Andrea Palazzi

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)
2015–2016	→ Livorno (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ Pro Vercelli (loan)	30	(1)
2017–2019	→ Pescara (loan)	13	(0)
2019–2020	→ Monza (loan)	19	(4)
2020–2021	Monza	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Palermo (loan)	24	(0)
2021–2022	Alessandria	6	(0)
2022–2023	Feralpisalò	24	(0)
2023–2024	Pro Sesto	20	(0)
2024–	Pro Patria	10	(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 13 December 2024

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]

Club career

Inter Milan

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

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

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

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

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

Loan to Palermo

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

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

Feralpisalò

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

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

Career statistics

Club

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

Inter

• Torneo di Viareggio: 2015

Monza

• Serie C Group A: 2019–20

Italy U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up:2013 ^[34]

References

1. FIGC (in Italian)
2. 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. "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".

External links

• Inter Milan profile