Andrea Palazzi (born 24 February 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Pro Patria. He began his youth career at

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aged 10, and was rated by Inter fans as a promising

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Club career

Inter Milan

Palazzi made his professional debut on 6 November 2014, replacing Zdravko Kuzmanović for the last 7 minutes of a 1–1 draw at

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in the group stages of the

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Loan to Livorno

On 3 July 2015, Palazzi was signed by

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on a season-long loan. On 16 August he made his debut for

in the third round of the

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in a 2–0 away defeat against Carpi after extra time, he was replaced by Gianmario Comi in the 73rd minute. On 16 September, Palazzi made his

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debut as a substitute replacing Cristian Pasquato in the 82nd minute in a 3–1 home win over

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. On 17 October, Palazzi played his first match as a starter in Serie B, he was replaced by Mattia Aramu in the 46th minute of a 3–0 away defeat against

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. On 2 April 2016, he was handed a straight

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in a

match against

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. Palazzi ended his loan at Livorno with 12 appearances and 1 assist, but he never played an entire 90 minute match.

Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 7 July 2016, Palazzi was signed by

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on a season-long loan with an option to buy. On 7 August he made his debut for

in the second round of

, in a 3–1 home win over Reggina. On 13 August, Palazzi played in the third round of the Coppa Italia in a 4–1 away defeat against

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. On 27 August he made his

debut for Pro Vercelli in a 1–1 home draw against Ascoli, he was replaced by Daniele Altobelli in the 77th minute. On 4 September he played his first full match for Pro Vercelli, a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 17 December Palazzi scored his first for Pro Vercelli in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 home win over

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. On 12 March 2017 he was sent off for a second yellow card in the 70th minute of a 0–0 away draw against

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. Palazzi ended his season-long loan at

with 32 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.

Loan to Pescara

On 1 July 2017, Palazzi was signed by the

side

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with a season-long loan. On 27 August he made his debut for

as a substitute, replacing Mamadou Coulibaly in the 46th minute of a 5–1 home win over

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. On 14 October he played his first match as a starter for Pescara, a 1–0 away win over

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, he was replaced by Luca Valzania in the 66th minute. On 21 October, Palazzi played his first full match for Pescara, a 2–1 home win over

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. Palazzi ended his loan to Pescara with only 9 appearances. On 7 July 2018 his loan was extended for another season. On 5 August he played his first match of the season as a substitute replacing Ledian Memushaj in the 99th minute of a match won 4–3 at penalties after a 2–2 home draw against

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in the second round of

. One week later he played in the third round in a 1–0 away defeat against ChievoVerona. On 27 October he played his first match in Serie B as a substitute replacing Manuel Marras in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 home defeat against

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. In January 2019 his loan to Pescara was interrupted and Palazzi returned to

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with only 6 appearances, but only 1 as a starter.

Loan to Monza

On 14 January 2019, Palazzi was loaned to

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club

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with an 18-month loan deal. Five days later, on 19 January, he made his debut in Serie C as a substitute replacing Filippo Lora in the 64th minute and he scored his first goal for Monza and the winning goal in the 84th minute of a 1–0 home win over

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. Three days later he played his first entire match for Monza, a 0–0 away draw against Renate.

Monza

Loan to Palermo

After being bought outright from Monza following their promotion to the Serie B, on 5 September 2020, Palazzi was sent on a one-year loan to newly promoted

side

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Alessandria

Palazzi was sold to

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on a permanent deal on 31 August 2021.

Feralpisalò

On 21 July 2022, Palazzi joined Feralpisalò for a term of one year, with an option to extend for two more years.

Pro Sesto

On 28 September 2023, Palazzi signed with Pro Sesto.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Inter *

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: 2015 Monza *

Group A: 2019–20 Italy U17 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Inter Milan profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palazzi, Andrea 1996 births Living people Footballers from Milan Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Inter Milan players US Livorno 1915 players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players AC Monza players Palermo FC players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Feralpisalò players Pro Sesto 1913 players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Serie B players Serie C players Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen