Marco Di Vaio
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| Marco Di Vaio | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 15, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Genoa | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993-1996 1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006- |
Lazio Hellas Verona Bari Salernitana Parma Juventus Valencia AS Monaco Genoa |
42 (13) 7 (1) 27 (3) 67 (34) 91 (44) 60 (20) 34 (11) 28 (8) 30 (10) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001-2004 | Italy | 14 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Marco Di Vaio (born July 15, 1976) is an Italian football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Genoa C.F.C.
Born in Rome, Di Vaio has played for Lazio (1994-95), Hellas Verona (1996), Bari (1996-97), Salernitana (1997-99), Parma (1999-2002), Juventus (2002-04), Valencia (2004-05) and Monaco (2005-2007).
He was a revelation at Salernitana, leading them to their second promotion to the Serie A in 1997-98 as the top scorer in Serie B for that season. Despite Salernitana's relegation the following season, Di Vaio remained in Serie A, after being purchased by Parma. He scored an impressive number of goals for the Gialloblu and he went on to become the 2nd highest scorer of the league in his third season for the team. Juventus won the race to sign him during the following summer (2002), but Di Vaio never really reproduced the form he showed at Parma, mainly because of the immense competition for a first-team place at Juventus. Still, he managed to win one scudetto with Juventus. Di Vaio then moved to Valencia on a 5-year contract, where he became the top scorer for the Spanish side, despite managing a mere eleven goals in La Liga. However, his presence in the first team line-up of Valencia became constricted by the arrivals of Patrick Kluivert and David Villa. In January 2006, Di Vaio was loaned out to French side Monaco. At the end of the season, he transferred to the club permanently and signed a 2 year-deal. On the 21st of January 2007 however, after an unsuccessful spell in France, Di Vaio surprisingly returned to Italy by signing with Serie A club Genoa on a two-year contract.
Internationally, Di Vaio played for Italy at Euro 2004, though he is not currently in the frame for a national team place.
[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 | Lazio |  Italy |
N/A | N/A | Serie A |
| 1994/95 | Lazio | Italy |
8 | 3 | Serie A |
| 1995/96 | Lazio | Italy |
N/A | N/A | Serie A |
| 1995/96 | Hellas Verona | Italy |
7 | 1 | Serie B |
| 1996/97 | Bari | Italy |
27 | 3 | Serie B |
| 1997/98 | Salernitana | Italy |
36 | 21 | Serie B |
| 1998/99 | Salernitana | Italy |
31 | 12 | Serie A |
| 1999/00 | Parma | Italy |
23 | 6 | Serie A |
| 2000/01 | Parma | Italy |
27 | 15 | Serie A |
| 2001/02 | Parma | Italy |
33 | 20 | Serie A |
| 2002/03 | Juventus | Italy |
25 | 7 | Serie A |
| 2003/04 | Juventus | Italy |
29 | 11 | Serie A |
| 2004/05 | Valencia |  Spain |
29 | 11 | La Liga |
| 2005/06 | Valencia | Spain |
5 | 0 | La Liga |
| 2005/06 | Monaco |  France |
15 | 5 | Ligue 1 |
| 2006/07 | Monaco | France |
14 | 3 | Ligue 1 |
| 2006/07 | Genoa | Italy |
20 | 9 | Serie B |
| 2007/08 | Genoa | Italy |
17 | 2 | Serie A |
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