Francesco Ruopolo

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Francesco Ruopolo
Personal information
Date of birth	March 10, 1983 (1983-03-10) (age 25)
Place of birth	Aversa, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	AlbinoLeffe
Number	28
Youth clubs
?-2002	Parma
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-	Pro Patria (loan) Cittadella (loan) Parma Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) Parma Triestina (co-ownership) AlbinoLeffe (co-ownership)	32 (4) 31 (6) 10 (0) 7 (0) 6 (0) 13 (0) 6 (3)
National team2
2000 2002-2004	Italy U-16 Italy U-20	5 (1)[1] 23 (4)[1]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 8, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Francesco Ruopolo (born 10 March 1983 in Aversa, Caserta) is an Italian football striker who currently plays for AlbinoLeffe.

Ruopolo, a graduate from the Parma youth system, made his professional debut in 2002 with Pro Patria of Serie C1, where he was sent on loan for a season. He was then loaned to Cittadella, again in Serie C1, where he scored six goals. In summer 2004, he returned to Parma, playing ten games without goals; he is however noted by FC Lokomotiv Moscow, that signs him on loan for the 2005/2006 season. He played seven Russian league matches for Lokomotiv, made two substitution appearances in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, and started 4 games and made 2 substitution appearances in UEFA Cup, scored two goals against S.K. Brann and Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. He returned to Parma in January 2006, and made six Serie A appearances for the ducali. Ruopolo was signed on co-ownership by Serie B club Triestina in 2006, but he failed to impress in Trieste and moved to AlbinoLeffe in January 2007.

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1. ^ ^{a b} (Italian) FIGC

U.C. AlbinoLeffe – current squad
1 Coser • 2 Conteh • 4 Carobbio • 6 Previtali • 7 Del Prato • 8 Torri • 9 Cellini • 10 Bonazzi • 11 Ferrari • 13 Peluso • 14 Garlini • 16 Madonna • 17 Offredi • 18 Cristiano • 20 Bombardieri • 21 Gori • 22 Marchetti • 23 Poloni • 24 Perico • 28 Ruopolo • 35 Piantoni • 51 Fogaroli • 71 Gervasoni • 83 Serafini • Coach: Gustinetti