Luigi Malafronte is an Italian footballer who plays for Pisticci (as of 2009-10 season).

Biography

Born in Pompei

Pompei

Pompei is a city and comune in the province of Naples in Campania, southern Italy, famous for its ancient Roman ruins. As of 2010 its population was of 25,671.-History:...

, the Province of Naples

Province of Naples

The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...

, Malafronte started his career at S.S.C. Napoli

S.S.C. Napoli

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....

 where he made his Serie A debut in 1997-98 season.

In January 2002, he joined A.S. Roma

A.S. Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...

, signed a contract until June 2005, swapped club with Marco Quadrini

Marco Quadrini

Marco Quadrini is a retired Italian professional football player.He played in the Serie A in one season only, collecting 12 appearances for A.S. Roma in the 1998/99 campaign. He also played for Roma in the UEFA Cup that season....

, but immediately loan to sister club Palermo

U.S. Città di Palermo

Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

. He made his club debut on 1 February 2002, against Pistoiese

A.C. Pistoiese

Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany.At the end of the 2010-11 Eccellenza season, Pistoiese was promoted to Serie D....

. He replaced Marco Aurélio

Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos

Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos known as Marco Aurélio or just M. Aurélio is a former Brazilian footballer...

 in the 75th minutes, and the match the Sicily side won 2-0. Malafronte originally joined Palermo in co-ownership

Co-ownership (football)

Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...

 in July 2002. But after Franco Sensi

Franco Sensi

Francesco Sensi, Cavaliere del lavoro, , was an Italian oil tycoon. He was born in Rome, where he lived throughout his entire life, though he also served time as mayor of Visso, the city where his family came from. He had been for fifteen years, until his death, general manager of Associazione...

 sold the club that month, the deal was canceled. He then 3 seasons on loan at Serie C1 and C2 clubs. In summer 2005, he joined Serie C2 side Ancona

A.C. Ancona

Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....

. In the next season he moved to Potenza, also at Serie C2.

In 2009-10 season he was signed by Serie D side Pisticci.

External links

• Profile at tuttocalciatori.net