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Biography
Niccolò Giannetti (born 12 May 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cagliari.
Club career
Giannetti signed on loan for Juventus from Siena for the 2010-11 season. He made his professional debut for Juventus in the UEFA Europa League, in a match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010. Giannetti scored his first goal for Juventus on 16 December 2010 in a UEFA Europa League match against English team Manchester City. He made his Serie A debut one month later, on 16 January 2011, as a starter in a home league game against Bari. After returning to Siena he was subsequently re-loaned out to newly promoted Serie B side Gubbio. In January 2012 he left for South Tyrol. (German: Südtirol, Italian: Alto Adige)
On 31 August 2012 he was signed by Serie B club Cittadella.
In the 2013–14 Serie B season, he became a main striker in the first team of Siena, scoring 7 league goals. On 23 January 2014 he signed a new 1-year contract with Siena. However, on 31 January 2014, Giannetti was signed by fellow Serie B team Spezia in a co-ownership deal with Siena. In June 2014 Spezia signed him outright.
International career
On 8 February 2011 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 in a friendly match against England played in Empoli.