Andrea Signorini (born 31 January 1990) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

The third of four children of late

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and fan favourite Gianluca Signorini, who died in 2002 after a long battle against

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, he moved his first footsteps with his father's previous team, becoming himself captain of the ''Primavera'' Under-19 team that won the 2008–09

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after defeating

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in a two-legged final. On 17 May 2009, only days after the triumph in the Coppa Italia Primavera, Signorini made his

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debut in a home game against Chievo Verona, replacing

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during injury time. In August 2009 he was sent out on loan to

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side

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. He successively spent the 2010–11 again on loan in the Italian third tier, this time as part of the

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roster. On 14 July 2014, he left Benevento after four seasons to join

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club

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. In the summer 2015 it was purchased by A.C. Rimini Calcio 1912 militant in

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. In the season 2016–17, after the failure of A.C. Rimini 1912, he signed a contract with

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. In June 2017 he was bought by

side

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. On 31 January 2020 he joined

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...

on loan. On 14 September 2020 he moved to

References

1990 births Living people Footballers from Genoa Italian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Genoa CFC players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Benevento Calcio players AS Cittadella players Rimini FC 1912 players Ternana Calcio players US Catanzaro 1929 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players AS Gubbio 1910 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1990s-stub