Michele Paolucci

Michele Paolucci
Personal information
Date of birth6 February 1986
Place of birthRecanati, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Latina
Number9
Youth career
2003–2006Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Juventus0(0)
2006–2007→ Ascoli (loan)32(6)
2007–2009Udinese2(0)
2008→ Atalanta (loan)9(0)
2008–2009→ Catania (loan)26(7)
2009–2014Siena39(9)
2010→ Juventus (loan)4(0)
2011→ Palermo (loan)2(0)
2011–2012→ Vicenza (loan)41(11)
2014–Latina35(5)
National team
2003Italy U176(1)
2004–2005Italy U194(1)
2005Italy U202(0)
2006Italy U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michele Paolucci (born 6 February 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Latina.

Club career

Juventus and loans

Paolucci came through the ranks at Juventus. After graduating from their Primavera youth team. However, despite being called up to the first team he never made an official Serie A appearance for the Old Lady.

In 2006–07 season he was loaned to Ascoli, made his team and Serie A debut on 10 September 2006, against Atalanta B.C.. After his successful spell at Ascoli where he would go on to score 6 goals in 32 Serie A appearances, he returned shortly to Juventus.

Udinese and loans

In summer 2007, he moved to Udinese on joint-ownership deal, as part of the Vincenzo Iaquinta deal to join Juventus, as tagged for €1.35million.[1] He made his official game debut in Coppa Italia, scored two goals against A.S. Bari on 29 August 2007. . He made just 2 appearances in 5 months at Udinese

In January 2008 Juventus and Udinese loaned him out to Atalanta, where he would play until 30 June 2008.

During the 2008–09 summer transfer window, Juventus and Udinese again loaned Paolucci out, this time to Sicilian giants, Catania. He was a revalation for a high-flying Catania side who was fighting for UEFA Cup places until a mid-season stumble. He scored 7 goals that season, in the Serie A and had been regularly included in first team action, under coach Walter Zenga. He made a total of 28 starts for the club. It was also the most successful Serie A season of his career.

Siena and loans

In June 2009, Paolucci returned to Udinese, but was immediately bought back fully by Juventus for €3.3million. On 8 July 2009 he joined Siena in co-ownership for the same price[2] in 5-year contract. Paolucci did not manage to hold down a regular starting place at Siena to some surprise, making just 10 Serie A appearances, and scoring just twice.

After not obtaining a regular starting place and also due to Juventus' striker injury crisis, he was loan back by Juventus on 16 January 2010, by Juve paid Siena €500,000.[3] Originally acquired as addition to an injury-ridden team, Paolucci never broke into the first team and ended his second Juve stint with only four league appearances before to return to Siena, now relegated in the Serie B league.

After a disappointing period at Siena, with only one second-division appearance with the Tuscans, Paolucci accepted a loan move to Palermo on 31 January 2011, replacing the left of former Siena team-mate Massimo Maccarone.[4] He made his debut with the Sicilians only two days later, replacing Fabrizio Miccoli in the final minutes of a home game against his former team Juventus, ended in a 2–1 win for Palermo.[5] Siena elected to loan him out once again to Vicenza for the 2011–12 season after the club acquired the residual 50% rights from Juve for free.[6]

Latina

On 28 January 2014, Paolucci left Siena for Serie B side Latina, signed a four-year contract.[7]

International career

Paolucci made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, 12 December 2006, replacing Nicola Pozzi at half time.

References

  1. ↑ "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2007" (PDF). juventus.com. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Interim Management Statements at 30 June 2009" (PDF). Juventus FC. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Half-Yearly Financial Report at 31 December 2009" (PDF). Juventus FC. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "PRESO PAOLUCCI DAL SIENA, JOAO PEDRO CEDUTO IN PRESTITO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Serie A: le pagelle di Palermo-Juventus" (in Italian). Datasport. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Paolucci in prestito al Vicenza" (in Italian). AC Siena. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Paolucci è del Latina fino al 2018. Primo allenamento di Nunes" (in Italian). AC Siena. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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