Cristiano Bani
Defender · Ravenna · №14
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Benevento
Ravenna
Coppa Italia
|
5:3 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Coppa Italia | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
He started out as a midfielder, and for a spell as a left winger, before settling at left-back — terzino mancino — some way into his career, despite being right-footed. At 187 cm he is unusually tall for the role.
The move that gave him a season worth talking about came in July 2023, when he signed for Mantova on a free transfer. He was a key player through 2023–24 as the club won Serie C Group A and went up to Serie B.
Before that the route was piecemeal. He came through the youth ranks at Empoli, then joined Pro Vercelli, where he played for the Primavera side and made his senior debut in Serie C. A loan to ASD Calcio Chieri 1955 in 2018–19 took him into Serie D. He went back to Pro Vercelli for 2019–20 and left as a free agent.
Robur Siena signed him on a free in 2020 and got two seasons out of him — 54 appearances, three goals, across Serie D and Serie C. Then came a run of short stops: Catania in January 2023, on a free, in Serie D; and later the same month Imolese, again on a free, in Serie C.
He left Mantova in February 2026 for Ravenna, a permanent free transfer with a contract to 30 June 2028, and wears number 14. He has no senior caps for Italy and no recorded appearances at youth international level, and has won no individual awards.
Career path
- 2024 — 2026 — now Mantova 1911 65 matches
- 2026 Ravenna 11 matches
- 2023 Imolese Calcio 1919 11 matches
- 2023 Catania 6 matches
- 2021 — 2022 Siena 54 matches
- 2020 FC Pro Vercelli 1892 16 matches
- 2019 ASD Chieri Calcio 26 matches
- 2017 — 2018 Pro Vercelli Primavera 30 matches
- 2016 Empoli Under 17 17 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Mantova 1911 | Liga Pro Serie B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 300 |
| 25/26 | Ravenna | Serie C - Girone B | 11 | 1 | 2 | 922 |
| 25/26 | Mantova 1911 | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Mantova 1911 | Liga Pro Serie B | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 949 |
| 23/24 | Mantova 1911 | Serie C - Girone A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 865 |
| 23/24 | Mantova 1911 | Supercoppa di Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 23/24 | Mantova 1911 | Coppa Italia Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Imolese Calcio 1919 | Serie C - Girone B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 604 |
| 22/23 | Catania | Serie D - Girone I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 22/23 | Catania | Coppa Italia Serie D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Siena | Serie C - Girone B | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 290 |
| 21/22 | Siena | Coppa Italia Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 20/21 | Siena | Serie D - Girone E | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 719 |
| 19/20 | FC Pro Vercelli 1892 | Serie C - Girone A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 662 |
| 19/20 | FC Pro Vercelli 1892 | Coppa Italia Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 18/19 | ASD Chieri Calcio | Serie D - Girone A | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 536 |
| 18/19 | ASD Chieri Calcio | Coppa Italia Serie D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | Pro Vercelli Primavera | Primavera 2 - A | 16 | 1 | 0 | 916 |
| 17/18 | Pro Vercelli Primavera | Viareggio Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 265 |
| 16/17 | Pro Vercelli Primavera | Campionato Primavera Girone B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 504 |
| 15/16 | Empoli Under 17 | Campionato Under 17 - A | 17 | 3 | 0 | 784 |
| Total | Unknown | 17 | 3 | 0 | 784 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Mantova Ravenna
- 23/24 Imolese Mantova
- 22/23 Catania Imolese
- 22/23 Siena Catania
- 20/21 PRO Vercelli Siena
- 18/19 Chieri PRO Vercelli
- 18/19 PRO Vercelli Chieri
- 18/19 ProVercelli U19 PRO Vercelli
- 17/18 Empoli U20 ProVercelli U19
- 16/17 ProVercelli U19 Empoli U20
- 16/17 Empoli U17 ProVercelli U19
