Alberto Paloschi (; born 4 January 1990) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Calcio Desenzano.

Club career

Milan

Paloschi won the National Under-17s Championship with Milan in the 2006–07 season. He scored 3 goals in a 4–0 win over

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in the final. Paloschi made his professional debut on 20 December 2007, scoring in the first leg of the

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round of 16 against

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, and scored a second goal in the return leg on 16 January 2008. He made his

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debut on 10 February 2008 against

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replacing Serginho, and scored the game's only goal with his first touch, just seventeen seconds after coming on. He started the next Serie A match against

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. On 19 March he scored

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's only goal in a 2–1 home loss against Sampdoria.

Parma

Upon

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's signing for the club, Paloschi said that, as his first-team chances were threatened, he would consider a move (preferably on loan) away from

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. On 27 August he moved to

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, who'd just been relegated to

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in a co-ownership deal worth €2.25 million. He scored 12 goals in his first season with Parma, helping the club return to the top flight after only one season in the

. In June 2009, Milan and Parma reached an agreement which would see Paloschi return to Parma for the 2009–10 season.

Genoa

On 3 January 2011, Parma sold the 50% registration rights of Paloschi that the club held to Genoa for €4.35 million and signed 50% registration rights of

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from Genoa for €3 million, which Milan and Juventus retained the other 50% registration rights respectively, effectively made Genoa pay Parma €1.35 million in cash plus Palladino for Paloschi. Genoa also signed Luca Antonelli for €7 million and sold Francesco Modesto to Parma for €2.5 million, effectively made Genoa pay €4.5 million cash plus Modesto to Parma for Antonelli.Parma F.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011
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/ref> Paloschi made 12 appearances for Genoa, scoring 2 goals in the process. In June 2011 Milan bought back Paloschi from Genoa for €5 million, €650,000 over the previous fee.

Return to Milan

At the end of 2010–11 season, Paloschi returned to Milan for €5 million on a five-year contract. Paloschi immediately left for Chievo in an initial temporary deal, with an option to buy.

Chievo

On 8 August 2011, Paloschi joined Chievo on loan for the 2011–12 season for a fee of €450,000. On 18 September 2011 he scored his first goal for Chievo in a 2–1 defeat against

. On 22 January 2012, Paloschi scored a brace against

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. In July 2012 the loan was renewed for another year for free. On 31 January 2013, Chievo signed Paloschi in a co-ownership deal for €3.5 million. On 19 June 2014, Chievo purchased the remaining 50% registration rights of Paloschi from Milan for another €3 million. On 30 June 2015, Paloschi signed a new four-year contract with Chievo.

Swansea City

On 29 January 2016, Paloschi joined

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on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a fee believed to be in the range of £8 million. The move reunited him with his former manager at Parma,

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. He opened his Premier League scoring account against

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on 28 February.

Atalanta

On 17 June 2016, Paloschi returned to Italy, signing a deal with

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SPAL

On 7 July 2017, Paloschi was loaned to newly promoted

side

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. On 20 June 2018, SPAL decided to turn Paloschi's loan into a permanent deal for undisclosed fee.

Cagliari

On 31 January 2020, Paloschi joined

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on loan until 30 June 2020.

Siena

On 19 August 2021,

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club

confirmed an agreement to sign free agent Paloschi on a contract until 2025.

International career

Paloschi scored two goals for Italy in the

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. On 18 November 2008, he made his debut for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against

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. He was selected to represent Italy in the 2009 U-21 Championship in Sweden. In March 2014 Paloschi received a call-up from

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. Paloschi was re-called by

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on 31 May 2015, again for the training camp.

Career statistics

References

External links

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La Gazzetta
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