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Franco Brienza

Franco Brienza

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age47
CitizenshipItaly
Height1.72 m
Footleft
BornMarch 19, 1979
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.16
goals / match
US Palermo
top club · 218 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#56
goals rank
#131
assists rank
103
season goals
63
season assists

Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€7.00m
peak value · 2005
€5.50m
top transfer fee · 02/03
13
best season · 09/10
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals
648Appearances
103Goals
63Assists
33Yellow cards
2Red cards
148Full matches (90′)
Full nameFranco Brienza
Date of birth1979-03-19 (47 yrs)
Place of birthCantù, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height172.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2019
Transfer: Bari → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Sep 2018
Transfer: Without Club → Bari
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Bari → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — SSC Bari
24 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Bari 1908
33 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: Bologna → Bari
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bologna FC 1909, FC Bari 1908
28 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Cesena → Bologna
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Bologna FC 1909
30 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Cesena
14/15 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2014
14/15 — AC Cesena
31 matches · 8 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Atalanta BC
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jan 2013
Transfer: US Palermo → Atalanta BC
12/13 · Transfer · €950k
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — US Palermo, Atalanta BC
25 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: AC Siena → US Palermo
12/13 · Transfer · €1.40m
Jul 2011
11/12 — AC Siena
39 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Reggina → AC Siena
10/11 · Transfer · €700k
Jul 2010
10/11 — AC Siena
30 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Reggina Calcio
31 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Reggina Calcio
33 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: US Palermo → Reggina
08/09 · Transfer · €2.20m
Jun 2008
Transfer: Reggina → US Palermo
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: US Palermo → Reggina
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Reggina Calcio, US Palermo
29 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — US Palermo
29 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — US Palermo
39 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — US Palermo
37 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: Perugia → US Palermo
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: US Palermo → Perugia
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — US Palermo, AC Perugia
35 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2003
Transfer: Ascoli → US Palermo
02/03 · Return from loan
Aug 2002
Transfer: US Palermo → Ascoli
02/03 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — Ascoli Calcio 1898, US Palermo
33 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: AS Roma → US Palermo
02/03 · Transfer · €5.50m
Jun 2002
Transfer: US Palermo → AS Roma
01/02 · Return from loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — US Palermo
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: AS Roma → US Palermo
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — US Palermo
33 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Foggia → AS Roma
00/01 · Transfer · €52k
Jul 1999
99/00 — Foggia Calcio
33 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Foggia Calcio
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Foggia U19 → Foggia
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — Foggia Calcio
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
Transfer: Imolese Youth → Foggia U19
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals6 total · 1.22/90
92
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A6 total · 1.22/90
86
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
92
13,349 min
Minutes played by club
Foggia Calcio 8.9%
SSC Bari 4.3%
FC Bari 1908 5.2%
Bologna FC 1909 4.2%
AC Cesena 2.3%
Atalanta BC 5.2%
US Palermo 49.2%
AC Siena 8.0%
Reggina Calcio 7.7%
AC Perugia 2.7%
Ascoli Calcio 1898 2.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Foggia Calcio 3 97/98 99/00 62 8 0 1,194
SSC Bari 1 18/19 18/19 24 2 4 575
FC Bari 1908 2 16/17 17/18 60 9 9 695
Bologna FC 1909 2 15/16 16/17 31 3 4 559
AC Cesena 1 14/15 14/15 31 8 6 313
Atalanta BC 2 12/13 13/14 24 1 1 699
US Palermo 9 00/01 12/13 218 25 17 6,569
AC Siena 2 10/11 11/12 69 11 15 1,063
Reggina Calcio 3 07/08 09/10 84 27 6 1,030
AC Perugia 1 03/04 03/04 14 2 1 358
Ascoli Calcio 1898 1 02/03 02/03 31 7 0 294

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€1.8M7€3.5M11€5.3M14€7M00/01 — 2 goals (US Palermo)00/01 — 5 assists700/0101/02 — 2 goals (US Palermo)201/0202/03 — 7 goals (Ascoli Calcio 1898)702/0303/04 — 3 goals (US Palermo)03/04 — 1 assists403/0404/05 — 11 goals (US Palermo)04/05 — 3 assists1404/0505/06 — 5 goals (US Palermo)05/06 — 2 assists705/0606/07 — 2 goals (US Palermo)06/07 — 3 assists506/0707/08 — 8 goals (US Palermo)07/08 — 1 assists907/0808/09 — 7 goals (Reggina Calcio)08/09 — 6 assists1308/0909/10 — 13 goals (Reggina Calcio)1309/1010/11 — 7 goals (AC Siena)10/11 — 7 assists1410/1111/12 — 4 goals (AC Siena)11/12 — 8 assists1211/1212/13 — 1 goals (US Palermo)12/13 — 3 assists412/1313/14 — 1 goals (Atalanta BC)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 8 goals (AC Cesena)14/15 — 6 assists1414/1515/16 — 3 goals (Bologna FC 1909)15/16 — 4 assists715/1616/17 — 5 goals (FC Bari 1908)16/17 — 6 assists1116/1717/18 — 4 goals (FC Bari 1908)17/18 — 3 assists717/1818/19 — 2 goals (SSC Bari)18/19 — 4 assists618/1998/99 — 2 goals (Foggia Calcio)298/9999/00 — 6 goals (Foggia Calcio)699/0004/05 — €800K05/06 — €7M06/07 — €4.9M07/08 — €4M08/09 — €4.5M09/10 — €3M10/11 — €1.4M11/12 — €800K12/13 — €1.3M13/14 — €1M14/15 — €400K15/16 — €300K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €300K18/19 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 2200/0101/02: 2201/0202/03: 7702/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 111104/0505/06: 5505/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 8807/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 131309/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1997/98: 0097/9898/99: 2298/9999/00: 6699/00

Assists by season

00/01: 5500/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 4418/1997/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Play-off/out Lega Pro 2 Foggia Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Serie C2 - C Foggia Calcio 31 6 0 0 0 441
98/99 Italy Cup Foggia Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Playout C1 Foggia Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Serie C1 - B Foggia Calcio 27 2 0 1 1 753
97/98 Serie B Foggia Calcio 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Coppa Serie D SSC Bari 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Meisterrunde SSC Bari 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie D - I SSC Bari 21 2 4 0 0 575
17/18 Italy Cup FC Bari 1908 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie B FC Bari 1908 29 4 3 0 0 273
17/18 Serie B Play-off FC Bari 1908 1 0 0 0 1 0
16/17 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie B FC Bari 1908 27 5 6 0 0 422
15/16 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 29 3 4 1 0 559
14/15 Italy Cup AC Cesena 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A AC Cesena 30 8 5 2 0 313
13/14 Italy Cup Atalanta BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Serie A Atalanta BC 18 1 1 0 0 699
12/13 Italy Cup US Palermo 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Serie A US Palermo 17 1 3 0 0 1,003
12/13 Serie A Atalanta BC 6 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Italy Cup AC Siena 3 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Serie A AC Siena 36 4 7 4 0 777
10/11 Italy Cup AC Siena 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Serie B AC Siena 29 7 7 1 0 286
09/10 Italy Cup Reggina Calcio 2 2 0 0 0 76
09/10 Serie B Reggina Calcio 29 11 0 2 0 195
08/09 Italy Cup Reggina Calcio 1 2 1 0 0 21
08/09 Serie A Reggina Calcio 32 5 5 3 0 518
07/08 Serie A Reggina Calcio 20 7 0 1 0 220
07/08 Serie A US Palermo 8 1 1 0 0 334
07/08 UEFA Cup US Palermo 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Italy Cup US Palermo 2 1 1 0 0 180
06/07 Serie A US Palermo 22 0 1 4 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup US Palermo 5 1 1 0 0 299
05/06 Italy Cup US Palermo 3 1 0 0 0 134
05/06 Serie A US Palermo 27 1 2 1 0 1,272
05/06 UEFA Cup US Palermo 9 3 0 2 0 175
04/05 Italy Cup US Palermo 4 1 1 0 0 212
04/05 Serie A US Palermo 33 10 2 1 0 234
03/04 Italy Cup US Palermo 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Play-Out Serie A AC Perugia 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Serie A AC Perugia 12 2 1 0 0 358
03/04 Serie B US Palermo 18 1 0 3 0 930
02/03 Italy Cup Ascoli Calcio 1898 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Italy Cup US Palermo 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Serie B Ascoli Calcio 1898 30 7 0 3 0 294
01/02 Serie B US Palermo 29 2 0 1 0 719
00/01 Serie C1 - B US Palermo 31 2 5 2 0 1,077
00/01 Superc. Serie C US Palermo 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1997-07-01 Imolese Youth Foggia U19 Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Foggia U19 Foggia Transfer 0
00/01 2000-07-01 Foggia AS Roma Transfer 0 €52k
00/01 2000-07-02 AS Roma US Palermo Loan 0
01/02 2002-06-30 US Palermo AS Roma Return from loan 0
02/03 2002-07-01 AS Roma US Palermo Transfer 0 €5.50m
02/03 2002-08-31 US Palermo Ascoli Loan 0
02/03 2003-06-30 Ascoli US Palermo Return from loan 0
03/04 2004-01-30 US Palermo Perugia Loan 0
03/04 2004-06-30 Perugia US Palermo Return from loan 0
07/08 2008-01-16 US Palermo Reggina Loan 4000000
07/08 2008-06-30 Reggina US Palermo Return from loan 4500000
08/09 2008-07-01 US Palermo Reggina Transfer 4500000 €2.20m
10/11 2010-08-31 Reggina AC Siena Transfer 1400000 €700k
12/13 2012-07-01 AC Siena US Palermo Transfer 1300000 €1.40m
12/13 2013-01-31 US Palermo Atalanta BC Transfer 1000000 €950k
14/15 2014-08-13 Atalanta BC Cesena Transfer 300000 €100k
15/16 2015-07-24 Cesena Bologna Transfer 300000
16/17 2016-08-30 Bologna Bari Transfer 500000
18/19 2018-08-02 Bari Without Club Transfer 250000
18/19 2018-09-11 Without Club Bari Transfer 250000
19/20 2019-07-01 Bari Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Hamstring muscle injury 2012-08-30 2012-09-23 25 5
12/13 Muscle fatigue 2013-01-15 2013-01-24 10 1
12/13 Shoulder injury 2013-04-14 2013-08-30 139 17
13/14 unknown injury 2013-10-29 2013-11-10 13 3
13/14 muscular problems 2014-02-13 2014-02-25 13 2
13/14 unknown injury 2014-04-09 2014-04-19 11 2
14/15 unknown injury 2014-10-23 2014-11-09 18 4
15/16 Calf muscle tear 2015-12-30 2016-01-22 24 3
Current€50k
Peak€7.00m
Low
Δ since start−€750k
€1.75m€3.50m€5.25m€7.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3376 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Carlos Valdez 1 0 0
Alessandro Micai 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Serie B Reggina Calcio 11 29
04/05 Serie A US Palermo 10 33
07/08 Serie A US Palermo 8 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Serie B AC Siena 7 29
11/12 Serie A AC Siena 7 36
16/17 Serie B FC Bari 1908 6 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
07/08 2008-06-30 Reggina US Palermo Return from loan €4.50m
07/08 2008-01-16 US Palermo Reggina Loan €4.00m
03/04 2004-06-30 Perugia US Palermo Return from loan
03/04 2004-01-30 US Palermo Perugia Loan
02/03 2003-06-30 Ascoli US Palermo Return from loan
02/03 2002-08-31 US Palermo Ascoli Loan
01/02 2002-06-30 US Palermo AS Roma Return from loan
00/01 2000-07-02 AS Roma US Palermo Loan

Teams faced most often by Franco Brienza's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Spezia Calcio 31 9 9 13 31 33 -2 29%
Brescia Calcio 30 9 11 10 41 38 +3 30%
Delfino Pescara 28 6 11 11 30 39 -9 21%
Carpi FC 28 16 6 6 48 20 +28 57%
AS Cittadella 27 8 9 10 30 35 -5 30%
Ternana Calcio 26 12 8 6 41 28 +13 46%
Novara Calcio 25 8 9 8 27 28 -1 32%
Empoli FC 24 3 8 13 21 47 -26 13%
AC Perugia Calcio 22 11 7 4 29 20 +9 50%
US Salernitana 1919 20 8 9 3 31 19 +12 40%
Latina Calcio 20 9 4 7 25 19 +6 45%
FC Crotone 20 7 4 9 21 34 -13 35%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
09/10 Goal #50 (career)
99/00 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
98/99 28 753 1 0 1 0.24
97/98 1 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 24 575 0 1 0 0.16
17/18 33 273 0 0 1 0.33
15/16 30 559 1 0 0 0.16
14/15 31 313 2 0 0 0.58
12/13 25 1,003 0 1 0 0.09
11/12 39 777 4 1 0 0.58
10/11 30 286 1 0 0 0.31
09/10 31 271 2 0 0 0.66
08/09 33 539 3 0 0 0.5
07/08 29 554 1 0 0 0.16
06/07 29 479 4 0 0 0.75
05/06 39 1,581 3 0 0 0.17
04/05 37 446 1 0 0 0.2
03/04 35 1,288 3 0 0 0.21
02/03 33 294 3 0 0 0.92
01/02 29 719 1 0 0 0.13
00/01 33 1,077 2 0 0 0.17

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
290 apps
43 G
32 A
Serie B
192 apps
37 G
16 A
Italy Cup
31 apps
7 G
5 A
Serie C2 - C
31 apps
6 G
0 A
Serie C1 - B
58 apps
4 G
5 A
UEFA Cup
15 apps
4 G
1 A
Serie D - I
21 apps
2 G
4 A

Frequently asked about Franco Brienza

Who is Franco Brienza?

Franco Brienza is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Franco Brienza?

Franco Brienza is 47 years old. He was born on March 19, 1979 in Cantù.

What position does Franco Brienza play?

Franco Brienza plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Franco Brienza play for?

Franco Brienza currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Franco Brienza scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Franco Brienza has scored 103 goals in 648 appearances.