Gabriele Perico


Gabriele Perico is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Virtus Bergamo in the Serie D. He is a former Italy U20 international.

Club career

Perico started his career at hometown club Atalanta. In the 2003–04 season he left for Prato.

AlbinoLeffe

In summer 2004, he was signed by Serie B side AlbinoLeffe from Prato along with Mauro Belotti and Alessandro Diamanti. The Province of Bergamo based club, also signed Primavera teammate Joelson and Mauro Minelli from Atalanta.
He made his Serie B debut for AlbinoLeffe in a 2–0 victory against Venezia, on 11 September 2004.

Cagliari

On 9 August 2010 Perico joined Cagliari along with Simon Laner on loan for €750,000 with option to co-own the players.
On 21 June 2011 Cagliari excised the rights to sign the player in co-ownership deal for €375,000 in a 3-year contract. Cagliari also bought back Cocco for €150,000. In June 2012 Cagliari acquired Perico outright for €200,000, but Cocco also acquired by AlbinoLeffe outright for €200,000. The deals made Cagliari paid €950,000 to AlbinoLeffe for Perico, or €725,000 cash plus signing Cocco twice.

Cesena

On 16 July 2014, Perico signed for Serie A side Cesena. After being relegated from Serie A after the 2014/15 season, Cesena finished 6th in Serie B during the 2015/16 season. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season, after making 56 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club.
In July 2016, Perico joined English side Leeds United on trial. He played for Leeds first team in their final preseason friendly against Serie A side Atalanta B.C. where he started in a 2–1 win. However, he failed to earn a permanent deal at the club.

Salernitana

On 31 August he joined Serie B club Salernitana on a free transfer. He signed a 2-year contract.

FC Chiasso

On 4 January 2019, Perico signed with FC Chiasso in Switzerland.

International career

Perico has represented Italy at various age groups including Italy U20's. He also won the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Perico was capped for the Italy under-17 team at 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.

Honours

International

;Italy Under-19