Antonio Piccolo (footballer, born 1990)

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Antonio Piccolo
Personal information
Full name Antonio Piccolo [1]
Date of birth (1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Torino
2008–2010 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Milazzo 4 (0)
International career
2009 Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Piccolo (born 18 July 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

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Career

Youth career

Born in Pomigliano d'Arco, Campania region, Piccolo was signed by Northern Italy club Torino F.C. at young age. He was the backup of Lys Gomis in 2007–08 reserve league. [2] In 2008, Piccolo was signed by city rival Juventus F.C. He compete with Carlo Pinsoglio for the first choice in the first half of the reserve league, which Piccolo played in round 2, 4, 7, 9, 12 and round 20. In the second half of season Timothy Nocchi became the second keeper with two appearances. In June 2009 Piccolo was lent to Juventus Berretti U18 team, or the B team of the reserve, for the playoffs round. The Old Lady was beaten by A.C. Milan in the final (1–2) of the wildcard group, however Juventus only used two "more mature" players Piccolo and Alessio Curcio in the starting line-up, and most of its original Berretti team, [3] [4] however Milan used majority of its A.C. Milan Primavera (despite not all of the regular starter) and some Berretti players. [5] Pinsoglio continued to play as the first choice in 2009–10 reserve league.

Milazzo

After without a club for 6 months, Piccolo was signed by S.S. Milazzo in January 2011. [6]

International career

Piccolo capped once for Italy national under-20 football team in December after finished as the runner-up of Berretti League in June 2009. He also became the backup keeper for Vincenzo Fiorillo in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in October 2009 along with Andrea Gasparri.

Personal life

He is the brother Felice Piccolo, footballer and a Juventus youth product.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE - Info Squadra". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Juventus.com - Squadre Giovani". www.juventus.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Juventus.com - Primavera". www.juventus.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Berretti Campioni 2009" (PDF). magliarossonera.it (in Italian). 31 May 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/legapro/?action=read&idnet=dHV0dG9sZWdhcHJvLmNvbS0yNDQ0NA%5B%5D
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