List of U.S. Città di Palermo players

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for U.S. Città di Palermo. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success at Italian top flight or European level with other clubs, club record holders, and players who have appeared at least once in the FIFA World Cup, or regulars who appeared with a national team during their stay with the club.

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive domestic league matches only; wartime and playoff matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of June 10, 2007.

Name	Nationality	Position	Palermo career	Appearances	Goals	Note
Radice, CarloCarlo Radice	Italy	FW	1929–1933, 1934–1935	?	62	Most league goals
Santillo, GennaroGennaro Santillo	Italy	DF	1932–1940	234	5
Faotto, MaximilianoMaximiliano Faotto	Uruguay	DF	1932–1942, 1945–2010	129	3
Scarone, HéctorHéctor Scarone	Uruguay	MF	1932–1934	56	4	1930 FIFA World Cup winner
Vycpálek, ČestmírČestmír Vycpálek	Czechoslovakia	MF	1947–1952	143	23
Bronée, HelgeHelge Bronée	Denmark	MF	1950–1952	70	22
Gülesin, ŞükrüŞükrü Gülesin	Turkey	FW	1950–1951, 1952–1953	50	20
Eken, BülentBülent Eken	Turkey	DF	1951–1952	17	0	1954 FIFA World Cup participant
De Grandi, BenignoBenigno De Grandi	Italy	DF	1951–1954, 1955–1956	97	8
Benedetti, EnzoEnzo Benedetti	Italy	DF	1955–1965	274	0
Vernazza, SantiagoSantiago Vernazza	Argentina	FW	1956–1960	115	51
De Bellis, AntonioAntonio De Bellis	Italy	DF	1957–1961, 1965–1971	258	0
Malavasi, AlbertoAlberto Malavasi	Italy	MF	1957–1965	248	11
Anzolin, RobertoRoberto Anzolin	Italy	GK	1959–1961	71	0	1966 FIFA World Cup participant
Burgnich, TarcisioTarcisio Burgnich	Italy	DF	1961–1962	31	1	1966, 1970, 1974 FIFA World Cup participant
Mattrel, CarloCarlo Mattrel	Italy	GK	1961–1962	34	0	1962 FIFA World Cup participant
Oktay, MetinMetin Oktay	Turkey	FW	1961–1962	12	3
Skoglund, LennartLennart Skoglund	Sweden	MF	1962–1963	6	0	1950 and 1958 FIFA World Cup participant
Giubertoni, MarioMario Giubertoni	Italy	DF	1964–1970	199	2
Troja, GaetanoGaetano Troja	Italy	FW	1964–1966, 1968–1973	172	43
Arcoleo, IgnazioIgnazio Arcoleo	Italy	MF	1966–1967, 1970–1974, 1978–1980	192	6
Bercellino, SilvinoSilvino Bercellino	Italy	FW	1966–1972	134	39
Furino, GiuseppeGiuseppe Furino	Italy	DF	1968–1969	27	1	1970 FIFA World Cup participant
Reja, EdoardoEdoardo Reja	Italy	MF	1968–1973	124	1
Causio, FrancoFranco Causio	Italy	MF	1969–1970	22	3	1982 FIFA World Cup winner
Vanello, SandroSandro Vanello	Italy	MF	1970–1975	153	12
Favalli, ErminioErminio Favalli	Italy	DF	1971–1978	203	6
Majo, ValerioValerio Majo	Italy	MF	1974–1978, 1983–1986	212	12
Di Cicco, MauroMauro Di Cicco	Italy	DF	1976–1984	237	0
Chimenti, VitoVito Chimenti	Italy	FW	1977–1979	74	29
Gasperini, Gian PieroGian Piero Gasperini	Italy	MF	1978–1983	128	11
De Biasi, GianniGianni De Biasi	Italy	MF	1983–1986	105	7
De Sensi, PietroPietro De Sensi	Italy	DF	1987–1994	201	17
Di Carlo, DomenicoDomenico Di Carlo	Italy	MF	1987–1990	97	6
Biffi, RobertoRoberto Biffi	Italy	DF	1988–1999	319	15	Most league appearances
Sicignano, VincenzoVincenzo Sicignano	Italy	GK	1994–2003	182	0
Vasari, GaetanoGaetano Vasari	Italy	MF	1995–1997, 2003–2004	95	18
Bombardini, DavideDavide Bombardini	Italy	MF	1999–2002	94	15
Brienza, FrancoFranco Brienza	Italy	FW	2000–2002, 2003–2008	168	17
Santana, MarioMario Santana	Argentina	MF	2002–2003, 2004–2006	91	4
Zauli, LambertoLamberto Zauli	Italy	FW	2002–2005	69	14	Serie B promotion captain
Corini, EugenioEugenio Corini	Italy	MF	2003–2007	129	25
Toni, LucaLuca Toni	Italy	FW	2003–2005	80	51	2006 FIFA World Cup winner; most goals in a season
Barone, SimoneSimone Barone	Italy	MF	2004–2006	71	5	2006 FIFA World Cup winner
Barzagli, AndreaAndrea Barzagli	Italy	DF	2004–2008	142	4	2006 FIFA World Cup winner
Biava, GiuseppeGiuseppe Biava	Italy	DF	2004–2008	112	5
Grosso, FabioFabio Grosso	Italy	DF	2004–2006	90	2	2006 FIFA World Cup winner
Zaccardo, CristianCristian Zaccardo	Italy	DF	2004–2008	142	8	2006 FIFA World Cup winner
Tedesco, GiovanniGiovanni Tedesco	Italy	MF	2005–2010	78	9
Amauri, Amauri	Italy	FW	2006–2008	52	23
Cassani, MattiaMattia Cassani	Italy	DF	2006–	129	2	Capped as Palermo player
Simplício, FábioFábio Simplício	Brazil	MF	2006–2010	129	21	Capped as Palermo player
Bresciano, MarkMark Bresciano	Australia	MF	2006–2010	107	12	2006 FIFA World Cup participant
Sirigu, SalvatoreSalvatore Sirigu	Italy	GK	2006–2015	32	0	Capped as Palermo player
Miccoli, FabrizioFabrizio Miccoli	Italy	FW	2007–	87	41	Most Serie A league goals
Cavani, EdinsonEdinson Cavani	Uruguay	FW	2007–2010	109	34	2010 FIFA World Cup participant
Amelia, MarcoMarco Amelia	Italy	GK	2008–2009	34	0	2006 FIFA World Cup winner
Kjær, SimonSimon Kjær	Denmark	DF	2008–2010	62	5	2010 FIFA World Cup participant
Pastore, JavierJavier Pastore	Argentina	MF	2009–2011	46	10	2010 FIFA World Cup participant
Zahavi, EranEran Zahavi	Israel	MF	2011–2012	23	2
Hernández, AbelAbel Hernández	Uruguay	FW	2009–	27	7	Capped as Palermo player

Key

• GK — Goalkeeper
• DF — Defender
• MF — Midfielder
• FW — Forward

Nationalities are indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code.

Sources

• Channel 4: Palermo All-Time XI
• (Italian) Cuore Rosanero
• (Italian) Repubblica.it - Palermo edition article
• (Italian) RSSSF: Sicilian teams in Serie A
• (Italian) RSSSF: Sicilian teams in Serie B