Andrea Caroppo (born 18 July 1990) is an Italian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

, Apulia, southern Italy, Caroppo started his career at northern Italy club

Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in . The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1 ...

. Caroppo was the backup of Sergio Viotti in the reserve in 2007–08 season; he also played for the reserve B in Berretti League. After Viotti left the club, Caroppo was the first choice of the reserve in 2008–09 season. Caroppo left for Olbia in July 2009. In January 2010 Caroppo left for the reserve of

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

on a free loan, with option to co-own the player for €500,000. He played 9 games in half-season and all 3 games in the playoffs, ahead Francesco Di Gregorio. The club was eliminated in the quarter-finals in the playoffs round of the reserve league. At the end of season Caroppo returned to Brescia. Caroppo left for

Hellas Verona F.C. Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. Hist ...

along with

Marco Martina Rini Marco Martina Rini (born 4 March 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays for ASD Grumellese Calcio. Biography A youth product of Brescia, Martina Rini has played twice for the hometown club in Serie B despite young age. On 27 October 2007, he ...

and

Fabrizio Paghera Fabrizio Paghera (born 12 December 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Brescia. Club career Paghera made his first team Serie B debut on 24 October 2009 at the age of 17, during a league derby against AlbinoLeffe. ...

in July 2010. The Veneto club signed Caroppo in a co-ownership deal for a nominal fee of €250.Brescia Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian) Caroppo played for Verona in

2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...

. In June 2011 Caroppo returned to Brescia in 2-year contract for a peppercorn of €250. Caroppo was the third keeper of the first team, behind

Nicola Leali Nicola Leali (born 17 February 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Ascoli. Club career Brescia Born in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy, Leali began his youth career with Brescia Calcio and p ...

and Michele Arcari. Caroppo made his Serie B debut on 26 May 2012, substituted Arcari in 54 minute. The club then conceded 4 goals. The team was beaten 1–4 by

F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone S.r.l., commonly referred to as Crotone, is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. They play in the third division of Italian football, the Serie C. Founded in 20 settembre 1910, it holds its home games at Stadi ...

. In 2012–13 season the coach preferred

Alessio Cragno Alessio Cragno (born 28 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Monza, on loan from club Cagliari, and the Italy national team. Club career Brescia Cragno made his debut at Brescia Calcio on 25 ...

and Stefano Russo as the backups of Arcari. In mid-2013 Caroppo was signed by Bellaria – Igea Marina. On 8 January 2014 he was signed by fellow fourth-tier club Renate.

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FIGC

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