Francesco Stella (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Stella | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Port Melbourne | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | A.C. ChievoVerona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | South Melbourne | 19 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | A.C. Siena | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Borgo a Buggiano (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sisaket | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Avondale | 10 | (2) |
| 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Nest Sotra | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Port Melbourne | 26 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2016. |
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Francesco Stella (born 25 July 1991) is a professional footballer from Australia who plays for Port Melbourne SC in the NPL Victoria.
Francesco Stella spent the 2007–08 season with the AC Chievo Verona youth team before returning to Australia to play for South Melbourne FC in the Victorian Premier League. Stella made his South debut against Altona Magic late in the 2008 season, when he replaced Fernando de Moraes. He made another substitute appearance against Richmond the following week before making a more consistent 19 appearances in 2009, scoring 2 goals. Stella was named as South Melbourne's U/21 player of the year for the 2009 season.
In late 2009, he went to Italy where he was offered a three-year contract by Siena. Stella was part of the senior squad, at the time managed by Antonio Conte, although during his first year at the club he mainly played with the Primavera squad managed my Michele Mignani.
From 2011–2012, Stella went out on loan to Italian Lega Pro club U.S. Borgo a Buggiano 1920. Under head coach Gianluca Colonello, Stella made 21 appearances, scoring four goals and assisting 6 for the club before returning to Siena to begin the 2012/13 campaign.
He later moved to Scottish club Rangers for the start of the 2012–13, before returning to Australia with Melbourne Victory. He scored in a 3–1 friendly match win over Falkirk at Ibrox Stadium.
On 17 January 2013, it was confirmed that Stella had signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Melbourne Victory after impressing coach Ange Postecoglou, becoming their third signing of the summer, along with Jesse Makarounas and Scott Galloway. He made his debut for the Victory in The Big Blue match against Sydney FC, coming on as a substitute for Marcos Flores in the 76th minute of the match. The Victory ended up winning the game 3–1, courtesy of goals from Marco Rojas and Archie Thompson.
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