Claudio Della Penna

Claudio Della Penna (born 12 May 1989 in Rome), is an Italian football striker.

Career
He began to play in the youth system of AS Roma, 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 Coppa Italia 2007–08 match lost against Torino F.C., when he substituted Adrian Piţ.

He spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Pistoiese.

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 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In January 2010, He was loan to Gallipoli Calcio from AS Roma, he agreed for a loan move to Serie B outfit Gallipoli for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.

On 31 August 2010 he moved to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ternana in co-ownership deal.