Davide Rodari

Davide Rodari (born 23 June 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Crawley Town.

Davide Rodari
Rodari with Hastings United in December 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999[1]
Place of birth Switzerland
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 35
Youth career
Inter Milan
Novara
Pro Vercelli
Lugano
2016–2017 Eastbourne Borough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Hastings United 69 (26)
2021– Crawley Town 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Rodari was born in Switzerland and is of Dutch and Italian descent.[2] He grew up in Novara, Italy.[3] After moving to England, he studied Level 2 Fitness Instructing at East Sussex College in Hastings.[4]

Career

Rodari played youth football for Inter Milan, Novara and Pro Vercelli in Italy,[5][2] and Lugano in Switzerland.[6]

Rodari moved to England in 2016 to play youth football for Eastbourne Borough.[3] He joined Hastings United in February 2017.[2] He made his debut for Hastings on the opening day of the 2017–18 season in a 2–1 win over Corinthian-Casuals.[7][8] In June 2018, Rodari signed a contract for the 2018–19 season with the option for a further year.[9] He scored eight goals for Hastings United in a 12–3 Alan Turvey Trophy win over East Grinstead Town in November 2019.[10] In April 2020, his contract was extended for the 2020–21 season.[8]

On 25 January 2021, he signed for League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option for a further two years.[2] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat away to AFC Bournemouth.[11] He made 13 appearances for the club actross the 2020–21 season,[12] scoring once with Crawley's only goal of a 4–1 home defeat to Bolton Wanderers on the final day of the season.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hastings United 2017–18[14] Isthmian League Division One South 441520—2[lower-alpha 1]04815
2018–19[15] Isthmian League South Division 8600—1[lower-alpha 2]197
2019–20[16] Isthmian League South East Division 12410—9[lower-alpha 3]142218
2020–21[17] Isthmian League South East Division 5120—3[lower-alpha 1]0101
Total 6926500015158941
Crawley Town 2020–21[12] League Two 121100000131
Career total 81276000151510242
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. One appearance and one goal in the Isthmian League playoffs
  3. Four appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, four appearances and eleven goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Davide Rodari". www.ran.de. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. Dunford, Mark (25 January 2021). "Crawley Town sign Hastings United striker Davide Rodari on a two-year-deal — and he's available for AFC Bournemouth FA Cup tie". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. Sullivan, Hugh (10 January 2018). "The Boy Davide From Italy". Hastings Independent Press. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. Hemsley, Andy (10 February 2021). "New Crawley Town signing Davide Rodari has message for young players who want to follow in his footsteps by turning pro". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. Howell, Rhys (2 January 2020). "Harrogate Town boss plays down club's interest in former Inter Milan striker". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Davide Rodari signs with ACHIEVE". ACHIEVE Management. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. "Dixon double gives Hastings a winning start". Hastings Observer. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. "Hastings United star commits to the Pilot Field for next season". Hastings Observer. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. "Rodari signs up ahead of weekend double". Hastings Observer. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. Quinn, Bob (27 November 2019). "Hastings United star hits EIGHT goals in 12-3 win". Hastings Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. Dunford, Mark (26 January 2021). "AFC Bournemouth 2, Crawley Town 1 - player ratings: Morris shines again as Reds exit FA Cup". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Davide Rodari in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. Blackburn, Coren (8 May 2021). "Crawley Town 1, Bolton Wanderers 4: Reds unable to spoil Trotters' promotion party". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  16. "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  17. "Hastings United – Appearances – Davide Rodari – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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