Claudio Della Penna

Claudio Della Penna
Claudio Della Penna
Personal information
Date of birth 12 May 1989 (1989-05-12) (age 22)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder, striker
Club information
Current club Ternana
Youth career
2001–2007 AS Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2010 AS Roma 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Pistoiese (loan) 11 (0)
2010 → Gallipoli (loan) 8 (1)
2010- Ternana 3 (0)
National team
2004–2005 Italy U–16[1] 6 (2)
2005 Italy U–17[1] 3 (2)
2008–2009 Italy U–20[1] 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 7, 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).

Claudio Della Penna (born 12 May 1989 in Rome), is an Italian football striker who is currently contracted with Ternana.

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 made his first appearance with the major team 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.[2]

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 on June 2010.[3] Despite this, he is still part of the Italian under-20 national team plans, and is expected to be part of the azzurri roster for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

On January 2010, after failing to make any appearance with AS Roma, he agreed for a loan move to Serie B outfit Gallipoli for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Convocazioni e presenze in campo DELLA PENNA CLAUDIO" (in Italian). FIGC.it. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2921&squadra=3. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
  2. ^ "Preso l'attaccante Della Penna" (in Italian). AC Pistoiese. 2008-08-05. http://www.acpistoiese.net/shownews.php?ID=685. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  3. ^ a b "Della Penna, il romanista che gioca solo in nazionale" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 2009-09-07. http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo_app.php?id=21707&sez=HOME_SPORT&npl=&desc_sez=. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Della Penna al Gallipoli" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2010-01-21. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=189605. Retrieved 2010-02-10. 


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