Francesco Ripa (footballer, born 1985)

Francesco Ripa
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Battipaglia, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Battipagliese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Battipagliese 49 (11)
2004–2005 Potenza 1 (0)
2005–2009 Sorrento 115 (55)
2009–2011 Pro Patria 43 (28)
2011–2013 Nocerina 6 (0)
2011–2012 → Como (loan) 22 (7)
2013–2014 L'Aquila 13 (2)
2013–2014 → Arzanese (loan) 29 (19)
2014–2017 Juve Stabia 63 (26)
2017–2018 Catania 31 (7)
2018–2020 Sicula Leonzio 20 (2)
2020–2021 Juve Stabia 17 (0)
2021 Castelnuovo Vomano 13 (7)
2021–2022 Sorrento 18 (9)
2022–2024 Campobasso 6 (1)
2024– Battipagliese 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Francesco Ripa (born 5 November 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Battipagliese.

Career

Born in Battipaglia, Campania, Ripa started his career at hometown club Battipagliese. After 2 Serie D seasons, he moved to Potenza of 2004–05 Serie C2 but in the mid-season returned to amateur league (Serie Dilettanti) for Sorrento, which the team won promotion in 2006 and again in 2007, thanks to his goals.[1]

In 2009, he left for Pro Patria, and in January 2011 moved to Nocerina, winning the promotion to Serie B. At the start of 2011–12 Serie B, he was awarded no.85 shirt.[2]

On 31 August 2011 he left for Como in temporary deal.[3][4] Nocerina relegated back to the third division in 2012. However Ripa did not play any match for the Campania side. On 9 January 2013 he was signed by L'Aquila.[5] The club won promotion from Lega Pro 2nd Division to L.P. Prime Division, the third level of Italian football. However, on 22 August he was signed by Arzanese.[6]

He was the top-scorer of the Group B of LP Seconda Divisione in that season, 1 goal behind Massimiliano Varricchio of Group A as joint-second top-scorer of the whole fourth division, along with Danilo Alessandro, Roberto Floriano (both Group A).

In 2014–15 season he was signed by Lega Pro Divisione Unica club Juve Stabia.[7][8]

On 8 January 2020 he signed with Serie C club Picerno.[9]

References

  1. ^ "La storia del Sorrento Calcio". Sorrento (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Decisi i numeri di maglia per la stagione 2011/2012". ASG Nocerina (in Italian). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Chiusura del mercato con botti". Como (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale n.14: La ASG Nocerina ingaggia Luiz Gabriel Sacilotto". ASG Nocerina (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Mercato: arriva Ripa dalla Nocerina" (in Italian). L'Aquila. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Mercato: Ripa ceduto all'Arzanese" (in Italian). L'Aquila. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Francesco Ripa è un calciatore della Juve Stabia" (in Italian). SS Juve Stabia. August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Mercato: tre arrivi ed una partenza" (in Italian). L'Aquila. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  9. ^ "L'attaccante Francesco Ripa è un nuovo calciatore dell'AZ Picerno" (Press release) (in Italian). Picerno. 8 January 2020.