Arturo Lupoli
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| Arturo Lupoli | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | June 24, 1987 (age 19) | |
| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | |
| Height | 1.73m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Nickname | The Wolf/Wolfman | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Derby County (on loan from Arsenal) |
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| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ?-2004 2004-05 |
Parma Arsenal |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005- 2006- |
Arsenal → Derby County (loan) |
1 (0) 30 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003 2003-2004 2005 2005 2006 |
Italy U-16 Italy U-17 Italy U-18 Italy U-19 Italy U-21 |
9 (11) 10 (4) 2 (1) 6 (0) 1 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Arturo Lupoli (born June 24, 1987 in Brescia, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Derby County, on loan from English Premier League club Arsenal. In the summer of 2007, he will join ACF Fiorentina on a five year deal.[1]
[edit] Club career
Lupoli began his footballing career as a youth with Italian side Parma. During his Allievi (Under-17) season he scored 45 goals in 22 games, one of the best tallies ever recorded in Italian youth history. However, by mid-2004 his contract had expired. Lupoli signed an Arsenal F.C. contract by way of a scholarship, the Gunners repaid Parma with a 200,000 pound compensation sum.
His debut appearance in the Arsenal first-team was in a match against Manchester City in the Carling Cup on October 27, 2004. His next match, against Everton in the same competition, brought him his first goals for the club, two of Arsenal's three goals in the 3-1 victory on November 9. He also played in the match against Manchester United which saw Arsenal's exit from the competition after a 20-second goal from David Bellion. He was Arsenal's top scorer at youth/reserve level in 2004-05, with 27 goals in 32 appearances.
Lupoli scored prolifically at youth/reserve team level during the 2005-06 season. He also figured in the Gunners' 2005-06 League Cup campaign, winning the Carling Cup New Talent Award.
Lupoli moved to Derby County on a season-long loan on August 18, 2006, and debuted for Derby in the 0-0 draw at home to Norwich City the following day. He then got a brace against Colchester United in a game which Derby lost 4-3. On 6 January 2007 Arturo Lupoli scored Derby County's first hat-trick for over a decade in a 3-1 victory third round FA Cup tie against Wrexham.
In December 2006, Pierluigi Casiraghi gave Lupoli his first call-up for the Italian U-21 team. Lupoli went on to score on his debut, a friendly match against Luxembourg [2].
Lupoli was linked with a transfer to either of the two Milan based football giants; A.C. Milan and Inter Milan. However, Pierpaolo Marino, General Manager of SSC Napoli, announced he had Lupoli's word he'd come to Napoli when his contract with Arsenal had expired, since it was his dream to play for his home city club. [3] Despite this, on 26 February 2007, Lupoli signed for Fiorentina.
Lupoli however, stressed that he would do his absolute best for Derby for the remainder of the season, and in his first match for Derby since confirming the Fiorentina move, scored a goal and provided an assist.
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| Derby County F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Edworthy | 3 Camara | 4 McEveley | 5 Leacock | 6 M. Johnson | 7 Jones | 8 Bisgaard | 9 Howard | 10 Fagan | 11 Peschisolido | 12 Macken | 13 Grant | 14 Jackson | 16 Lupoli | 18 S. Johnson | 19 Currie | 20 Holmes | 21 Malcolm | 22 Oakley | 23 Moore | 24 Mears | 25 Pearson | 27 Teale | 28 Barnes | 31 Meredith | 32 Cumberworth | 34 Bossekota | 35 Cann | 43 Bywater | Manager: Davies |
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