Andrea Palazzi (born 24 February 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Pro Patria.[2] He began his youth career at Inter Milan aged 10, and was rated by Inter fans as a promising holding midfielder.[3]

Andrea Palazzi
Palazzi with Pescara in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pro Patria
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2014 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2015–2016Livorno (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2017Pro Vercelli (loan) 30 (1)
2017–2019Pescara (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020Monza (loan) 19 (4)
2020–2021 Monza 0 (0)
2020–2021Palermo (loan) 24 (0)
2021–2022 Alessandria 6 (0)
2022–2023 Feralpisalò 24 (0)
2023–2024 Pro Sesto 20 (0)
2024– Pro Patria 0 (0)
International career
2013 Italy U17 13 (0)
2013–2014 Italy U18 6 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U19 6 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U20[1] 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024

Club career

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Inter Milan

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Palazzi made his professional debut on 6 November 2014, replacing Zdravko Kuzmanović for the last 7 minutes of a 1–1 draw at AS Saint-Étienne in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.[4]

Loan to Livorno

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On 3 July 2015, Palazzi was signed by Livorno on a season-long loan.[5] On 16 August he made his debut for Livorno in the third round of the Coppa Italia in a 2–0 away defeat against Carpi after extra time, he was replaced by Gianmario Comi in the 73rd minute.[6] On 16 September, Palazzi made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Cristian Pasquato in the 82nd minute in a 3–1 home win over Brescia.[7] On 17 October, Palazzi played his first match as a starter in Serie B, he was replaced by Mattia Aramu in the 46th minute of a 3–0 away defeat against Crotone.[8] On 2 April 2016, he was handed a straight red card in a Serie B match against Vicenza.[9] Palazzi ended his loan at Livorno with 12 appearances and 1 assist, but he never played an entire 90 minute match.[10]

Loan to Pro Vercelli

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On 7 July 2016, Palazzi was signed by Pro Vercelli on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[11] On 7 August he made his debut for Pro Vercelli in the second round of Coppa Italia, in a 3–1 home win over Reggina.[12] On 13 August, Palazzi played in the third round of the Coppa Italia in a 4–1 away defeat against Torino.[13] On 27 August he made his Serie B debut for Pro Vercelli in a 1–1 home draw against Ascoli, he was replaced by Daniele Altobelli in the 77th minute.[14] On 4 September he played his first full match for Pro Vercelli, a 1–1 away draw against Trapani.[15] On 17 December Palazzi scored his first for Pro Vercelli in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 home win over SPAL.[16] On 12 March 2017 he was sent off for a second yellow card in the 70th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Novara.[17] Palazzi ended his season-long loan at Pro Vercelli with 32 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.[10]

Loan to Pescara

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On 1 July 2017, Palazzi was signed by the Serie B side Pescara with a season-long loan.[18] On 27 August he made his debut for Pescara in Serie B as a substitute, replacing Mamadou Coulibaly in the 46th minute of a 5–1 home win over Foggia.[19] On 14 October he played his first match as a starter for Pescara, a 1–0 away win over Parma, he was replaced by Luca Valzania in the 66th minute.[20] On 21 October, Palazzi played his first full match for Pescara, a 2–1 home win over Avellino.[21] Palazzi ended his loan to Pescara with only 9 appearances.[10]

On 7 July 2018 his loan was extended for another season.[22] On 5 August he played his first match of the season as a substitute replacing Ledian Memushaj in the 99th minute of a match won 4–3 at penalties after a 2–2 home draw against Pordenone in the second round of Coppa Italia.[23] One week later he played in the third round in a 1–0 away defeat against ChievoVerona.[24] On 27 October he played his first match in Serie B as a substitute replacing Manuel Marras in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Cittadella.[25] In January 2019 his loan to Pescara was interrupted and Palazzi returned to Inter with only 6 appearances, but only 1 as a starter.[10]

Loan to Monza

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On 14 January 2019, Palazzi was loaned to Serie C club Monza with an 18-month loan deal.[26] Five days later, on 19 January, he made his debut in Serie C as a substitute replacing Filippo Lora in the 64th minute and he scored his first goal for Monza and the winning goal in the 84th minute of a 1–0 home win over Virtus Verona.[27] Three days later he played his first entire match for Monza, a 0–0 away draw against Renate.[28]

Monza

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Loan to Palermo

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After being bought outright from Monza following their promotion to the Serie B, on 5 September 2020, Palazzi was sent on a one-year loan to newly promoted Serie C side Palermo.[29]

Alessandria

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Palazzi was sold to Alessandria on a permanent deal on 31 August 2021.[30]

Feralpisalò

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On 21 July 2022, Palazzi joined Feralpisalò for a term of one year, with an option to extend for two more years.[31]

Pro Sesto

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On 28 September 2023, Palazzi signed with Pro Sesto.[32]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2021[2][33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2014–15 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Livorno (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 11 0 1 0 12 0
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 30 1 2 0 32 1
Pescara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 9 0 0 0 9 0
2018–19 Serie B 4 0 2 0 6 0
Total 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Monza (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 14 3 0 0 3[c] 0 23 3
Monza 2019–20 Serie C 5 1 1 0 1[d] 0 7 1
Total 19 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 4
Palermo (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 24 0 0 0 24 0
Career total 97 5 6 0 1 0 3 0 114 5
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, three appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs

Honours

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Inter

Monza

Italy U17

References

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  1. ^ FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b Andrea Palazzi at Soccerway
  3. ^ "FEDERICO BONAZZOLI – PLAYER PROFILE". inter1908blog.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Saint-Etienne 1-1 Inter: Vidic error costs Mazzarri's men". Goal.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE - Andrea Palazzi è un giocatore del Livorno: prima foto in amaranto - FC Inter 1908". FC Inter 1908 (in Italian). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Carpi vs. Livorno - 16 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Livorno vs. Brescia - 18 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Crotone vs. Livorno - 17 October 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Vicenza vs. Livorno - 2 April 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d "Italy - A. Palazzi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Andrea Palazzi joins Pro Vercelli on loan". FC Internazionale - Inter Milan. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Reggiana - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Torino vs. Pro Vercelli - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Ascoli - 27 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Trapani vs. Pro Vercelli - 4 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. SPAL - 17 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Novara vs. Pro Vercelli - 12 March 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Carraro e Palazzi sono #BiancAzzurri" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Pescara vs. Foggia - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Parma vs. Pescara - 14 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Pescara vs. Avellino - 21 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ^ "UFFICIALE: Palazzi è #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Pescara vs. Pordenone - 5 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Chievo vs. Pescara - 12 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Pescara vs. Cittadella - 27 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  26. ^ "Andrea Palazzi loaned to Monza". inter.it. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  27. ^ "Monza vs. Virtus Verona - 19 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  28. ^ "Renate vs. Monza - 22 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  29. ^ "Andrea Palazzi in prestito al Palermo - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Andrea Palazzi all'Alessandria - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  31. ^ "ANDREA PALAZZI, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  32. ^ "ANDREA PALAZZI È BIANCOCELESTE!" [ANDREA PALAZZI IS BIANCOCELESTE!] (in Italian). Pro Sesto. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  33. ^ Andrea Palazzi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  34. ^ "Italy-Russia | Under-17".
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