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Michele Camporese
Personal information
Date of birth	19 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Cosenza
Number	5
Youth career
	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2015	Fiorentina
2013–2014	→ Cesena (loan)
2014–2015	→ Bari (loan)
2015–2016	Empoli
2016–2018	Benevento
2017–2018	→ Foggia (loan)
2018–2019	Foggia
2019–2022	Pordenone
2022	→ Cosenza (loan)
2022–2023	Reggina
2023–2024	Feralpisalò
2024	→ Cosenza (loan)
2024–	Cosenza
International career
2008	Italy U16
2008–2009	Italy U17
2009–2010	Italy U18
2010–2011	Italy U19
2011–2012	Italy U20
2010–2011	Italy U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Michele Camporese (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle kampoˈreːze; -eːse]; born 19 May 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Cosenza.

Club career

Born in Pisa, Tuscany, Camporese is a product of Fiorentina's youth system. He made his debut for the Viola in the Coppa Italia tie against Empoli on 26 October 2010, replacing Alessandro Gamberini in the 66th minute and played the whole extra time. Fiorentina won the match 1–0 assuring qualification to the successive round; Camporese was cautioned in the added time of second half. On 20 November 2010, he made his Serie A debut, replacing the injured Cesare Natali at half time in the match against Milan in San Siro.^[1] In the next match he replaced suspended Per Krøldrup as starting centre back, partnered with Alessandro Gamberini against Juventus. On 13 February 2011 he scored his first goal in Serie A in a match won 4–2 against Palermo.

In November 2011 he signed a new 5-year contract with La Viola.^[2]

On 13 July 2013, Fiorentina confirmed on their website that Michele Camporese had joined Cesena on a season-long loan.^[3]

On 25 July 2015, Camporese departed Fiorentina for Empoli after spending five seasons in Florence. It was confirmed by Empoli that he had agreed a contract until 30 June 2018.^[4]

On 18 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Pordenone.^[5]

On 31 January 2022, Camporese moved on loan to Cosenza.^[6]

On 20 July 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Reggina.^[7]

On 4 September 2023, Camporese joined Feralpisalò on a contract until June 2025.^[8]

On 10 January 2024, he returned to Cosenza on loan with an obligation to buy.^[9]

International career

Camporese has played for every Italy's youth team level, except for the U-20. With the Italy U-17 team he capped twice at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round and another two times in the elite round. In the final tournament, his only appearance arrived as a second half cameo in the semi-final defeat against Germany U-17. He then started all four matches in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, in which the Azzurrini bowed out from the competition after defeat against Switzerland in the quarter finals. With Italy U-19 he played all three matches of the 2011 UEFA U-19 Championship qualifiers.

Under the new regime of Ciro Ferrara, he received his first call-up for Italy U-21 in November 2010. He made his debut on 17 November 2010, replacing Riccardo Brosco in the first half of the friendly match, winning Turkey 2–1.^[10]

References

^ "CONVOCATI PER MILAN-FIORENTINA" [Call-up for MILAN-FIORENTINA]. ACF Fiorentina (in Italian). Viola Channel. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "Camporese rinnnova fino al 2016". Viola Channel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
^ "ViolaChannel - Viola transfer roundup". en.violachannel.tv. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013.
^ "Acquistato Camporese". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "CAMPORESE, 141 PRESENZE FRA B E A, NUOVO DIFENSORE DEL PORDENONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Pordenone. 18 July 2019.
^ "MICHELE CAMPORESE FIRMA CON IL COSENZA CALCIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "MICHELE CAMPORESE È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "𝙈𝙄𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙀 𝘾𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙀, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Bentornato Michele Camporese!" [Welcome back Michele Camporese!] (in Italian). Cosenza. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Doppietta di Macheda Ferrara parte bene". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.