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

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Arimin ...

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

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

, 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 (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

. He was the backup for the whole 2017–18 season to

Pierluigi Frattali Pierluigi Frattali (born 1 December 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Bari. Career Frattali was signed by Parma as the starting goalkeeper in January 2017. He missed all of March due to injury, with Davide Bass ...

, not making any league appearances.

Loan to Trapani

On 10 August 2018, he joined

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') 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 impor ...

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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

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. 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

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. After starting Trapani's first three games in Serie B, he lost his starting position to Marco Carnesecchi.

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 association football, 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 ma ...

. On 24 January 2022, he moved to

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dini, Andrea 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Rimini Footballers from Emilia-Romagna Italian footballers Association football goalkeepers Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Rimini F.C. 1912 players A.S.D. Victor San Marino players A.C.R. Messina players Parma Calcio 1913 players Trapani Calcio players U.S. Avellino 1912 players Calcio Padova players S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 players S.S. Juve Stabia players F.C. Crotone players Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in San Marino Expatriate footballers in San Marino