Andrea Tozzo (born 30 August 1992) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Verona

Born in

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and raised in nearby Torbole,

Trentino Trentino (), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento (; ; ), is an Autonomous province#Italy, autonomous province of Italy in the Northern Italy, country's far north. Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the Regions of Italy, region of Tren ...

region, Tozzo started his career at

Veneto Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...

club

Hellas Verona F.C. Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional football club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A championship in the 1984–85 season. I ...

in 2001. He was a player of the Allievi U16 team for the 2007–08 Veneto regional Allievi League. In the 2008–09 season he was part of the Allievi A team (U17) for the national Allievi League.

Fiorentina (loan)

Tozzo was promoted to the reserves of

Verona Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...

for the reserve league dedicated to

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clubs, but at the start of season Serie A club

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borrowed Tozzo for its reserve. He was the backup of Andrea Seculin and played 5 times.

Sampdoria

''La Viola'' did not buy Tozzo outright; instead another first division club,

U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the List of football club mergers, merg ...

, borrowed Tozzo with option to buy. Tozzo re-joined Luciano Bruni, vice-coach of Verona first team in 2008–09 season and the coach of Sampdoria reserve team in 2010–11, replacing the departed

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as a key player of the reserve. He competed for the starting place with Davide Negretti, who started 13 times and Tozzo 12. In summer 2011 Sampdoria exercised the right to sign Tozzo in co-ownership deal for €100,000 on a four-year contract. Following the departure of Negretti, Tozzo was the only first choice of the reserve in 2011–12 season, in his last season as an eligible player. On 20 June 2012 the co-ownership was renewed. On 2 August 2012, Tozzo, along with Moreno Beretta, Edoardo Blondett, Andrea Magrassi, Alessandro Martinelli and Giuseppe Zampano, was transferred to Italian third division club

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in a temporary deal. He became the starting keeper in the first match (round 2) of

2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-fifth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two phas ...

, ahead Andrea Bavena who played both matches of the cup. In June 2013 the co-ownership was renewed again. During 2013 financial year he also signed a new five-year contract. On 21 January 2014, Tozzo joined

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side

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in a loan deal. On 20 June 2014 Sampdoria bought him outright for another €100,000.

Novara (loan)

On 31 July 2014, Tozzo was signed by

Novara Calcio Novara Football Club, commonly referred to as Novara, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont. The club was founded in 2021 by the Novara, City of Novara to replace old Novara Calcio that lost its professional s ...

in a temporary deal. The club extended his loan of Tozzo on 10 July 2015 as well as buying Simone Corazza outright from Sampdoria.

Matera (loan)

On 31 January 2017, Tozzo was loaned to

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, with

Wladimiro Falcone Wladimiro Falcone (born 12 April 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lecce. Club career Sampdoria Born in Rome, Falcone played for local Roman clubs Lodigiani and Vigor Perconti, before joini ...

returned to Sampdoria from Livorno, as Tozzo's replacement.

Verona (loan)

On 3 August 2018, Tozzo joined to

side

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

a loan with option to buy.

Ternana

On 3 July 2019, Tozzo signed a 3-years contract with

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria and currently compete in the Serie C. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A ...

Loan to Mantova

On 21 August 2020, he was loaned to

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Loans to Teramo and Seregno

On 11 August 2021, he joined

Teramo Teramo (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia) and the Adriatic coast. Th ...

on loan. On 22 January 2022, he moved on loan to

Seregno Seregno (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of the new Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy. Seregno received the honorary title of city by a presidential decree on 26 January 1979. It is served by Seregno railway station ...

Cesena

On 9 September 2022, Tozzo joined

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for the 2022–23 season.

Honours

;Novara * Supercoppa di Lega Pro: 2015 *

: 2015

References

External links

AIC profile (data by football.it)
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