| Francesco Margiotta | |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
| Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Istiklol |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventus |
| Years1: | 2012–2018 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Juventus |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Carrarese (loan) |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Clubs3: | → Venezia (loan) |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Clubs4: | → Monza (loan) |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | → Real Vicenza (loan) |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Clubs6: | → Santarcangelo (loan) |
| Years7: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps7: | 36 |
| Goals7: | 15 |
| Clubs7: | → Lausanne-Sport (loan)[2] |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps8: | 35 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Clubs8: | Lausanne-Sport |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps9: | 35 |
| Goals9: | 11 |
| Clubs9: | Luzern |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps10: | 31 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Clubs10: | Chievo |
| Years11: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps11: | 25 |
| Goals11: | 4 |
| Clubs11: | Melbourne Victory |
| Years12: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps12: | 18 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Clubs12: | Latina |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Caps13: | 11 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Clubs13: | → Novara (loan) |
| Years14: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps14: | 17 |
| Goals14: | 3 |
| Clubs14: | Sestri Levante |
| Years15: | 2024 |
| Caps15: | 7 |
| Goals15: | 1 |
| Clubs15: | Botoșani |
| Years16: | 2024– |
| Caps16: | 9 |
| Goals16: | 3 |
| Clubs16: | Istiklol |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 December 2024 |
Francesco Margiotta (born 15 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
Born in Turin, Piedmont, Margiotta started his career at Serie A side Juventus, signing a four-year contract in 2011. In 2012, he was loaned to Carrarese.[3] [4] In 2013, Margiotta was loaned to Venezia.[5] He also signed a new three-year contract with Juventus in 2013. In 2014, Margiotta was signed by Monza.[6] In January 2015, Margiotta was loaned to Real Vicenza.[7] [8] In 2015 Margiotta moved to Santarcangelo on loan.[9]
In June 2016, he moved to newly-promoted Swiss first division club Lausanne-Sport on an 18-month loan.[10] The loan was made permanent on 31 January 2018 for €1 million. In June 2019 he signed for FC Luzern; he left the club in October 2020 after 13 goals in 39 games. Margiotta then joined ChievoVerona later that month.
After the exclusion of Chievo, Margiotta signed for A-League side Melbourne Victory at the start of the 2021–22 season. In August 2022, he returned to Italy, signing for Latina in the Serie C.[11] On 31 January 2023, Margiotta was loaned to Novara, with an option to buy.[12]
On 3 August 2024, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Margiotta on a one-year contract.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus | 2012–13 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carrarese (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Venezia (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie C | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Monza (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie C | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 15 | 3 | |
| Real Vicenza | 2014–15 | Serie C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 1 | |
| Santarcangelo | 2015–16 | Serie C | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 9 | |
| Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 18 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 7 | |||
| Total | 36 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 15 | |||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 4 | |||
| Luzern | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 42 | 13 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 43 | 13 | |||
| ChievoVerona | 2020–21 | Serie B | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 5 | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 5 | |
| Latina | 2022–23 | Serie C | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 18 | 2 | |
| Novara (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Sestri Levante | 2023–24 | Serie C | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 3 | |
| Botoșani | 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Istiklol | 2024[14] | Tajikistan Higher League | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
| Career total | 306 | 99 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 105 | |||
Melbourne Victory