Filippo De Col

Filippo De Col (born 28 October 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right defender for Virtus Entella.

Filippo De Col
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993
Place of birth Agordo, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Virtus Entella
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Legnago Salus 31 (2)
2012–2013 Virtus Entella 31 (2)
2013–2014 Verona 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Virtus Lanciano (loan) 36 (0)
2014–2019 Spezia 110 (0)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 4 (0)
2020– Virtus Entella 13 (0)
National team
2014 Italy U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:20, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

De Col started his professional career at Milan, leaving the club in 2011, signing with Legnago Salus. After an outstanding season in Serie D, he then signed with Virtus Entella in July 2012.[1]

On 1 July 2013 De Col signed with Serie A-bound Verona,[2] being immediately loaned to Virtus Lanciano, in Serie B.[3]

De Col and colleague Claudio Terzi were involved in a WhatsApp match-fixing scandal along with Emanuele Calaiò at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 2 September 2019, his contract with Spezia was dissolved by mutual consent.[5]

On 23 January 2020, he returned to Virtus Entella, signing a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season with an extension option.[6]

References
  1. Virtus Entella, arriva il 19enne Filippo De Col: è un campione d’Europa (19-year-old Filippo De Col arrives at Virtus Entella: a European champion); Radio Aldebaran, 5 July 2012 (in Italian)
  2. Filippo De Col firma all’Hellas Verona (Filippo De Col signs with Hellas Verona); Corriere delle Alpi, 1 July 2013 (in Italian)
  3. Mercato: Filippo De Col è un giocatore della Virtus: Arriva in prestito dal Verona (Market: Filippo De Col is a Virtus player: arrives on loan from Verona); Virtus Lanciano's official website, 3 August 2013 (in Italian)
  4. "Parma striker Emanuele Calaio accused of match-fixing by messaging opposition". BBC Sport. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. "Mercato: rescissione contrattuale per Filippo De Col" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 2 September 2019.
  6. "Ufficiale, Filippo De Col torna all'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 23 January 2020.
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