Paolo De Ceglie
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| Paolo De Ceglie | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo De Ceglie | |
| Date of birth | September 17, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Aosta, Italy | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Juventus | |
| Number | 29 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Juventus | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
Juventus → Siena (co-ownership) Juventus |
8 (1) 29 (2) 19 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006–2009 2008 |
Italy U-21 Olympic Italy |
19 (0) 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paolo De Ceglie (born September 17, 1986 in Aosta) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.
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[edit] Club career
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] International career
He made his Italy U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, 12 December 2006, replacing Arturo Lupoli in 62 min. Since making his U-21 debut, De Ceglie has been a regular in the Azzurrini squad, usually at left-back.
De Ceglie was one of the stars during Italy's triumph at the Toulon Tournament in France, as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics so far. He featured in the 2009 Euro U-21 Championship held in Sweden.
[edit] Honours
- 1 Campionato Primavera: 2005-06
- 1 Super Coppa Primavera: 2006
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