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Elio De SIlvestro (born 10 March 1993) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a support striker for Ancona.
Club career
Juventus
Born in Formia, Italy, De Silvestro joined the Juventus F.C. Youth Sector in 2001, at the age of 7, progressing through the club's youth academy through to the Primavera (Under-20) roster that he was promoted to in 2010. A key part of the 2011–12 Primavera squad for Juventus, De Silvestro was promoted to the senior squad prior to the 2012-13 Serie A campaign. He took part in Juventus' pre-season camp and also played in several pre-season matches, including the 2011 American tour.
Pro Vercelli
On 22 August 2012, De Silvestro was sold in a co-ownership deal to Pro Vercelli for €800,000 as part of the deal that saw Alberto Masi transfer outright to Juventus. De Silvestro was player of Pro Vercelli for the 2012-13 Serie B season. With the Serie B outift, De Silvestro made his professional debut on 25 August 2012, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory over Ternana Calcio during league play. He went on to make 19 league appearances for the club, scoring his first career goal on 9 September 2012 in a 1–2 home loss to A.S. Livorno.
On 5 July 2013, Juventus completed a triple-deal with Pro Vercelli that saw De Silvestro return to Turin permanently for €760,000 while the recently relegated Lega Pro Prima Divisione outfit secured the co-ownership signings of Giuseppe Ruggiero and Nazzareno Belfasti for €470,000 and €260,000 respectively.
Reggiana (loan)
On 2 September 2013, De Silvestro was officially sold on a temporary basis to Reggiana.
Carpi (loan)
De Silvestro joined Serie B side Carpi on loan for the 2014–15 season.
Lanciano
On 22 January 2015 De Silvestro moved to Lanciano for €1.2 million, with Laurențiu Brănescu returned to Juventus for the same fee. De Silvestro wore no.15 which left vacated by Pasquale De Vita. In January 2016 De Silvestro was loaned to Pavia.
Ancona
In July 2016 De Silvestro was signed by U.S. Ancona 1905. He wore number 11 shirt.
International career
De Silvestro has represented his country at the Italy U-16, Italy U-17, Italy U-18, Italy U-19, Italy U-20, and Italy U-21 international levels. In all, he has earned 31 international caps, scoring 4 goals.