1. Marcello Trotta was born on 29 September 1992 and is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Turris.
31 Facts About Marcello Trotta
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Marcello Trotta joined the academy at Premier League club Manchester City in 2008.
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Marcello Trotta signed a professional contract with Premier League club Fulham in September 2009.
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In September 2013, then-manager Martin Jol stated that Marcello Trotta is not "the finished article yet" and challenged him to "step up a gear and then maybe he can play for Fulham in the next couple of years".
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In January 2014, Marcello Trotta was the subject of loan attention from a number of Italian Serie B clubs.
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Marcello Trotta failed to receive a first team call under Magath or his successor Kit Symons and departed Craven Cottage on 9 January 2015.
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Marcello Trotta made just three senior appearances in five years at Craven Cottage.
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Marcello Trotta made eight appearances for Wycombe and scored eight goals.
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On 23 February 2012, Marcello Trotta joined Championship club Watford on a one-month youth loan.
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Marcello Trotta started the match and was brought off after 59 minutes for Joe Garner.
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Marcello Trotta was an unused substitute for the following three games and returned to Fulham after his loan expired having made only one appearance for the club.
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On 22 November 2012, Fulham confirmed that Marcello Trotta would join League One club Brentford on loan, initially until 13 January 2013.
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Defender Kevin O'Connor was manager Uwe Rosler's designated penalty taker, but Marcello Trotta wrestled the ball from O'Connor, with the intention of taking the penalty.
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Marcello Trotta was substituted for Paul Hayes after 82 minutes.
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Marcello Trotta praised the Brentford fans for being there for him after the worst week of his career.
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On 2 September 2013, Marcello Trotta rejoined Brentford on loan until 5 January 2014.
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Marcello Trotta's return was met with resistance from some Brentford supporters and Uwe Rosler was forced to move quickly to state that "Marcello knows some people have not forgotten what happened, but he wants to come here and fight for his place".
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Marcello Trotta failed to score until his seventh appearance, a goal which set up a run of four goals in six games through October and November 2013.
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Marcello Trotta made 40 appearances and scored 13 goals during the campaign.
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Across both his spells with Brentford, Marcello Trotta made 69 appearances and scored 23 goals.
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On 1 November 2014, Marcello Trotta joined League One club Barnsley on loan until 5 January 2015.
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Marcello Trotta made seven appearances and scored one goal before returning to Craven Cottage.
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On 9 January 2015, Marcello Trotta returned to Italy to sign for Serie B club Avellino on a deal until 30 June 2017.
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On 20 January 2016, Marcello Trotta was signed by Serie A club Sassuolo.
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On 2 September 2022, Marcello Trotta returned to Avellino on a two-year contract.
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Marcello Trotta has represented Italy from U16 through to U21 level.
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Marcello Trotta made his only appearance for the U18s in a friendly versus Belarus U17 on 26 May 2010.
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Marcello Trotta played for the final 9 minutes after replacing Mattia Destro.
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Marcello Trotta received his first call up to the U21 squad for a friendly against Italy B on 17 December 2013.
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Marcello Trotta was called up to the U21 squad in January 2014 for an unsanctioned three-way friendly tournament and training camp in Florence between the Italy U21, U20 and U19 squads.
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Marcello Trotta made his official debut for the U21s in a 2015 European U21 Championship qualifier against Northern Ireland on 5 March 2014.