Mario Fontanella

Mario Fontanella (born 28 June 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays for Valletta in the Maltese Premier League.

Club Career

Italy

Born and raised in Naples, Mario began his professional footballing career in 2008 with Barletta-based A.S.D. Barletta 1922 making five appearances in the 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He then moved to Serie D side Pol. Viribus Unitis where he scored four goals in 14 appearances for his side in the remaining of the 2008–09 Serie D season.

He then moved to Mugnano di Napoli where he signed a two-year contract with Neapolis. He scored 16 goals in 32 appearances in the 2009–10 Serie D helping his side earn promotion to the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In the 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, the Italian striker failed to score any goal in 15 appearances.

In 2011, he moved to Noto where he signed a two-year contract with Serie D side, Noto Calcio and scored 16 goals in 31 appearances in the 2011–12 Serie D.

Later in 2013, he moved to Sarno where he signed a short-term contract with another Serie D side, A.S.D. Pol. Sarnese Calcio.

He then moved to Bastia Umbra where he signed a one-year contract with A.C. Bastia 1924. He scored 13 goals in 30 appearances in the 2013–14 Serie D.

His most remarkable season in Italy was with Budoni-based, A.S.D. Pol. Calcio Budoni where he scored 27 goals in 30 appearances in the 2014–15 Serie D and was awarded the top scorer award for the season.

Malta

He first moved out of Italy in 2015 to the neighboring Malta where he signed a long term contract with Maltese Premier League side, Floriana. He made his official debut for the club on 22 August 2015 in a 2–1 defeat against Mosta and scored his first goal on 12 September 2015 in a 3–0 win over Qormi He made his Maltese FA Trophy debut on 20 January 2016 in a 2–1 win over Lija Athletic F.C. He finished the 2015–16 Maltese Premier League season with 20 goals in 31 appearances.

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