Davide Petrucci

Davide Petrucci (born 5 October 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He most recently played for club Messina.

Club career

A.S. Roma Born in the San Basilio suburb of Rome, Petrucci began his football career with his local club, Roma, playing in their youth team. During the 2007–08 season, he scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for the Roma youth team, alerting Manchester United to his talents. But the AS Roma offered him a contract worth only around £16,000 per annum, the minimum wage for Italian youth team players, claiming that it would upset the other youth players who had already accepted similar deals if they offered him any more. At the end of July 2008, Petrucci was part of the Manchester United team that won the Premier (under-17) section of the 2008 Milk Cup. He made regular appearances for the Manchester United under-18 side during the 2008–09 season, and got his first taste of reserve team action on 18 November 2008, when he played 20 minutes of a 2–1 defeat away to Hull City, coming on as a substitute for Antonio Bryan. On 22 January 2009, he made another appearance for the reserve team in the Manchester Senior Cup, scoring the first of the team's three goals in the fourth minute of a 3–0 win over Accrington Stanley.

Loan to Peterborough United On 9 January 2013, Petrucci joined Peterborough United on loan, he joined along with his teammate Scott Wootton who was signed until the end of the season. He made his debut on 12 January in a 2–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 win over Leicester City on 9 February 2013.

Loan to Royal Antwerp and Charlton Athletic On 2 September 2013, Petrucci was initially loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp until the end of the season, but was recalled in January 2014.

On 27 March 2014, Petrucci joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.

CFR Cluj On 8 September 2014, after being named in United's 25-man Premier League squad, Petrucci terminated his contract by mutual consent to secure a move to Romanian side CFR Cluj, six days after the transfer window closed.

Çaykur Rizespor On 29 August 2016, Petrucci was reported to have joined Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor.

Ascoli On 13 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Ascoli.

Cosenza On 5 October 2020 he moved to Cosenza on a one-year contract.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva On 10 July 2021 Petrucci move to Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a two-year deal. On 2 February 2023, after a year of not playing, he reached an agreement with the team on the release of his contract.

Brindisi On 1 August 2023, Petrucci joined Serie C side Brindisi, signing a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

CFR Cluj Cupa României: 2015–16 Supercupa României runner-up: 2016

Çaykur Rizespor TFF 1. Lig: 2017–18

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel State Cup: 2021–22 Toto Cup runner-up: 2021–22 Israel Super Cup: 2022