Table of Biography
Domenico Berardi is a professional football player from Italy. Domenico Berardi plays from the forward position for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy national team.
Early Life
On the 1st of August, 1994, Domenico Berardi was born in Cariati, Italy. He is 29 years old as of 2023 and he has a birth sign of Leo. In addition, he is Italian by nationality and belongs to the White-Italian ethnicity. Similarly, he has his belief in Christianity religion.
He was born to his parents Luigi Berardi (father) and Maria de Beradi (mother). He has two siblings, Francesco, and Severina. From an early age, he started playing football.
However, Berardi has not shared anything about his academic background. He might have completed his high school education in his hometown Cariati. Later, he may have dropped out of college to pursue a football career.
Professional Career
Domenico Berardi began playing football for the youth team of Cosenza and played until 2010. In 2010, he joined the Sassuolo youth team and began his career there. At the age of 18, he made his senior debut for Sassuolo in Serie B against Cesena on August 27, 2012. In a 2-1 home win over Crotone on September 1, 2012, he scored his first professional goal.
During the 2012-13 season, he made 39 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals and providing 6 assists in all competitions as Sassuolo won the Serie B title and was promoted to Serie A the following season.
He was named the 2013 Serie B Best Player after helping Sassuolo win the Serie B title and a historic promotion to Serie A, scoring 11 goals. On September 2, 2013, Juventus announced on their official website that he had joined the club on a co-ownership basis, with Luca Marrone moving in the opposite direction for a fee of €4.5 million. For the 2013-14 season, he stayed with Sassuolo on a season-long loan.
Serie A debut
He made his Serie A debut on September 25, 2013, at the age of 19, in a 1-1 away draw against Napoli. In a 3-1 loss to Parma on October 6, 2013, he scored his first Serie A goal from a penalty. He scored a hat-trick, including two penalties, in Sassuolo’s first-ever Serie A away win against Sampdoria on November 3, 2013.
Additionally, he scored all four goals in a 4-3 home win over Milan on January 12, 2014. In doing so, he became the second-youngest player in Serie A history and the first player to score four goals in a league match against Milan.
He made 33 appearances for the club in 2013-14, scoring 17 goals and providing 6 assists in all competitions as Sassuolo avoided relegation. On 20 June 2014, it was confirmed that he would remain at Sassuolo for another season, as the co-ownership agreement was also renewed.
He scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Milan at the Mapei Stadium on May 17, 2015. In total, he made 35 appearances for the club in 2014-15, scoring 15 goals and providing 13 assists across all competitions.
Career since 2015
On June 25, 2015, an official statement announced that co-ownership had been resolved in favor of Sassuolo for €10 million. According to reports, it was part of Simone Zaza’s contract with Juventus. Juventus, on the other hand, has the option to bring him back to Turin in 2016.
He made 32 appearances for the club in 2015-16, scoring 8 goals and providing 8 assists in all competitions as Sassuolo finished sixth in the league, securing a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League.
In a 1-1 away draw against FC Luzern in the first leg of a third-round UEFA Europa League qualifying match on July 28, 2016, he made his debut and scored his first goal in European competitions. On the 4th of August, he scored twice in a 3-0 home win, advancing Sassuolo to the playoff round.
Caption: Domenico Berardi running towards the ball (Source: Instagram)
Berardi scored a goal and set up another in a 3-0 home win over Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of the Europa League play-offs on August 18. On the first day of the 2016-17 Serie A season, on August 21, 2016, he scored in a 1-0 away win over Palermo.
On August 25, he scored another goal in a 1-1 draw against Red Star Belgrade in the second leg of the Europa League play-offs, securing Sassuolo’s place in the season’s Europa League group stage.
At the age of 22 years and 27 days, he continued his goalscoring streak by scoring in a 2-1 home win over Pescara on August 28, becoming the youngest Italian player since 1994-95 to score 40 goals in Serie A and the second-youngest player overall, behind Alexandre Pato. He made 25 appearances for the club in 2016-17, scoring 10 goals and providing 11 assists across all competitions.
Recent years
He made 33 appearances for the club in 2017-18, scoring 5 goals and providing 2 assists across all competitions. In the first match of the 2018-19 Serie A season, he scored a penalty in a 1-0 home win over Inter Milan on August 19, 2018.
During that season, he appeared in 37 games for the club, scoring 10 goals and providing four assists. He scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Sampdoria on September 1, 2019. Moreover, he made 32 appearances for the club in 2019-20, scoring 14 goals and providing 10 assists across all competitions.
He scored twice in a 3-1 win over Fiorentina on April 17, 2021, to reach 100 goals in all competitions for the club since his debut in Serie B in August 2012. Moreover, he made 30 appearances for the club in 2020-21, scoring 17 goals and providing 8 assists in all competitions as he helped Sassuolo finish eighth, missing out on European competition on goal difference.
That season, he scored 17 goals, his highest total in his professional career. He scored twice in a 4-1 home win over Spezia on March 18, 2022; his second goal, a penalty, was his 100th goal in Serie A, all with Sassuolo.
International Career
Berardi has represented his home country Italy in U19, U21, and the senior level. Additionally, he was part of Italy’s U21 team that played in the 2015 and 2017 UEFA European U21 Championship. On the 1st of June 2018, he made his international debut for Italy in a 3-1 friendly loss against France. He scored his international debt goal for Intaly in a 6-0 friendly win against Moldova on the 7th of October 2020.
He gets included in Italy’s squad for UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021. On 11 June 2021, in the tournament’s opening match, his cross led to the game’s first goal, an own-goal by Merih Demiral in a 3-0 win over Turkey. Later, he set up Manuel Locatelli for Italy’s first goal in a 3-0 win over Switzerland in the following group match on 16 June 2021.
Caption: Domenico Berardi playing for his national team (Source: Instagram)
On July 11, Italy won the European Championship with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out victory over England at Wembley Stadium in the final, following a 1-1 tie in extra-time; Berardi came on as a substitute for Ciro Immobile in the second half of regulation time and later scored Italy’s first spot-kick in the shoot-out. Berardi scored the game-winning penalty in a 2-1 home victory over Belgium in the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League bronze medal match on 10 October.
Domenico Berardi – Awards
Caption: Domenico Berardi carrying trophy (Source: Instagram)
Berardi has helped his team win several matches and is one of the vital players for his domestic and international teams. As an individual player, he was named the Serie B Footballer of the Year in the year 2013. Meanwhile was awarded the AIAC Leader Under-21 Award: 2013–14. In 2019, he earned the Bravo Award.
Net Worth 2024
Through his playing career, he has earned a huge sum of money in his profession. As of 2023, his net worth is estimated at around €15 million and his weekly salary is around €106,923 from his current football club. While his current transfer value is between €21M and €35M. Contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements provide the majority of his income.
Relationship Status
Caption: Domenico Berardi wedding photo (Source: Instagram)
Currently, Domenico is dating his girlfriend, Francesca Fantuzzi. In addition, his girlfriend is a television host by profession. They have been dating since 2012. Currently, the couple welcomes a baby boy. If everything when well the couple might married soon.
Body Measurements
Berardi stands 6 feet tall and weighs around 72 kg. Moreover, he has a pair of dark brown eyes with dark brown haircolorr and he has an alethic body type.
Social Media
On his Instagram ‘@berardi25’ there are over 276k followers. Likewise, there are over 2.2k followers on his Facebook page and he is not active on Twitter.