Paulo Azzi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bragança Paulista, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Paulista | ||
| 2014 | Cittadella | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Paulista | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cittadella | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Tombense | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Spezia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Pavia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Pordenone (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Siracusa (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bisceglie (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Pro Vercelli | 52 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Seregno | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | Lecco | 17 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Modena | 50 | (6) |
| 2023– | Cagliari | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 | |||
Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi (born 15 July 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for Italian Serie A club Cagliari.
Career[edit]
Born in Bragança Paulista,[1] Azzi joined Paulista's youth setup in 2008, aged 13. In July 2013 he was promoted to the first-team ahead of that year's Copa Paulista.[2] He also appeared three times in the competition, all from the bench.
On 31 January 2014, Azzi joined Italian Serie B side A.S. Cittadella.[3] On 15 March he made his professional debut, starting and assisting Juan Surraco in the winner against Carpi at Pier Cesare Tombolato;[4] seven days later he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's second of a 4–0 routing at Padova.[5]
On 11 July 2020, he moved to Serie D club Seregno.[6]
On 1 February 2021, he returned to Serie C and signed with Lecco.[7]
On 3 July 2021, Azzi signed a two-year contract with fellow Serie C side Modena.[8] He made his debut on 6 September in a 1–1 league draw against Reggiana as a late substitute for Alessandro Marotta.[9] On 31 October, he scored his first goal for the club in the injury time of a 2–0 home win over Carrarese.[10] The Brazilian eventually contributed to Modena's direct promotion to Serie B after six years.[11][12]
After spending the first half of the 2022–23 season as a regular starter at Modena,[12] on 12 January 2023 Azzi officially joined fellow Serie B club Cagliari for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2025, with an option for another year.[13][14] He subsequently made his debut two days later, starting and scoring a goal in a 2–0 league win against Como.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved on 3 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Mesmo jovem, Paulista mostra confiança para buscar quarto título (Despite being young, Paulista shows confidence to hunt a fourth title) Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Federação Paulista de Futebol, 12 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Il Citta chiude per Piscitella ma il “giallo” è Di Roberto (Citta signs Piscitella but the “danger” is Di Roberto); Il Matino di Padova, 31 January 2014 (in Italian)
- ^ Cittadella 1–0 Carpi Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine; Lega Serie B, 15 March 2014 (in Italian)
- ^ Padova 0–4 Cittadella Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Lega Serie B, 22 March 2014 (in Italian)
- ^ "Il Seregno Calcio comunica di aver acquisito le prestazioni sportive di Paulo Azzi" (in Italian). Seregno. 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Paulo Azzi nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (in Italian). Lecco. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Arriva Paulo Azzi" (in Italian). Modena. 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Modena vs. Reggiana - 6 September 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Modena vs. Carrarese - 31 October 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Il Modena travolge il Pontedera: il ritorno in Serie B adesso è realtà". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Cagliari, ecco Azzi: il terzino dal sangue verdeoro con il vizio del dribbling che ha trascinato il Modena in Serie B". La Casa di C (in Italian). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Paulo Azzi al Cagliari". Modena FC (in Italian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Paulo Azzi è del Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com (in Italian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Di Chiaro, Michael (15 January 2023). "Azzi subito in goal nel giorno di Ranieri: il Cagliari vince grazie al suo nuovo acquisto". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Cittadella official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-04-07) (in Italian)
- Paulo Azzi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Paulo Azzi at Soccerway
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