Andrea Consigli

Andrea Consigli
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987
Place of birth Cormano, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sassuolo
Number 47
Youth career
2004–2006 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Atalanta 193 (0)
2006–2007Sambenedettese (loan) 32 (0)
2007–2008Rimini (loan) 35 (0)
2014– Sassuolo 100 (0)
National team
2003 Italy U16 8 (0)
2003–2004 Italy U17 4 (0)
2004–2005 Italy U18 7 (0)
2005–2006 Italy U19 7 (0)
2005–2007 Italy U20 5 (0)
2006–2009 Italy U21 20 (0)
2008 Italy U23 1 (0)
2008 Italy Olympics 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:23, 19 March 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2015

Andrea Consigli (born 27 January 1987 in Cormano) is an Italian footballer who plays for Sassuolo as a goalkeeper.

Club career

To gain some first team experience, the young goalkeeper was loaned out to Serie C1 side Sambenedettese in the 2006–07 season. The following season, he was loaned to Serie B side Rimini. After a successful loan spell there, he returned to Atalanta and acquired the number 1 shirt.

On 1 September 2014 Consigli officially joined Serie A team Sassuolo for €3 million.[1][2]

International career

Consigli made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 15 August 2006, in a friendly match against Croatia. Then he was selected by head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi in the squad for the 2007 U-21 Championship as the third choice goalkeeper. After that competition he became the first choice in the goal for Italy U-21 team until the 2009 U-21 Championship.

In 2008, he took part at the 2008 Summer Olympics with the Italian Olympic team, as the back up of Emiliano Viviano.

He received his first call up for the Italian senior team by head coach Cesare Prandelli, for the friendly match against England held on 15 August 2012 in Bern.[3]

Honours

Club

Atalanta

Individual

References

  1. Calciomercato: arrivano Consigli e Taider. Kurtic alla Fiorentina. sassuolocalcio.it
  2. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  3. Andrea Consigli National Team Stats. FIGC.it
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