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 ''

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'' 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

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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

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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 ...

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 ...

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. 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

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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

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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

Pescara

In the seventh season as an

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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 ...

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

. 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

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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mengoni, Andrea 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