Andrea Mengoni (born 16 September 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a
defender for
A. C. Sangiustese.
Mengoni had played for Italian lower divisions in his entire career.
Club career
Early career
Born in Rome, Lazio, Mengoni started his career at
Eccellenza Lazio
Eccellenza Lazio is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lazio, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups (A and B). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes second also have ...
team Acilia, located in the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' of the
same name. At age 18, he was signed by
Castel di Sangro
Castel di Sangro (locally ''Caštiéllë'') is a city and ''comune'' of 6,461 people (as of 2013) in the Province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo, central Italy. It is the main city of the Alto Sangro e Altopiano delle Cinque Miglia area.
Geography
Caste ...
. He followed the team relegated to
Serie C2
Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status.
History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging t ...
in 2002. Mengoni also played for its
Berretti under-20 team in 2002–03 season.
Chievo and loans
In July 2003, Mengoni was signed by
Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
club
Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona.
History
The name came from t ...
. He was farmed to
Chieti
Chieti (, ; , , ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Southern Italy, east of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo, Abruzzo region.
In Italian, the adjectival form is ''teatino'' and inhabitants of Chieti ar ...
of
Serie C1
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions.
History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...
in
co-ownership deal. In January 2004 he was loaned to
Fermana. At the end of the season, Fermana survived from the Serie C1 relegation "play-out". In June 2004 Chievo bought back the 50% registration rights from Chieti. Fermana also extended the loan in
2004–05 Serie C1
The 2004–05 Serie C1 was the twenty-seventh edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.
Overview
Serie C1/A
It was contested by 19 teams, and U.S. Cremonese won the championship. It was decided that U ...
and survived from relegation again.
In August 2005, he was signed by
Cesena
Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...
of
Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
. In his
maiden season, he played 30 games, but not most of them were one of the starters.
In July 2006, he was signed by second division club
Frosinone
Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...
along with
Francesco Carbone
Francesco Carbone (born 4 January 1980) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defender.
Biography
Early career
Born in Rome, Lazio, Carbone started his career at S.S. Lazio. Carbone then left for Foggia.
Chievo and loans
In 1999, Ca ...
. Mengoni played in pre-season friendlies. He wore no.31 shirt for Frosinone. Mengoni played his only game against
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli (), commonly known as SSC Napoli or simply Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that currently competes in the Serie A, the highest league of Italian football. Napoli are am ...
, in 3–4–1–2 formation. The
cup match
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Frosinone lost to Napoli 1–3. On 31 August 2006 he left for
Grosseto
Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...
of the third division.
In August 2007, Mengoni was signed by Serie B newcomer
Avellino
Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.
...
along with Carbone in another co-ownership deal for €10,000 each, with
Di Cecco returned to Chievo for €20,000.
[A.C. Chievo Verona Srl ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 ] despite Chievo was relegated to the same level. Mengoni made 37 starts in
2007–08 Serie B
The 2007–08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008.
At the end of the year, three teams were promoted to Serie A, the fir ...
. Avellino relegated at the end of season. In June Chievo bought back Mengoni for free and sold Carbone outright for free. Avellino later re-admitted to
2008–09 Serie B
The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the Serie B 2007–08, 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Ser ...
.
Mengoni was spotted by another Serie B team
Piacenza
Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...
along with
Cesare Rickler. However, he only played 17 times in
2008–09 Serie B
The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the Serie B 2007–08, 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Ser ...
.
Pescara
In the seventh season as an
intangible asset
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or as co-ownership credit of Chievo, Mengoni was loaned to
Pescara
Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...
of
2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It was divided into two ph ...
, with option to purchase. Mengoni was one the member to help Pescara gain promotion back to
2010–11 Serie B
The 2010–11 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929, and the first one under the rule of the new Lega Serie B. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which retu ...
. In July 2010 Pescara acquired him in co-ownership deal, for €100,000, signing a 2-year contract. Mengoni was one of the absolute starter of Pescara in
2010–11 Serie B
The 2010–11 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929, and the first one under the rule of the new Lega Serie B. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which retu ...
. He wore no.5 shirt that season. In June 2011 Chievo gave up the remain 50% registration rights and Pescara also gave up
Francesco Dettori for free.
However Mengoni fell out from the club plan, his no.5 shirt was taken by
Marco Capuano and offered a temporary number of 92. Along with
Matarazzo (39),
Olivi (42),
Sembroni (43),
Romito (55),
Fruci (59),
Ragni (76),
Ariatti (78),
D'Alterio (80),
Prisco (87),
Tognozzi (88), Tabacco (90) and
Ganci (99), they all left the club, except
Cattenari (57) and Ragni, who returned to the team in mid-season.
Barletta & Benevento
On 31 August 2011, Mengoni was transferred to the third division club
Barletta
Barletta (; Salentino: ''Varrétte'' or ''Barlétte'') is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. Barletta is the '' capoluogo'', together with Andria and Trani, of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It has a population of a ...
. Mengoni was the starting centre-backs along with
Vincenzo Migliaccio.
On 20 August 2012, he terminated the contract On the next day he joined
Benevento
Benevento ( ; , ; ) is a city and (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato (r ...
on free transfer.
Ascoli
Virtus Francavilla
On 31 August 2018, he signed with
Serie C
The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...
club
Virtus Francavilla. On 6 November 2018, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.
International career
Mengoni received call-up from
Italy U20 Serie C in
2002–03 Mirop Cup. Italy U20 C was the champion. He also received call-up for friendlies against
England C in February 2004 and November 2004. However, he did not enter the final lineup in November.
Footnotes
References
External links
La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2007–08)
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Lega Serie B Profile
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1983 births
Footballers from Rome
Living people
Italian men's footballers
ACD Castel di Sangro Cep 1953 players
AC ChievoVerona players
SSD Chieti FC 1922 players
Fermana FC players
AC Cesena players
Frosinone Calcio players
US Grosseto 1912 players
US Avellino 1912 players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
ASD Barletta 1922 players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Virtus Francavilla Calcio players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Men's association football central defenders
AC Sangiustese players
21st-century Italian sportsmen