Claudio Della Penna (born 12 May 1989 in

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striker.

Career

He began to play in the youth system of

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, he was in the team that finished runners-up in the Torneo di Viareggio 2007.He was among the youngest players in A.S Roma He made his first appearance with the senior squad on 19 December 2007 in the

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match lost against

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, when he substituted

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. He spent the 2008–09 season on loan to

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side

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. After his return from Pistoiese, AS Roma decided not to include Della Penna into the first team, thus making him unavailable to play any competitive game at all, since he also cannot be featured any longer with the ''Primavera'' side due to age limits, and his contract is due to expire in June 2010. Despite this, he is still part of the Italian under-20 national team plans, and he was part of the ''azzurri'' roster for the

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. In January 2010, He was loan to Gallipoli Calcio from AS Roma, he agreed for a loan move to

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outfit

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for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. On 31 August 2010 he moved to

side

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in co-ownership deal.

References

1989 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie B players Serie C players AS Roma players FC Pistoiese SSD players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Ternana Calcio players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rome Men's association football midfielders Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub