# Francesco Di Tacchio

Francesco Di Tacchio (born 20 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie C Group C club Catania.

## Club career

Di Tacchio played his first Serie B match on 28 February 2009 against Avellino. In June 2009, was signed by Fiorentina, and Arturo Lupoli joined the opposite direction. Both clubs jointly contracted with both players. On 19 August 2010, he moved on loan to Frosinone. On 11 July 2011, he moved on loan to Juve Stabia. On 18 August 2012, he moved on loan to Perugia. On 31 January 2013, he moved on loan with option of full redemption to Virtus Entella. On 27 June Di Tacchio signed for Virtus Entella in a permanent transfer.
On 9 August 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.
On 28 June 2022, Di Tacchio moved to Ternana in Serie B on a three-year deal.
On 5 July 2023, he was transferred on loan with an option to buy to Serie B club Südtirol. Di Tacchio did not make any appearances for Südtirol before he was sent on a sub-loan to Ascoli on 30 August 2023.

## International career

Di Tacchio was capped for Italy U20 team at 2009 Mediterranean Games.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 23 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ascoli | 2008–09 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Fiorentina | 2009–10 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Frosinone (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Perugia (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Virtus Entella | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Virtus Entella | 2013–14 | Lega Pro 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Virtus Entella | 2014–15 | Serie B | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Virtus Entella | Total | Total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 66 | 3 |
| Pisa | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pisa | 2016–17 | Serie B | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| Pisa | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Avellino | 2017–18 | Serie B | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1 |
| Salernitana | 2018–19 | Serie B | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Salernitana | 2019–20 | Serie B | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Salernitana | 2020–21 | Serie B | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Salernitana | 2021–22 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Salernitana | Total | Total | 117 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 124 | 6 |
| Ternana | 2022–23 | Serie B | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 355 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 381 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-off
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out