Andrea Colpani

Andrea Colpani

Colpani with Monza in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Andrea Colpani [1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina (on loan from Monza)
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2019	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Atalanta	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Trapani (loan)	34	(0)
2020–2022	→ Monza (loan)	56	(6)
2022–	Monza	65	(12)
2024–	→ Fiorentina (loan)	16	(2)
International career‡
2018–2019	Italy U20	13	(0)
2020	Italy U21	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 15 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Andrea Colpani (born 11 May 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from Monza.

Club career

Atalanta

Colpani is a product of the Atalanta Youth Sector, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season. ^[3]

In the 2017–18 and 2018–19, he was called up to the senior squad on several occasions, including the 2019 Coppa Italia Final, but did not make any appearances.

Loan to Trapani

On 17 July 2019, Colpani was loaned to newly-promoted Serie B club Trapani on a season-long loan. ^[4] He made his professional Serie B debut for Trapani, on 24 August 2019, against Ascoli. He started the game and played the first 63 minutes. ^[5] Colpani played 34 league games for Trapani, as well as two games in Coppa Italia. ^[6]

Monza

On 22 August 2020, Colpani was sent on a two-year loan to newly-promoted Serie B side Monza, with an option and conditional obligation to purchase. ^[6] He scored his first goal on 16 March 2021, as a substitute in a 2–0 home win over Reggiana. ^[7] On 1 November 2021, Colpani scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season, helping Monza beat Alessandria 1–0. ^[8] Following Monza's Serie A promotion on 29 May 2022, Colpani's obligation for purchase clause was triggered. ^[9]

Colpani made his Serie A debut during the 2022–23 season on 21 August, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat away to Napoli in the second matchday. ^[10] He scored his first Serie A goal on 26 August, in a 2–1 home defeat to Udinese. ^[11] On 10 August 2023, Monza renewed Colpani's contract until 30 June 2028. ^[12]

On 26 August 2023, Colpani scored his first brace in a 2–0 Serie A win against Empoli. ^[13] He left the club with 133 games and 18 goals in all competitions. ^[14]

Fiorentina

On 26 July 2024, Colpani joined fellow-Serie A side Fiorentina on a one-year loan with an option for purchase. ^[14]

International career

Colpani was selected for Italy's 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad, and made four appearances at the tournament—three as substitute—as Italy finished in fourth place. ^[15] Colpani played 16 games between 2018 and 2019 for the under-20 team. ^[16] On 3 September 2020, Colpani scored a free kick for Italy U21 on his debut, in a friendly against Slovenia. ^[17]

Colpani was called up to the senior Italy squad for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Ukraine on 17 and 20 November 2023, respectively. ^[18]

Style of play

Due to his similarities with Javier Pastore, Colpani is sometimes nicknamed "El Flaco". ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024 ^{[20] [21]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atalanta	2017–18	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20	Serie A	—		—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Serie A	—		—		—		0	0
	2021–22	Serie A	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trapani (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	34	0	2	0	—		36	4
Monza (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	23	1	2	0	2 [a]	0	27	1
	2021–22	Serie B	33	5	1	0	3 [a]	0	37	5
	Total		56	6	3	0	5	0	64	6
Monza	2022–23	Serie A	27	4	3	0	—		30	4
	2023–24	Serie A	38	8	1	0	—		39	8
	Total		65	12	4	0	0	0	69	12
Fiorentina (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	16	2	1	0	5 [b]	0	22	2
Career total			171	20	10	0	10	0	191	20

1. Appearances in Serie A promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Andrea Colpani". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
3. Andrea Colpani at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
4. "ANDREA COLPANI AL TRAPANI" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 17 July 2019.
5. "Ascoli v Trapani game report". Soccerway. 24 August 2019.
6. "Nuovo innesto a centrocampo: ecco Andrea Colpani - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
7. Zei, Francesco (16 March 2021). "D'Errico: "Vittoria meritatissima. Dobbiamo dare continuità"". Forza Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
8. "Monza-Alessandria 1-0, decide il gol di Colpani al 6'". Grigi OnLine (in Italian). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
9. "TMW - Monza, con la Serie A scattano gli obblighi di riscatto per Di Gregorio, Bettella e Colpani - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
10. Sport, Sky. "Napoli-Monza LIVE". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
11. "Colpo dell'Udinese con Udogie: il Monza è sempre fermo a zero". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
12. "Colpani rinnova fino al 2028: il comunicato del Club - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
13. "Colpani stende l'Empoli: doppietta e primi 3 punti per il Monza". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
14. "Andrea Colpani alla Fiorentina - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
15. "Italy U20 v Ecuador U20 game report". FIFA. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
16. "FIGC". www.figc.it. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
17. "Esordio in Under 21 con gol per Andrea Colpani! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
18. "Prosegue il raduno a Coverciano, convocati Cristiano Biraghi e Manuel Lazzari" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
19. "Esposito: "Al Chievo sto benissimo. Sogno di giocare in Nazionale con mio fratello Sebastiano. Scamacca, Vignato e Carnesecchi da Serie A" - TuttoB.com". www.tuttob.com (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
20. Andrea Colpani at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
21. "Andrea Colpani". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External links

• Andrea Colpani AC Monza profile (in Italian)
• Andrea Colpani FIGC Italy U20 profile (in Italian)
• Andrea Colpani FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)