Andrea De Paola

Andrea De Paola (born 2 October 1990) is an Italian footballer who played as a defender in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Andrea De Paola

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Gaeta, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2008	Cisco Roma
2008	→ Juventus (loan)
2008–2010	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Juventus	0	(0)
2011	→ Viareggio (loan)	5	(0)
2011–2013	Carpi	20	(1)
2012–2013	→ Carrarese (loan)	3	(0)
International career^‡
2010–2011	Italy U-20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 12–13 season ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2012

Club career

Early career

Born in Gaeta, Lazio, De Paola started his career at Lazio-based team Cisco Roma.^{[citation needed]} In the 2007–08 season he was a member of Berretti under-20 team, following nine prior seasons^{[citation needed]} with the club's youth team.^[1]

Juventus

In January 2008 he was signed by Serie A club Juventus on a 6-month loan deal, before signing for the club permanently in June 2008. He became a regular in Primavera squadra as his side won the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio. He regularly partnered with Raffaele Alcibiade as starting centre-backs in that tournament, only being rested in the third match of the group stage.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} De Paola remained in the "Primavera" in the 2010–11 season as overage player. He also received a few select call-ups to the first team, wearing the number 45 jersey in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League under then-coach Luigi Delneri.^[8] De Paola was eligible to Europa as List B player.^[9]

Loan Deals

In January 2011, he was loaned to Italian third division club F.C. Esperia Viareggio,^[10][11][12] rejoining former bianconeri teammates Carlo Pinsoglio, Giorgio Merlano, Tommaso Silvestri, Luca Castiglia and Alessandro D'Antoni, who also were playing their trades on loan at the Lega Pro Prima Divisione side. De Paola only played 5 times in the league, plus one more match in the play-offs. He returned to Juventus on 30 June 2011, but was ultimately transferred out again on 5 July 2011, when he joined Carpi, also of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione, in co-ownership deal.^[13] On 21 June 2012, the co-ownership deal was renewed^[14] but in July signed by Carrarese Calcio in temporary deal.

International career

De Paola made his U-20 debut in March 2010, in 2009–10 Four Nations Tournament.^[15] He also played once in 2011 edition, on 25 March 2011 partnering Alcibiade (round 5). He played his last match in the next game, against Spain, also partnering Alcibiade. De Paola did not play in the round 6 of Four Nations Tournament.

References

1. (PDF). Campionato Berretti, Lega Serie C (in Italian). 17 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
2. "Viareggio, partenza con il tris". Juventus FC (in Italian). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
3. "Viareggio, Primavera verso gli ottavi". Juventus FC (in Italian). 3 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
4. "Super Immobile, Primavera ai quarti". Juventus FC (in Italian). 9 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
5. "Viareggio: again amongst the top 4!". Juventus FC. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
6. Semifinal match report (in Italian)
7. "Immobile altro show, trionfo Juve!". Juventus FC. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
8. "19 called-up by Del Neri". Juventus FC. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
9. "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2010/11" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
10. "Viareggio, arriva De Paola dalla Juventus". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
11. "Mercato Bianconero: Andrea De Paola convocato in Nazionale". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
12. "Chiuso anche il mercato del Settore Giovanile". Juventus FC (in Italian). 1 February 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
13. [Here (is) De Paola & Kabine]. Carpi FC 1909 (in Italian). 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
14. . Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
15. "Quattro Nazioni: il 3 marzo Italia Under 20-Austria". FIGC (in Italian). 23 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

External links

• FIGC (in Italian)
• Football.it Profile (in Italian)
• Andrea De Paola at Soccerway