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M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | #728 |

Midfielder

1998 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺8 | #728 |

Aston Villa player image

M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
Aston Villa 1998 | Free |
Premier League |
🕒 1 | 0 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 8 | #728 |
🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

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Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

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Fabio Ferraresi

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
24 May 1979
Fano 🇮🇹
Italy 🇮🇹
Italy 🇮🇹
(5 ft 11 in) 1.81 m
Right
Personal

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Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

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Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

1997-98 AC Cesena 🇮🇹
Serie C - Girone B

1998-99 Aston Villa Reserves 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Premier League

Transfer In

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Transfer In

Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1997-98
24 June 1998
19
Free
Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Career

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Played Under

Managers

John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1998 🕒 1 | 0 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺8 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

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Career Summary

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🗓️
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟨
🟥
🟩 %
🟨 %
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1
1
0
1
8
3.00
1
0
0
100%
0%
0%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

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Competition Record

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🕒 League
🕒 FA Cup
🕒 League Cup
🕒 Europe
🕒 European Cup
0
0
0
1
0
⚽ League
⚽ FA Cup
⚽ League Cup
⚽ Europe
⚽ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
🔥 League
🔥 FA Cup
🔥 League Cup
🔥 Europe
🔥 European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
League Gi
FA Cup Gi
League Cup Gi
Europe Gi
European Cup Gi
0
0
0
0
0
League GPG
FA Cup GPG
League Cup GPG
Europe GPG
European Cup GPG
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
League GPGi
FA Cup GPGi
League Cup GPGi
Europe GPGi
European Cup GPGi
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

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Season by Season Record

Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

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🎂
〽️
🏆
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟩 %
🟨
🟨 %
🟥
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1998-99
19
PL
6th
1
0
1
8
3.00
1
100%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

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Goalkeeping Record

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GK #
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %
Season
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

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Honours

Villa Honours
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Played for the Villa

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Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1998-99
🟩 23 August 1998, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park.
John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Season
Debut
Manager
Aged
1998-99
🟩 29 September 1998, Villa 3-0 Strømsgodset, Marienlyst Stadion.
John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
19
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Did not Score
Game #
First Assist
Game #
First Clean Sheet
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1998-99
🟩 29 September 1998, Villa 3-0 Strømsgodset, Marienlyst Stadion.
19
John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1998-99
🟥 23 January 1999, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Villa Park.
John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Debut
Loans

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Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1999-00
13 July 1999
20
Free
Chievo Verona 🇮🇹
John Gregory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

1999-01 Chievo Verona 🇮🇹 Free
Serie B, 🕒 9 | 6 (3) | ⚽ 1 |

2000-01 Calcio Lecco 1912 🇮🇹 (L)
Serie B, 🕒 31 | 30 (1) | ⚽ 0 |

2001-03 ASD Castel di Sangro 🇮🇹 Free
Serie C1 - B, 🕒 41 | 34 (7) | ⚽ 1 |

2003-04 US Avellino 1912 🇮🇹 Free
Serie C - Girone C, 🕒 26 | 22 (4) | ⚽ 1 |

2004-05 ASD Sora Calcio 1907 🇮🇹 Free
Serie C1 - B, 🕒 32 | 29 (3) | ⚽ 2 |

2005 Sangiovannese 1927 🇮🇹 Free
Serie D - Girone E, 🕒 3 | 0 (3) | ⚽ 0 |

2006 FC Chiasso 🇨🇭 Free
Swiss Challenge League, 🕒 12 | 12 (0) | ⚽ 1 |

2006-07 Martina Calcio 1947 🇮🇹 Free
Serie C1 - B, 🕒 22 | 18 (4) | ⚽ 2 |

2007-09 Delfino Pescara 1936 🇮🇹 Free
Serie C - Girone B, 🕒 62 | 57 (5) | ⚽ 3 |

2009-10 AS Pescina Valle del Giovenco 🇮🇹 Free
Serie C - Girone B, 🕒 19 | 16 (3) | ⚽ 1 |

2010 Without Club

2010-11 Calcio Lecco 1912 🇮🇹
Serie B, 🕒 18 | 13 (5) | ⚽ 0 |

2011-12 Without Club

2012 Renato Curi Angolana 🇮🇹
Serie D - F, 🕒 5 | 5 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

2013 Retired aged 34

Quotes

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Quotes

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Biography

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Biography

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Appearances

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Starts

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Starts
Subs
Unused

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Unused Substitute Appearances

8

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Game #4525
🟩 23 Aug 1998, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
Game #4526
🟩 29 Aug 1998, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #4527
🟩 9 Sep 1998, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
Game #4529
🟩 15 Sep 1998, Villa 3-2 Strømsgodset, Villa Park
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB David Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
Game #4530
🟨 19 Sep 1998, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #4535
🟩 20 Oct 1998, Villa 1-0 Celta, Balaídos
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB David Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #4543
🟨 5 Dec 1998, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | LB Aaron Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #4552
🟥 23 Jan 1999, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Villa Park
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB David Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
Goals

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Goals Scored

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Assists

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Assists Made

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

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Cards Received

🟨

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0

🟥

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

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International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

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Matches

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🟩 29 Sep 1998, Villa 3-0 Strømsgodset, Marienlyst Stadion

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Game #4532

UEFA Cup

Manager: John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Dieter Schoch | 🇨🇭 | 1998-2000
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0 (6-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #9 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Tuesday, 29 September 1998

Scorer(s) | Stan Collymore | 11’ | 23’ | 64’ |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams
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GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

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GK Glen-Arne Hansen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Thomas Wæhler | 🇳🇴 |
CB Erik Hagen | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
CB Pal Skistad | 🇳🇴 |
M Ousman Nyan | 🇳🇴 |
M Rune Hagen | 🇳🇴 |
M Lars Granås | 🇳🇴 |
W Christer George | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
W Sander Solberg | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
CF Jostein Flo | 🇳🇴 |

Starting XI
Substitutes

🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 51’ |
🔁 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Julian Joachim | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 67’ |
🔁 | M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | 🟢 | 🔴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 71' |

Unused Substitutes

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | CB Erik Hagen | 🇳🇴 | (M Hans Erik Ødegaard | 🇳🇴 |)
🔁 | W Sander Solberg | 🇳🇴 | (CB Vegard Ström | 🇳🇴 |)
🔁 | W Christer George | 🇳🇴 | (CF Lasse Olsen | 🇳🇴 |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Thomas André Ödegaard | 🇳🇴 |
GK Per Öyvind Dahl | 🇳🇴 |
RB Anders Michelsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Vegard Ström | 🇳🇴 |
M Tor Arne Sannerholt | 🇳🇴 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Stan Collymore
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 2-0, Stan Collymore
🕒 | HT Strømsgodset IF 0-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Gary Charles, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 3-0, Stan Collymore
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Fabio Ferraresi 🟢 🔴
🕒 | FT Strømsgodset IF 0-3 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
🟨 | Booking, Alan Thompson

On This Day
  • Villa cruise through to the UEFA Cup second round with a comfortable win in Norway.

  • Midfielder Fabio Ferraresi, 19, makes his sole appearance in a Villa shirt as a substitute after joining from Cesena Youth in June 1998 to become the 728th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Ferraresi would move on to Chievo Verona in July 1999 without making a further appearance.

  • Stan Collymore scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 40th appearance (36 Starts) to make it W18 D6 L16, 11 Goals, 4 Assists, 3 Booking and 1 Red Card at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.00 games played so far in his Villa career. 

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