Ferri started his professional career with A.C. Cesena. Ferri made his professional debut (and Serie B) on 23 January 2010 against Gallipoli. He substituted Ezequiel Schelotto in the 84th minute. Ferri did not play any game in 2010–11 Serie A. Ferri also spent 2 seasons with the reserve. He scored 5 goals in 2010–11 season, which already the club second topscorer, behind Alejandro Rodríguez.
Ferri just made 9 starts in 19 league appearances with 2 goals. He also booked 2 times. Santarcangelo finished as the 8th in the Group B of the fourth division. On 28 June 2012, Cesena sold Del Pivo and followed by Ferri on 29 June.
Brescia
On 29 June 2012, one day before the closure of 2011–12 financial year of "Brescia Calcio SpA" and "AC Cesena SpA", both clubs made a notional swap deal, a déjà vu of June 2011.[nb 1] It saw Ferri moved to Brescia in a 4-year deal and Brescia youngster O'Neal Ephraim moved to Cesena, both in co-ownership deals. Both 50% registration rights of the players were tagged for €1.2 million.[3] Once again both club benefited from the swap deal in a short term to cover its financial crisis[nb 2] but mostly damaged by the future heavy amortization cost with impaired players resold value and/or performance, as the clubs bought a player with speculative price.
He left for Forlì, re-joining Cesena player Mattia Filippi and Leonardo Arrigoni. Ferri played for the club on 1 August 2012 in a friendly match.[4][5] Ferri signed a 4-year contract.[6]
Ferri returned to Brescia on 1 July 2013. He failed to find any club to borrow him in the first half of 2013–14 season. On 31 January 2014 he was signed by A.C. Pavia.[7] In June 2014 the co-ownership of Manuel Canini and Ferri were renewed.[8] Ferri failed to find a club in the first half of the season again, which he was sent to Slovenia along with Matteo Boccaccini on 1 February 2015, for ND Gorica.[9] In June 2015 Brescia acquired Ferri outright from Cesena;[10] Cesena acquired Ephraim and Nicolò Lini outright.[11]
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Ferri joined Lentigione Calcio.[14]
Notes
^ Brescia and Cesena also made pure player swap deals with other club in June 2011 (Brescia: M.Mandorlini and Pedrinelli, €1.5M; Cesena: K.Caidi–J.Luppi, Gregorio–G.Bassoli, L.Palumbo–T.Fabbri, Bonicelli–Tonelli, a total of €3.35M)
, June 2010 (Cesena only) and January 2010 (Brescia only).
^Cesena required recapitalization in June 2011 with high leverage and low equity. The already boosted closing results was: €502,106 equity; €75,294,748 asset verse €502,106 equity, 150 to 1. The boosted result on 30 June 2012 was €112,129,605 assets verse €2,572,339 equity, but with the player asset increase mostly due to player swap: Lapadula (€2.8M), Defrel (€2.4M), O'Neal (€2.4M), Bramati (€0.6M). Cesena relegated in June 2012 and Brescia in 2011.