Francesco Virdis (born 16 January 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Asti Calcio.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Virdis | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Ozieri, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Asti | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sampdoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2011 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Montevarchi (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | → Chieti (loan) | 33 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | → Cesena (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Modena (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Ravenna (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Pescara (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Legnano (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Foligno (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → South Tyrol (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Pomezia (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Progetto Sant'Elia | 27 | (22) |
| 2012–2014 | Savona | 63 | (39) |
| 2014 | Monza | 11 | (2) |
| 2015 | L'Aquila | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Savona | 27 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → AlbinoLeffe (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2017 | Latte Dolce | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Finale | 17 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Savona | 33 | (17) |
| 2019 | Delta Rovigo | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Latte Dolce | 23 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Muravera | 14 | (5) |
| 2021– | Asti | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2017 | |||
Virdis started his career at Sampdoria before being loaned to a whole host of Italian lower league clubs, the most recent of which, Savona, he joined on 10 July 2018.[1]
Virdis became a free agent and joined a Serie D club. He re-birthed with 22 goals.
On 19 July 2012 Serie A club Chievo signed Virdis as a free agent and re-sold half of the registration rights to Savona for a peppercorn of €500.[2][3] In June 2013 Savona acquired Virdis outright from Chievo for another €80,000.[3][4][5]
On 18 June 2014 he was signed by Monza.[6] Circa January 2015 he was signed by L'Aquila.[7][8] In summer 2015 he was released.[9]
On 4 August 2015 he was re-signed by Savona in a 1-year contract.[10]
On 9 June 2016 Virdis was signed by Lega Pro newcomer Venice.[11] However, on 23 August he was loaned to AlbinoLeffe.[12] AlbinoLeffe was re-admitted to Lega Pro to fill the vacancy.