Andrea Paolucci (born 23 November 1986) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for

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club Luparense.

Career

Born in

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 ...

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, Paolucci joined

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

on 31 January 2006. He was a member of the youth team, losing to

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in the final. He remained in the ''Primavera'' under-20 team as overage player in 2006–07 and 2007–08 season. He left for

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 ...

in January 2008 and then to

Taranto Taranto (; ; previously called Tarent in English) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. Founded by Spartans ...

. However, he was injured in his knee

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. He missed 5 months. In August 2009 he left for Andria BAT. On 15 July 2010 Andria bought him in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500. On 24 January 2012

Cittadella Cittadella () is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is in circumference with a diameter of around . There are fo ...

buy the half that belonged at Andria BAT for €80,000. On 23 June he is purchased entirely by Cittadella.

Personal life

His younger brother Lorenzo Paolucci is also a football player.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paolucci, Andrea 1986 births Living people Footballers from Pescara Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players Delfino Pescara 1936 players ACF Fiorentina players AC Cesena players Taranto FC 1927 players Fidelis Andria 2018 players AS Cittadella players Ternana Calcio players Virtus Entella players 21st-century Italian sportsmen