Antonio Cioffi

Antonio Cioffi
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Maddaloni, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rimini
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2012 ASD Oasi San Feliciana
2012–2020 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Napoli 1 (0)
2022–2023Pontedera (loan) 31 (6)
2023–2024Ancona (loan) 29 (0)
2024–Rimini (loan) 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Antonio Cioffi (born 19 December 2002) is an Italian professional football player who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Rimini on loan from Napoli.[1]

Early life

Cioffi was born in Maddaloni in Campania, growing up in San Felice a Cancello, where he started playing football before joining Napoli's academy in 2012.[2]

Club career

After coming through Napoli's youth ranks, Cioffi was called to the first team by Gennaro Gattuso as he had just turned 18, in the very early days of January 2021.[3]

After featuring on the bench several times, he made his professional debut for Napoli on 17 January 2021, coming in as a substitute of Lorenzo Insigne in the 6–0 Serie A win against Fiorentina.[3][4]

In the following season, while he mostly featured for the Under-19 squad, Cioffi also made his debut in Coppa Italia on 13 January 2022, as he took the place of Stanislav Lobotka in the injury time of the match against Fiorentina, as his side eventually suffered a 2-5 loss after extra time.[5]

On 9 July 2022, Cioffi was officially sent on a season-long loan to Serie C club Pontedera.[6]

On 22 July 2024, Cioffi joined Serie C club Rimini on a season-long loan.[7]

References

  1. ^ Antonio Cioffi at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ Ottobre, Luigi (4 May 2020). "Alla scoperta di Antonio Cioffi, il talento sanfeliciano futura promessa del Napoli". GiornaleNews (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Morra, Alessio (2 January 2021). "Chi è Antonio Cioffi il giovane attaccante entrato al posto di Insigne con la Fiorentina". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Napoli-Fiorentina, esordio in Serie A per il 2002 azzurro Cioffi". Goal (in Italian). 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Napoli vs. Fiorentina - 13 gennaio 2022". Soccerway (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Antonio Cioffi è un nuovo giocatore Granata! L'attaccante arriva in prestito dal Napoli". U.S. Città di Pontedera (in Italian). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "ANTONIO CIOFFI È BIANCOROSSO" [ANTONIO CIOFFI IS WHITE AND RED] (in Italian). Rimini. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.