Daniele Paponi

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Daniele Paponi
Personal information
Full name	Daniele Paponi
Date of birth	16 April 1988
Place of birth	Ancona, Italy
Height	179 cm
Nickname	Cobra
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Parma
Number	35
Youth clubs
?-2004 2004-2005	Ancona Parma
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-	Parma	14 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniele Paponi (born 16 April 1988 in Ancona) is an Italian football striker currently playing for Parma F.C..

He made his Serie A debut at the age of 17 on October 22, 2005. Paponi, considered one of the most talented Italian youth strikers,^{[citation needed]} made his debut at the European level in the in the UEFA Cup 2006-07, scoring also two goals. His first Serie A goal came in an away league match played against Messina on December 20, 2006, and ended in a 1-1 draw: Paponi's equaliser goal, a reversed bicycle kick immediately dubbed as "scorpion kick", was saluted among the finest scored in the league season.

Parma F.C. - Current Squad

3 Cardone | 4 Dessena | 5 Bucci | 6 Bolaño | 7 Castellini | 8 G. Rossi | 9 Muslimović | 10 Morfeo | 11 Kutuzov | 13 Grella | 14 Contini | 17 M. Rossi | 18 Gasbarroni | 19 Pisanu | 20 Budan | 21 Cigarini | 23 De Lucia | 24 Couto | 26 Ferronetti | 27 Mandorlini | 28 Paci | 29 Dedič | 32 Virgili | 33 Coly | 34 Savi | 35 Paponi | 40 Lorenzini | 41 Ciaramitaro | 42 Corradini | 52 Gnocchi | 80 Bocchetti | Coach: Pioli