Andrea Dini (born 20 February 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Rimini

He is the product of

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and started making bench appearances for the senior squad in the 2012–13 season of

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at the age of 16. After the reorganization of Italian lower-leagues system Rimini was moved to

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and he became the first-choice goalkeeper for the club in the 2014–15 season.

Loan to San Marino

On 24 July 2015, he joined

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, also in the

, on a season-long loan.

Messina

On 20 July 2016, he joined

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. However, he left the club just a month later without appearing in any competitive games.

Return to San Marino

He returned to

on 1 September 2016 on a permanent basis.

Parma

On 1 August 2017, he signed a two-year contract with

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club

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

. He was the backup for the whole 2017–18 season to Pierluigi Frattali, not making any league appearances.

Loan to Trapani

On 10 August 2018, he joined

Trapani Trapani ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the mai ...

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on a season-long loan. He made his Serie C debut for Trapani on 18 September 2018 in a game against Reggina. Trapani was promoted to

and the loan was renewed for another season on 29 July 2019. He made his

debut on 24 August 2019 in a game against Ascoli. After starting Trapani's first three games in Serie B, he lost his starting position to

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Loan to Avellino

On 24 January 2020 he moved on loan to

club

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Loan to Padova

On 1 February 2021 he was loaned to

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Serie C clubs

On 30 August 2021, he signed with

Fidelis Andria Fidelis Andria 2018 or simply Fidelis Andria is an Italian football club based in Andria, Apulia. The club was founded in 1971 and re-founded in 2005, 2013 and 2018. The team competes in . Fidelis Andria play their home matches at Stadio Degl ...

. On 24 January 2022, he moved to

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian professional football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football system, following their promotion ahead of the 2024–25 seas ...

. On 18 July 2022, Dini signed a two-year contract with

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Catanzaro

On 19 July 2024, Dini signed a one-year contract with

Catanzaro Catanzaro (; or ; ), also known as the "City of the two Seas" (), is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its province and the second most populated comune of the region, behind Reggio Calabr ...

Catania

On 17 January 2025, Dini moved to

on a one-and-a-half-year contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dini, Andrea 1996 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Rimini Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Rimini FC 1912 players San Marino Calcio players ACR Messina players Parma Calcio 1913 players FC Trapani 1905 players US Avellino 1912 players Calcio Padova players Fidelis Andria 2018 players SS Juve Stabia players FC Crotone players US Catanzaro 1929 players Catania FC players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in San Marino Expatriate men's footballers in San Marino 21st-century Italian sportsmen