Vincenzo Sicignano
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Vincenzo Sicignano is an Italian
Italy
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 football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
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 goalkeeper. He currently plays for Frosinone
Frosinone Calcio
Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B....

.

Football career

Unlike other footballers from Naples
Province of Naples
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 which start their 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....

, he started his career at the Sicilian
Sicily
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 club Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
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.

He left Palermo to join Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...

 in summer 2003. He made his debut for Parma replacing Sébastien Frey
Sébastien Frey
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 at half-time against Salzburg on 6 November 2003. He made his Serie A debut in the 0-0 draw against A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
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 three days later. He also started the return leg against Salzburg, which Parma won 5-0 at home.

After his only Serie A appearance, and two more in UEFA Cup 2003-04, Sicignano joined Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

 on loan on 16 January 2004, which became a permanent deal.

After Lecce were relegated from Serie A, Sicignano joined ChievoVerona
A.C. ChievoVerona
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 in summer 2006. He played 2 out of 2 qualifying matches in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
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, and 1 out of 2 UEFA Cup 2006-07
UEFA Cup 2006-07
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, but later in the season he lost his place in the starting lineup to Lorenzo Squizzi
Lorenzo Squizzi
Lorenzo Squizzi is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. ChievoVerona.Squizzi started his career at Serie A team Juventus F.C., but has spent most of his career in the lower divisions. In summer 2006, he signed for his second Serie A club Chievo.-Early career:Born in Domodossola, Piedmont,...

. He will play the 2007-08 season
Serie B 2007-08
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 with Frosinone
Frosinone Calcio
Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B....

, being transferred from Chievo in a loan (exchange with Massimo Zappino) deal.

In summer 2008, he was signed outright, but he just played 20 games, with another games was played by Pierluigi Frattali.

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