Davide Rodari

Davide Rodari
Rodari with Hastings United in December 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Switzerland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hastings United
Youth career
Inter Milan
Novara
Pro Vercelli
Lugano
2016–2017 Eastbourne Borough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Hastings United 69 (26)
2021–2023 Crawley Town 13 (1)
2022 → Worthing (loan) 4 (3)
2022 → Dorking Wanderers (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2023 → Dartford (loan) 18 (3)
2023 → Worthing (loan) 20 (5)
2023– Hastings United 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Davide Rodari (born 23 June 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League Premier Division club Hastings United.

Early life

Rodari was born in Switzerland and is of Dutch and Italian descent.[2] He grew up in Novara, Italy.[3] After moving to England, he studied Level 2 Fitness Instructing at East Sussex College in Hastings.[4]

Career

Rodari played youth football for Inter Milan, Novara and Pro Vercelli in Italy,[5][2] and Lugano in Switzerland.[6]

Rodari moved to England in 2016 to play youth football for Eastbourne Borough.[3] He joined Hastings United in February 2017.[2] He made his debut for Hastings on the opening day of the 2017–18 season in a 2–1 win over Corinthian-Casuals.[7][8] In June 2018, Rodari signed a contract for the 2018–19 season with the option for a further year.[9] He scored eight goals for Hastings United in a 12–3 Alan Turvey Trophy win over East Grinstead Town in November 2019.[10] In April 2020, his contract was extended for the 2020–21 season.[8]

On 25 January 2021, he signed for League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option for a further two years.[2] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat away to AFC Bournemouth.[11] He made 13 appearances for the club across the 2020–21 season,[12] scoring once with Crawley's only goal of a 4–1 home defeat to Bolton Wanderers on the final day of the season.[13]

On 10 February 2022, Rodari joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Worthing on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[14] Having scored four goals in five games for the club however, Rodari was recalled and sent on loan to Dorking Wanderers to allow him to play at a higher level.[15]

On 13 July 2022, Rodari joined Dartford on loan for an initial six–month period having impressed while on trial at the club during pre–season.[16]

On 6 January 2023, Rodari left Dartford and immediately joined former-club Worthing on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season winning the Sussex Senior Cup.[17]

On 20 May 2023, it was announced that Rodari would leave Crawley Town following the expiry of his contract.[18]

In August 2023, Rodari returned to Isthmian League Premier Division club Hastings United.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hastings United 2017–18[20] Isthmian League Division One South 44 15 2 0 — 2[a] 0 48 15
2018–19[21] Isthmian League South Division 8 6 0 0 — 1[b] 1 9 7
2019–20[22] Isthmian League South East Division 12 4 1 0 — 9[c] 14 22 18
2020–21[23] Isthmian League South East Division 5 1 2 0 — 3[a] 0 10 1
Hastings United total 69 26 5 0 0 0 15 15 89 41
Crawley Town 2020–21[12] League Two 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2021–22[24] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 2 0
2022–23[25] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crawley Town total 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1
Worthing (loan) 2021–22 Isthmian Premier Division 4 3 — — 1[e] 1 5 4
Dorking Wanderers (loan) 2021–22[26] National League South 8 1 — — — 8 1
Dartford (loan) 2022–23[26] National League South 18 3 1 0 — 2[f][g] 0 21 3
Worthing (loan) 2022–23[26] National League South 20 5 — — 2[h] 1 22 6
Career total 132 39 7 0 0 0 21 17 160 56
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance and one goal in the Isthmian League playoffs
  3. ^ Four appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, four appearances and eleven goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  6. ^ One appearance in the London Senior Cup
  7. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy
  8. ^ Two appearances in the National League South play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Davide Rodari". www.ran.de. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Dunford, Mark (25 January 2021). "Crawley Town sign Hastings United striker Davide Rodari on a two-year-deal — and he's available for AFC Bournemouth FA Cup tie". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Sullivan, Hugh (10 January 2018). "The Boy Davide From Italy". Hastings Independent Press. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hemsley, Andy (10 February 2021). "New Crawley Town signing Davide Rodari has message for young players who want to follow in his footsteps by turning pro". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ Howell, Rhys (2 January 2020). "Harrogate Town boss plays down club's interest in former Inter Milan striker". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Davide Rodari signs with ACHIEVE". ACHIEVE Management. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Dixon double gives Hastings a winning start". Hastings Observer. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Hastings United star commits to the Pilot Field for next season". Hastings Observer. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Rodari signs up ahead of weekend double". Hastings Observer. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ Quinn, Bob (27 November 2019). "Hastings United star hits EIGHT goals in 12-3 win". Hastings Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. ^ Dunford, Mark (26 January 2021). "AFC Bournemouth 2, Crawley Town 1 - player ratings: Morris shines again as Reds exit FA Cup". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Davide Rodari in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. ^ Blackburn, Coren (8 May 2021). "Crawley Town 1, Bolton Wanderers 4: Reds unable to spoil Trotters' promotion party". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Rodari makes temporary switch". Worthing FC. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "DAVIDE RODARI JOINS DORKING WANDERERS ON LOAN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  16. ^ "NEW SIGNING : Davide Rodari". Dartford Official Site. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Rodari Rejoins Rebels". Worthing Official Site. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  18. ^ "2022/23 RELEASED AND RETAINED LIST". Crawley Town Official Site. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  19. ^ "DR7 IS BACK HOME!!". www.hastingsunited.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Davide Rodari in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Games played by Davide Rodari in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  26. ^ a b c "D. Rodari". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2022.