- Paolo De Ceglie
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Paolo De Ceglie Personal information Full name Paolo De Ceglie Date of birth 17 September 1986 Place of birth Aosta, Italy Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Juventus Number 11 Youth career Juventus Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2007 Juventus 8 (1) 2007–2008 Siena 29 (2) 2008– Juventus 52 (0) National team‡ 2006–2009 Italy U-21 15 (0) 2008 Olympic Italy 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2009Paolo De Ceglie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaolo deˈtʃɛʎʎe]; born September 17, 1986 in Aosta) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.
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Club career
De Ceglie joined Juventus' youth set-up as a youngster and idolized Pavel Nedvěd.[1] He played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera. He scored a hat-trick in Juventus' 5–1 defeat of bitter rivals Inter Milan in the 2006 Super Coppa Primavera.[2]
When Juventus were relegated for the 2006–07 season due to the Calciopoli scandal, De Ceglie and fellow youngsters Claudio Marchisio and Sebastian Giovinco were all promoted to the first team. He made his senior team debut on November 6, 2006 for Juventus against Napoli, coming on as a substitute for Nicola Legrottaglie after 55 minutes, with the game eventually ending 1–1. His first ever senior goal came in his second game, as Juventus beat Lecce 4–1. In June 2007 he was loaned out to Serie A side Siena on a co-ownership agreement. He had a successful time there, starting nearly every match when fit and also scored twice and tallied several assists.
De Ceglie was sold back to Juventus on June 9, 2008 after his first season in Serie A with Siena.[3] Juve paid €3.5m for the other half of his contract, which was paid in installments during the 2008–09 season. He put in some good performances, most notably in the 4–2 win over Milan in December.[4] He came on as a substitute for the injured Pavel Nedvěd and made an immediate impact, setting up Amauri's goal to put Juve 3–1 up and forcing a professional foul from Milan right back Gianluca Zambrotta which resulted in a free kick.[5][6] That same month, he extended his contract until 2013.[7] In the summer of 2009, he became the subject of transfer rumours but no move ever materialized as he did not want to leave Turin.[8] He was a bit-part player during Ciro Ferrara's time as coach. Due to various injury problems, new manager Alberto Zaccheroni named him in the starting line-up more regularly in the latter half of the 2009–10 season.[9] He has been played as a left winger to great effect in Zaccheroni's experimental 3–5–2 formation. In February, he set up Amauri to score the equalizer in the Europa League Round of 32 first leg match against Ajax and Juventus went on to win 2–1 on aggregate after a 0–0 draw in the second leg. He made his 50th league appearance for Juve on 25 April and played a part in their 3–0 win over Bari.
De Ceglie was not expected to be a starter under new manager Luigi Delneri, who was appointed prior to the 2010-11 season. He took his chances and his improved performances earned him a place in the starting eleven. Unfortunately his season was interrupted with a ligament injury that required surgery in October. He made a comeback as a second-half substitute on the last matchday of the season against SSC Napoli.[10]
International career
He made his Italy U-21 debut against Luxembourg, 12 December 2006, replacing Arturo Lupoli in the 62nd minute. Since making his U-21 debut, De Ceglie had been a regular in the Azzurrini squad, initially at left back.
De Ceglie was called-up for the 2008 Toulon Tournament but had to return home due to an injury.[11] He was a regular at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the summer of 2009, he was called-up for the U-21 European Championships held in Sweden, playing as in left midfield as Domenico Criscito was preferred at left back. He missed the semifinal loss to Germany due to an injury he picked up in the last group match against Belarus.[12]
Honours
- 1 Campionato Primavera: 2005–06[13]
- 1 Super Coppa Primavera: 2006[2]
- 1 Torneo di Viareggio: 2004–05
Career statistics
Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Juventus Serie B 2006–07 8 1 0 0 - - 0 0 8 1 Siena Serie A 2007–08 29 2 0 0 - - 0 0 29 2 Juventus 2008–09 19 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 26 0 2009–10 25 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 31 0 2010–11 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 14 0 2011–12 1 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 0 Juventus Total 60 1 5 0 15 0 0 0 80 1 Career Total 89 3 5 0 15 0 0 0 109 3 As of 12 September 2011
References
- ^ "Marchisio: «La fortuna ora comincia a girare»". Tuttosport. 22 February 2010. http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2010/02/22-56981/Marchisio%3A+%C2%ABLa+fortuna+ora+comincia+a+girare%C2%BB.
- ^ a b "Primavera, Juve troppo forte". Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 September 2006. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Juventus/Primo_Piano/2006/09_Settembre/27/finale.shtml.
- ^ "Juventus sign Paolo De Ceglie". juventus.com. 9 June 2008. http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/NEWS_newseventi_F3C7493735CC4397A9C499FB7BBF67D4.asp.
- ^ "La Juve punta sui giovani d'oro" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 15 December 2008. http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2008/12/15-12415/La+Juve+punta+sui+giovani+d%27oro.
- ^ "De Ceglie, momento magico" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 December 2008. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Juventus/Primo_Piano/2008/12/16/contratti.shtml.
- ^ "Ragazzi di bottega" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 16 December 2008. http://www.corriere.it/sport/08_dicembre_16/perrone_molinaro_marchisio_inter_4f008a34-cb42-11dd-839f-00144f02aabc.shtml.
- ^ "Juve, De Ceglie rinnova fino al 2013" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 18 December 2008. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/52626/Juve%2C+De+Ceglie+rinnova+fino+al+2013.
- ^ "«De Ceglie incedibile: resta alla Juve»". Corriere dello Sport. 14 July 2009. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/74748/%C2%ABDe+Ceglie+incedibile%3A+resta+alla+Juve%C2%BB.
- ^ "Ecco De Ceglie, l'acquisto di Zac". Tuttosport. 6 February 2010. http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/juventus/2010/02/06-54606/Ecco+De+Ceglie%2C+l%E2%80%99acquisto+di+Zac.
- ^ "Juventus 2-2 Napoli". legacalcio.it. 22 May 2011. http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/match-report/-/match-report/Juventus-Napoli/25522.
- ^ "Under 21: infortunio a De Ceglie". Corriere dello Sport. 23 May 2008. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Euro2008/30802/Under+21%3A+infortunio+a+De+Ceglie.
- ^ "De Ceglie ko, Europeo finito" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 24 June 2009. http://www.repubblica.it/2009/06/sport/calcio/under-21-europeo/de-ceglie-a-casa/de-ceglie-a-casa.html.
- ^ Finale campionato primavera 2005–06
External links
- Profile on Juventus official website
Italy squads Italy squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 
Italy squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Consigli • 2 Motta • 3 Andreolli • 4 Criscito • 5 Morosini • 6 Marzoratti • 7 Abate • 8 Marchisio • 9 Acquafresca • 10 Giovinco • 11 De Ceglie • 12 Sirigu • 13 Ranocchia • 14 Pisano • 15 Bocchetti • 16 Candreva • 17 Poli • 18 Cerci • 19 Paloschi • 20 Balotelli • 21 Cigarini • 22 Seculin • 23 Dessena • Coach: CasiraghiJuventus F.C. – current squad 1 Buffon · 2 Motta · 3 Chiellini · 5 Pazienza · 6 Grosso · 7 Pepe · 8 Marchisio · 9 Iaquinta · 10 Del Piero (c) · 11 De Ceglie · 13 Manninger · 14 Vučinić · 15 Barzagli · 17 Elia · 18 Quagliarella · 19 Bonucci · 20 Toni · 21 Pirlo · 22 Vidal · 24 Giaccherini · 26 Lichtsteiner · 27 Krasić · 28 Estigarribia · 30 Storari · 32 Matri · 33 Sørensen · 34 Marrone · 38 Amauri · Manager: Conte
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Aosta
- Italian footballers
- A.C. Siena players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Italy
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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