Paolo De Ceglie

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Paolo De Ceglie
Personal information
Full name Paolo De Ceglie
Date of birth September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17) (age 21)
Place of birth    Aosta, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +12 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Juventus
Number N/A
Youth clubs
Juventus
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
Juventus
Siena
Juventus
7 (1)
29 (2)
   
National team2
2006- Italy U-21 7 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 18, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of March 25, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Paolo De Ceglie (born September 17, 1986 in Aosta) is an Italian footballer currently playing for Juventus. He is 1.84 m tall and weighs 75 kg.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club

De Ceglie played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera. In 2006, De Ceglie scored a hat-trick in Juventus' 5-1 defeat of bitter rivals Inter Milan for the Super Coppa Primavera.

De Ceglie made his senior team debut on November 6, 2006 for Juventus against Napoli, coming on as a substitute for Nicola Legrottaglie after 55 minutes, with the game eventually ending 1-1. His first ever senior team goal came in his second game, as Juventus beat Lecce 4-1. He played a total of seven matches with Juventus in their 2006-07 Serie B campaign, and also scored a goal. In June 2007 he was loaned out to Siena as part of a co-ownership agreement.

De Ceglie was sold back to Juventus on June 9,2008 after his first season in Serie A with Siena. Juve paid €3.5m for the other half of his contract, which will be paid in instalments during the 2008/09 season.

[edit] Internationals

He made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, 12 December 2006, replacing Arturo Lupoli in 62 min.

[edit] Honors

[edit] References