US Pianese

Pianese
Full nameUnione Sportiva Pianese srl
NicknamesBianconeri (the white and blacks), Zebrette (little zebras), Amiatesi or Amiatini (guys from mount Amiata)
Founded1930
GroundStadio Comunale, Piancastagnaio
Stadio Carlo Zecchini, Grosseto[1]
Capacity2,500
ChairmanMaurizio Sani
ManagerAlessandro Birindelli
LeagueSerie C Group B
2024–25Serie C Group B, 8th of 20
Websitehttps://uspianese.it/

Unione Sportiva Pianese is an Italian football club from Piancastagnaio, Tuscany. They play in Serie C, following promotion from the Serie D in 2024.

History

The club was founded in 1930. They won their first promotion to Serie D in 2009–10 and, successively, their first league title in Italy's top amateur league in 2018–19, thus ensuring themselves the right to play in Serie C.

From 2006 to 2019, in compliance with Italian rules regarding amateur clubs, U.S. Pianese changed its name to U.S. Pianese A.S.D.

In February 2020, Pianese became the first professional football club to report a case of a player, King Udoh tested COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Current squad

As of 30 January 2026[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Emiliano Filippis (on loan from Empoli)
4 MF  ITA Matteo Colombo
5 MF  GUI Mamadou Pathe Balde
6 DF  ITA Wisdom Amey (on loan from Bologna)
7 MF  ITA Lorenzo Peli
8 MF  ITA Luca Simeoni
9 FW  CAN Easton Ongaro (on loan from Trapani)
10 FW  ITA Simone Ianesi
11 FW  ITA Leonardo Bellini
12 GK  ITA Manfredi Nespola (on loan from Palermo)
13 DF  ITA Luca Ercolani
14 MF  ITA Andrea Sodero (on loan from Empoli)
15 DF  ITA Matteo Gorelli
16 DF  ITA Francesco Chesti
19 DF  ITA Christian Sussi
20 MF  ITA Lorenzo Vigiani
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ITA Manuel Tirelli
22 GK  ITA Andrea Zambuto
23 DF  ITA Tommaso Chiavarino
24 GK  ITA Alessandro Reali
25 MF  ITA Luigi Spinosa
27 MF  ITA Marco Bertini
29 FW  ITA Luca Fabrizi
30 MF  ITA Francesco Proietto
33 DF  ITA Lorenzo Coccia (on loan from Arezzo)
47 MF  MKD Adis Jasharovski
56 DF  ITA Lorenzo Masetti
57 GK  ITA Filippo Porciatti
70 MF  ITA Matteo Nicastro
71 FW  ALB Kleidi Xhani
77 DF  GHA Claudio Martey

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ITA Mattia Polidori (at Ellera until 30 June 2026)

References

  1. ^ PIANESE, CONSEGNATA TUTTA LA DOCUMENTAZIONE NECESSARIA PER L'UTILIZZO DELLO STADIO DI GROSSETOuspianeseasd.it (in Italian), 17 June 2019
  2. ^ CHERUBINI, MASSIMO (26 February 2022). "Fu il primo calciatore al mondo contagiato dal covid: "Giorni da incubo, non li dimentico" - Cronaca". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Pianese squad". Soccerway.