Gabriele Perico (born 11 March 1984) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a right back. He is a former Italy U20 international.
Perico started his career at hometown club Atalanta. In the 2003âÂÂ04 season he left for Prato.
In summer 2004, he was signed by Serie B side AlbinoLeffe from Prato along with Mauro Belotti and Alessandro Diamanti. The Province of Bergamo based club, also signed Primavera teammate Joelson (in a co-ownership deal) and Mauro Minelli (on loan) from Atalanta.
He made his Serie B debut for AlbinoLeffe in a 2âÂÂ0 victory against Venezia, on 11 September 2004.
On 9 August 2010 Perico joined Cagliari along with Simon Laner on loan for â¬750,000 (â¬375,000 each or â¬350,000 each plus Cocco) with option to co-own the players.
On 21 June 2011 Cagliari excised the rights to sign the player in co-ownership deal for â¬375,000 in a 3-year contract. Cagliari also bought back Cocco for â¬150,000. In June 2012 Cagliari acquired Perico outright for â¬200,000, but Cocco also acquired by AlbinoLeffe outright for â¬200,000. The deals made Cagliari paid â¬950,000 to AlbinoLeffe for Perico, or â¬725,000 cash plus signing Cocco twice.
On 16 July 2014, Perico signed for Serie A side Cesena. After being relegated from Serie A after the 2014/15 season, Cesena finished 6th in Serie B during the 2015/16 season. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season, after making 56 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club.
In July 2016, Perico joined English side Leeds United on trial. He played for Leeds first team in their final preseason friendly against Serie A side Atalanta B.C. where he started in a 2âÂÂ1 win. However, he failed to earn a permanent deal at the club.
On 31 August he joined Serie B club Salernitana on a free transfer. He signed a 2-year contract.
On 4 January 2019, Perico signed with FC Chiasso in Switzerland.
Perico has represented Italy at various age groups including Italy U20's. He also won the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Perico was capped for the Italy under-17 team at 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship (after 2001 the tournament was renamed the under-17 championship, but with the same age limit).