Paulo Azzi

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Paulo Azzi
Personal information
Full name Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi
Date of birth (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bragança Paulista, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 37
Youth career
2008–2013 Paulista
2014 Cittadella
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Paulista 0 (0)
2014 Cittadella 4 (1)
2014–2018 Tombense 0 (0)
2015 → Spezia (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Pavia (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Pordenone (loan) 7 (1)
2017 → Siracusa (loan) 18 (4)
2017–2018 → Bisceglie (loan) 34 (3)
2018–2020 Pro Vercelli 52 (2)
2020–2021 Seregno 14 (1)
2021 Lecco 17 (2)
2021–2022 Modena 50 (6)
2023– Cagliari 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023

Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi (born 15 July 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for Italian Serie A club Cagliari.

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Career

Born in Bragança Paulista, [1] Azzi joined Paulista's youth setup in 2008, aged 13. In July 2013 he was promoted to the first-team ahead of that year's Copa Paulista. [2] He also appeared three times in the competition, all from the bench.

On 31 January 2014, Azzi joined Italian Serie B side A.S. Cittadella. [3] On 15 March he made his professional debut, starting and assisting Juan Surraco in the winner against Carpi at Pier Cesare Tombolato; [4] seven days later he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's second of a 4–0 routing at Padova. [5]

On 11 July 2020, he moved to Serie D club Seregno. [6]

On 1 February 2021, he returned to Serie C and signed with Lecco. [7]

On 3 July 2021, Azzi signed a two-year contract with fellow Serie C side Modena. [8] He made his debut on 6 September in a 1–1 league draw against Reggiana as a late substitute for Alessandro Marotta. [9] On 31 October, he scored his first goal for the club in the injury time of a 2–0 home win over Carrarese. [10] The Brazilian eventually contributed to Modena's direct promotion to Serie B after six years. [11] [12]

After spending the first half of the 2022–23 season as a regular starter at Modena, [12] on 12 January 2023 Azzi officially joined fellow Serie B club Cagliari for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2025, with an option for another year. [13] [14] He subsequently made his debut two days later, starting and scoring a goal in a 2–0 league win against Como. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine ; Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved on 3 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Mesmo jovem, Paulista mostra confiança para buscar quarto título (Despite being young, Paulista shows confidence to hunt a fourth title) Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine ; Federação Paulista de Futebol, 12 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Il Citta chiude per Piscitella ma il “giallo” è Di Roberto (Citta signs Piscitella but the “danger” is Di Roberto); Il Matino di Padova, 31 January 2014 (in Italian)
  4. ↑ Cittadella 1–0 Carpi Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine ; Lega Serie B, 15 March 2014 (in Italian)
  5. ↑ Padova 0–4 Cittadella Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine ; Lega Serie B, 22 March 2014 (in Italian)
  6. ↑ "Il Seregno Calcio comunica di aver acquisito le prestazioni sportive di Paulo Azzi" (in Italian). Seregno. 11 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ufficiale: Paulo Azzi nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (in Italian). Lecco. 1 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Arriva Paulo Azzi" (in Italian). Modena. 3 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Modena vs. Reggiana - 6 September 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Modena vs. Carrarese - 31 October 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Il Modena travolge il Pontedera: il ritorno in Serie B adesso è realtà". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Cagliari, ecco Azzi: il terzino dal sangue verdeoro con il vizio del dribbling che ha trascinato il Modena in Serie B". La Casa di C (in Italian). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Calciomercato: Paulo Azzi al Cagliari". Modena FC (in Italian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Paulo Azzi è del Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com (in Italian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Di Chiaro, Michael (15 January 2023). "Azzi subito in goal nel giorno di Ranieri: il Cagliari vince grazie al suo nuovo acquisto". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.


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