Andrea Petagna

Italian footballer (born 1995)

Andrea Petagna
Petagna with Atalanta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andrea Petagna
Date of birth (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
(on loan from Monza)
Number 32
Youth career
2006–2008 Itala San Marco
2008–2009 Donatello
2009–2013 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 AC Milan 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Sampdoria (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Latina (loan) 10 (0)
2015 → Vicenza (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 → Ascoli (loan) 18 (4)
2016–2019 Atalanta 63 (9)
2016 → Ascoli (loan) 14 (3)
2018–2019 → SPAL (loan) 36 (16)
2019–2020 SPAL 21 (8)
2020–2023 Napoli 50 (7)
2020 → SPAL (loan) 15 (4)
2022–2023 → Monza (loan) 31 (4)
2023– Monza 0 (0)
2023– → Cagliari (loan) 14 (1)
International career‡
2010–2011 Italy U16 5 (0)
2011 Italy U17 1 (0)
2013 Italy U18 7 (2)
2013 Italy U19 4 (2)
2015 Italy U20 5 (2)
2016–2017 Italy U21 7 (1)
2017 Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2017

Andrea Petagna (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa peˈtaɲɲa]; born 30 June 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Monza. He has also previously represented the Italy national team.

Club career

AC Milan and loans

Petagna started his football career in AC Milan's youth system, where he was a member of the under-15 squad who won the Campionato Nazionale Giovanissimi in 2010 and a member of the under-17 squad who won the Campionato Nazionale Allievi the following year.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 4 December 2012, coming on as a substitute in the late stages of a UEFA Champions League group stage home game against Zenit St. Petersburg, which Milan lost 0–1.[4]

At the start of the 2013–14 season, Petagna was promoted full-time to the first team.[5] He made his Serie A debut on 24 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute in the opening game, a 2–1 away loss against newly promoted Hellas Verona.[6][7] However, following the acquisition of Alessandro Matri in the late days of the summer transfer window, Milan decided they would let Petagna go out on loan to Sampdoria in order to gain more first team experience.[8] Sampdoria also had the option to make the deal a co-ownership agreement at the end of the season-long loan spell.[9] In spite of that, the loan was terminated early and Petagna returned to Milan in January, having made five scoreless appearances during his stay at Sampdoria.[10] He finished the season with three more senior appearances, while being mainly employed by the under-19 squad managed by Filippo Inzaghi. The side won the Viareggio Cup in February, defeating Anderlecht in the final, with Petagna scoring the equaliser for the rossoneri in a 3–1 win.[11]

On 16 July 2014, Petagna was loaned out to Serie B side Latina ahead of the 2014–15 season.[12] On 13 January 2015, he was signed by Vicenza on loan.[citation needed]

On 30 August 2015, he was signed by Serie B newcomers Ascoli on loan.[13]

Atalanta and Ascoli loan

On 25 January 2016, Petagna signed for Atalanta and was loaned to former club Ascoli until 30 June 2016.[14]

SPAL

On 19 July 2018, Petagna signed for SPAL on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy.[15] He scored his first goal with S.P.A.L. in his debut match on 12 August, scoring the final 1–0 goal in the Coppa Italia third round match against Spezia[16] He scored his first Serie A goals with the Emilian side on 17 September, scoring a double that allowed the Biancazzurri to beat his former side Atalanta 2–0.[16] He made 37 appearances scoring 17 goals in all competitions, On 1 July 2019, Petagna was signed on a permanent deal by SPAL.[17]

Napoli

On 30 January 2020, Petagna signed with Napoli. He stayed at SPAL on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[18]

Monza

On 12 August 2022, Petagna joined newly promoted Serie A side Monza, with an obligation for purchase if certain conditions are met.[19] He made his debut for Monza on 14 August, as a starter in a 2–1 Serie A defeat to Torino.[20]

On October 19, Petagna scored his first goal for the biancorossi, sealing the 3–2 comeback win in the round of 32 match against Udinese.[21][22] On 31 October, he scored the first goal Serie A goal for Monza, from a penalty kick, momentarily giving his side the advantage in the home match against Bologna, which eventually ended in a 2–1 defeat.[23]

When Monza guaranteed survival in the Serie A, Petagna's obligation-to-buy clause was triggered, forcing the Lombardy club to permanently acquire the striker for a reported total cost of €14 million.[24]

Cagliari (loan)

On 30 August 2023, recently promoted to Serie A side Cagliari announced the signing of Petagna on a season-long loan from Monza, with an option to make the move permanent.[25]

International career

Petagna won five caps for Italy under-16 between 2010 and 2011.[26] In 2011, he won one further cap for Italy under-17.[26] He went on to be capped for Italy under-18, making eight appearances and scoring two goals in 2013.[26] In 2013, he was also capped for Italy under-19, making his first appearance on 24 April.[26]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2016, in the 2017 European U21 Championship qualification match against Lithuania in Kaunas.

On 28 March 2017, Petagna made his senior international debut for the Italy national football team, along with four other players, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly away win against the Netherlands.[27]

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[28] On 18 June, he scored in Italy's opening match of the tournament, a 2–0 win over Denmark; this was also his only goal for the Italy U21 side.[29] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.[30] Petagna gained notoriety at the tournament after winning the semifinal game, when he celebrated by taking his shorts off and showing off his briefs.[31]

Personal life

Petagna is the grandson of a former football player and coach Francesco Petagna [it] (1923–2000).[32] He is partially of Jewish ancestry; his great-grandfather was a victim of the Holocaust in Italy.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024[1][34]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AC Milan 2012–13 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
2013–14 Serie A 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Total 3 0 1 0 1 0 — 5 0
Sampdoria (loan) 2013–14 Serie A 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Latina (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Vicenza (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 14 1 — — — 14 1
Ascoli (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 32 7 — — — 32 7
Atalanta 2016–17 Serie A 34 5 2 0 — — 36 5
2017–18 Serie A 29 4 2 0 8[b] 2 — 39 6
Total 63 9 4 0 8 2 — 75 11
SPAL (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 36 16 1 1 — — 37 17
SPAL 2019–20 Serie A 36 12 1 0 — — 37 12
Napoli 2020–21 Serie A 26 4 3 1 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 36 5
2021–22 Serie A 24 3 1 1 7[b] 0 — 32 4
Total 50 7 4 2 13 0 1 0 68 9
Monza (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 31 4 1 1 — — 32 5
Cagliari (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 14 1 2 0 — — 16 1
Career total 292 57 17 4 22 2 1 0 339 63
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 28 March 2017[26]
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2017 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  31. ^ "Italian Footballer Andrea Petagna Celebrates Victory by Dropping His Shorts".
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  34. ^ Andrea Petagna at WorldFootball.net

External links

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