Andrea Petagna

Andrea Petagna

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Petagna
Date of birth	30 June 1995
Place of birth	Trieste, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Atalanta
Number	29
Youth career
	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Milan	4	(0)
2013–2014	→ Sampdoria (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2015	→ Latina (loan)	10	(0)
2015	→ Vicenza (loan)	14	(1)
2015–2016	→ Ascoli (loan)	18	(4)
2016–	Atalanta	5	(3)
2016	→ Ascoli (loan)	32	(7)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Italy U16	5	(0)
2011	Italy U17	1	(0)
2013	Italy U18	8	(2)
2013	Italy U19	4	(2)
2015	Italy U20	5	(2)
2016–	Italy U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016

Andrea Petagna (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa peˈtaɲɲa]; born 30 June 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Atalanta.

Club career

Milan and loans

Petagna started his football career in A.C. 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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

At the start of the 2013–14 season, Petagna was promoted full-time to the first team.^[4] 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.^[5][6] 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.^[7] Sampdoria also had the option to make the deal a co-ownership agreement at the end of the season-long loan spell.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

On 16 July 2014, Petagna was loaned out to Serie B side Latina ahead of the 2014–15 season.^[11] On 13 January 2015 he was signed by Vicenza on loan.

On 30 August 2015 he was signed by Serie B newcomers Ascoli on loan.^[12]

Atalanta and Ascoli loan

On 25 January 2016, Petagna signed for Atalanta and was loaned to former club Ascoli until 30 June 2016.^[13]

International career

Petagna won five caps for Italy under-16 between 2010 and 2011.^[14] In 2011, he won one further cap for Italy under-17.^[14] He went on to be capped for Italy under-18, making eight appearances and scoring two goals in 2013.^[14] In 2013 he was also capped for Italy under-19, making his first appearance on 24 April.^[14]

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.

Statistics

As of 01 February 2014.

Team	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition^1		Other Tournaments^2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Milan	2012–13	0	0	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
	2013	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Sampdoria	2013–14	3	0	2	0	–		–		5	0
Milan	2014	2	0	1	0	0	0	–		3	0
Latina Calcio	2014–2015	7	0	1	0	0	0	–		8	0
Career Total		10	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	0

¹European competitions include the UEFA Champions League.
²Other tournaments include none to date.

References

1. "Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali 2009/10". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
2. "Campionato Allievi Nazionali 2010/11". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. "Danny delivers as Zenit win at Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
4. "Adriano Galliani: "Cristante and Petagna in the first team next season"". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
5. "Hellas Verona 2–1 Milan". legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
6. "Petagna a MN: "Contento per l'esordio, peccato per la sconfitta. Spero di giocare in Champions"". milannews.it (in Italian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
7. Pietro Mazzara (29 August 2013). "Matri al Milan, Petagna va in prestito alla Sampdoria". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
8. "A.C. Milan official communication". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
9. "A.C. Milan official communication". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
10. Richards, Alex (18 February 2014). "Watch AC Milan youngster Andrea Petagna produce magnificent individual effort in youth cup final". mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
11. Pietro Mazzara (16 July 2014). "Andrea Petagna in nerazzurro". uslatinacalcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
12. "Ufficiale Petagna dal Milan. Prolunga il contratto Addae" (in Italian). Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
13. "Investiamo sul futuro, Andrea Petagna all'Atalanta a titolo definitivo". atalanta.it. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
14. "Andrea Petagna". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

External links

• Andrea Petagna international caps at figc.it (Italian)