Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mirko Delia

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The result was delete as he fails WP:ATHLETE. пﮟოьεԻ 5 7 15:41, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mirko Delia[edit]

Although notability is hinted at, this article does not explicitly indicate that this player has made a professional appearance, which he would need to have done to pass WP:ATHLETE. – Pee Jay 09:01, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. – Pee Jay 09:08, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment ESPN says he is an attacker on Catania here May be an indication that he will be playing for the team soon since he has reportedly signed a 5 year deal with the Seria A club as this Forum says. Artene50 (talk)
Delete - the article itself states "Delia will have a hard time trying to gain a starting position, being that there are twelve listed strikers for Catania for the 08-09 season" - delete without prejudice to recreate if he does manage to force his way past 10 of those other strikers into the starting line-up....... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:39, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Delete, as the player currently fails notability at WP:ATHLETE, until proof can be provided he's actually played in a notable league/competition. A fans forum is not a reliable source. --Jimbo^[online] 12:26, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Giant Snowman 16:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, he was signed a month ago by Catania from an amateur side (Serie D league), and it's unlikely he will be part of the first team. --Angelo (talk) 21:45, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Italian clubs routinely sign many players who have only a theoretical chance of playing for the first-team, and are instead loaned out or sent out on co-ownership deals for many seasons. In addition there is no Reserve League in Italy so there is no advantage for the club to keep these players on the squad to play them only in cup competitions.... in other words it's very likely this guy will never appear for Catania in a competitive match. ugen64 (talk) 04:38, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment he was born in 1989,[1] so he is more likely to be included in the club's under-20 Campionato Primavera squad. In any case, he is unlikely to be immediately part of the first team. --Angelo (talk) 07:45, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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