Daniele Paponi (born 16 April 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Castelfidardo.

Daniele Paponi
Paponi with Bologna in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ancona, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Castelfidardo
Youth career
0000–2004 Ancona
2004–2005 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Parma 30 (3)
2008Cesena (loan) 22 (2)
2009Rimini (loan) 14 (1)
2009–2010Perugia (loan) 21 (0)
2010–2015 Bologna 21 (2)
2013Montreal Impact (loan) 16 (2)
2014–2015Ancona (loan) 23 (5)
2015–2017 Latina 31 (4)
2017–2019 Juve Stabia 69 (23)
2019–2020 Piacenza 23 (13)
2020–2021 Padova 16 (0)
2021–2022 Bari 16 (3)
2023 Imolese 3 (0)
2023–2024 Fermana 17 (2)
2024– Castelfidardo 10 (1)
International career
2007–2008 Italy U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Club career

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Parma

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Paponi started his career with Ancona, playing into the biancorossi youth ranks. In the summer 2004, following the folding of his club, Paponi became a free agent; he then accepted an offer from Parma and joined the ducali youth team.

He made his Serie A debut at the age of 17 on 22 October 2005, then also making his debut at the European level in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, scoring also two goals. His first Serie A goal came in an away league match played against Messina on 20 December 2006, and ended in a 1–1 draw: Paponi's equaliser goal, a reversed bicycle kick immediately dubbed as "scorpion kick", was saluted among the finest scored in the league season. Nevertheless, Paponi struggled to find space in the first team in the following 2007–08 season, and in January 2008 he accepted a loan move to Serie B's Cesena, where he scored two goals in 21 games.

For the 2008–09 season he returned to Parma, then in Serie B, playing seven games and scoring twice, but in January 2009 he was loaned out again, this time to Rimini as part of the deal that brought then-Serie B topscorer Daniele Vantaggiato to join the gialloblu.

Bologna

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On 10 June 2010 Parma exchanged the 22-year-old striker with Gabriele Paonessa of Bologna in co-ownership deal.[1] Both players' 50% registration rights was valued €600,000. Paponi signed a 5-year contract worth €120,000 in net annually plus bonuses.[2] The deal never a successful deal on the field as both players failed to take part in the first team, but a successful financial deal that both club had a player selling profit of €1.2 million in 2009–10 season but only would counter-weight by the amortization of the buying cost of the same amount in next 5 seasons (2010 to 2015, the contract length of both players) plus VAT. Paponi also became a financial burden of the club for his wage in 2013.[3] Paponi only played once in 2011–12 Serie A. In June 2012, Paonessa was definitively under contract with Parma as well as Paponi to Bologna.[4]

In 2012–13 Paponi missed a few games due to injuries.[5][6][7][8] However, his own quality had limited his chance to play: only 3 games in 2012–13 Serie A, all as substitutes. In April 2013 he left for Canada to have a trial with Montreal Impact.[9]

Montreal

On 19 April 2013 Paponi joined Montreal Impact on loan[10] until 31 December 2013.[11] He has officially scored his first goal for Montreal Impact on 29 June 2013 in an MLS match against Colorado Rapids, where he actually went on to score a brace.

Ancona

On 4 August 2014 he was signed by the third-tier club Ancona in temporary deal.[12]

Latina

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On 20 August 2015 Paponi was signed by U.S. Latina Calcio for free,[13] with Marco Crimi moved to opposite direction.[14] for €730,000.[13] Paponi signed a 2-year contract.[15]

Serie C clubs

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Paponi left Latina for Juve Stabia on 20 January 2017.[16] He renewed the contract on 11 August.[17] He was part of the first team squad for the entire 2017 pre-season.[18]

On 1 August 2019, he signed with Piacenza.[19]

On 1 September 2020 he joined Padova on a 2-year contract.[20]

On 1 September 2021, Paponi joined Serie C club Bari.[21]

On 6 January 2023, Paponi signed with Imolese.[22]

On 20 September 2023, Paponi signed a one-season contract with Fermana.[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 April 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parma 2005–06 Serie A 5 0 1 0 6 0
2006–07 Serie A 11 1 2 0 13 1
2007–08 Serie A 7 0 1 0 8 0
2008–09 Serie B 7 2 2 1 9 3
Total 30 3 6 1 0 0 36 4
Cesena (loan) 2007–08 Serie B 22 2 22 2
Rimini (loan) 2008–09 Serie B 14 1 14 1
Perugia (loan) 2009–10 Lega Pro 21 0 21 0
Bologna 2010–11 Serie A 14 2 2 0 16 2
2011–12 Serie A 1 0 3 1 4 1
2012–13 Serie A 3 0 1 0 4 0
2013–14 Serie A 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 21 2 6 1 0 0 27 3
Montreal Impact Reserves 2013 MLS Reserve League 1 2 1 2
Montreal Impact (loan) 2013 MLS 16 2 2 1 1[a] 0 19 3
Ancona (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 23 5 0 0 23 5
Latina 2015–16 Serie B 12 1 0 0 12 1
2016–17 Serie B 19 3 2 1 21 4
Total 31 4 2 1 0 0 33 5
Juve Stabia 2016–17 Lega Pro 14 4 2[b] 0 16 4
2017–18 Serie C 24 7 2 2 3[b] 1 29 10
2018–19 Serie C 31 12 2 1 33 13
Total 69 23 4 3 5 1 78 27
Piacenza 2019–20 Serie C 23 13 2 0 25 13
Padova 2020–21 Serie C 16 0 1 0 6[b] 0 23 0
2021–22 Serie C 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 16 0 2 0 6 0 24 0
Bari 2021–22 Serie C 17 3 17 3
Career total 304 60 24 7 12 1 340 68
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

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Montreal Impact

Bari

References

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  1. ^ "Paonessa al Parma in compartecipazione" (in Italian). Parma F.C. June 2010 [circa]. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Bologna FC 1909 Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Bologna, l'esercito dei 30: 5 milioni per farli giocare". Corriere di Bologna (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Risoluzione degli accordi di partecipazione" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Differenziato per Paponi" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Differenziato per Taider" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Paponi in gruppo" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Paponi in gruppo" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Italian forward Daniele Paponi on trial with the team". Montreal Impact. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Italian forward Daniele Paponi joins the Montreal Impact" (Press release). Montreal Impact. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Bologna Football Club 1909 – News". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  12. ^ "ACCORDO RAGGIUNTO CON PAPONI: DOMANI LA FIRMA, OGGI IL PRIMO ALLENAMENTO" (in Italian). US Ancona 1905. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Prospetto delle movimentazioni dei diritti pluriennali alle prestazioni dei calciatori nell'esercizio 2015/2016". Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio chiuso al 30/06/2016 (in Italian). Bologna: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2016.
  14. ^ "Crimi al Bologna, Paponi al Latina" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Marco Crimi passa al Bologna. In nerazzurro arriva Paponi" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Daniele Paponi è un calciatore della Juve Stabia" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Daniele Paponi prolunga il contratto con riduzione dell'ingaggio" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Il 17 luglio inizierà la stagione sportiva 2017/2018 con il raduno al Menti" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  19. ^ "DANIELE PAPONI E' UN GIOCATORE DEL PIACENZA" (Press release) (in Italian). Piacenza. 1 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Daniele Paponi è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 1 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Serie C. Bari, per l'attacco c'è Daniele Paponi". tuttocampo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Benvenuto Daniele Paponi" (in Italian). Imolese. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  23. ^ "UFFICIALE. Daniele Paponi è un nuovo calciatore gialloblù" [OFFICIAL. Daniele Paponi is a new yellow-blue footballer] (in Italian). Fermana. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  24. ^ Daniele Paponi at Soccerway
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