è un campione d’Europa (19-year-old Filippo De Col arrives at Virtus Entella: a European champion); Radio Aldebaran, 5 July 2012 (in Italian)
- Filippo De Col firma all’Hellas Verona (Filippo De Col signs with Hellas Verona); Corriere delle Alpi, 1 July 2013 (in Italian)
- Mercato: Filippo De Col è un giocatore della Virtus: Arriva in prestito dal Verona (Market: Filippo De Col is a Virtus player: arrives on loan from Verona); Virtus Lanciano's official website, 3 August 2013 (in Italian)
- "Parma striker Emanuele Calaio accused of match-fixing by messaging opposition". BBC Sport. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Mercato: rescissione contrattuale per Filippo De Col" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 2 September 2019.
- "Ufficiale, Filippo De Col torna all'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 23 January 2020.