Andrea Catellani (born May 26, 1988) is a former

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football player, who played as a

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Club career

Catania

Catellani began his career in the youth ranks of Reggiana, before being signed in a co-ownership deal with

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in June 2006. During the 2006–2007

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season, Catellani scored 10 goals in just 15 league appearances; overall, his performances included 77 league appearances and 15 league goals for the Italian side. In the summer of 2008

opted to sign the player back on a permanent basis. He was officially brought back to

in July 2008 following the resolution of his co-ownership with

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side Reggiana. The transfer fee was undisclosed. After spending the summer training and taking part in first-team friendlies, the young striker was loaned out to Serie B outfit,

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to gain experience. In his first

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season with Modena, Catellani made 25 league appearances, scoring 7 goals. He was included in the starting line-up on 18 occasions. After an impressive season for the young striker up north in

, it was believed that he would return to

and remain for the

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campaign, with the player also impressing during the pre-season. He was given the shirt number 11. However, on 29 August 2009 it was confirmed that the young striker would return to

for one more season of first team football. He made an additional 35 appearances for the

club, scoring 9 goals in his second term. In June 2010, the player again returned to

, upon the expiration of the loan deal. After training with the club's first team during the 2010 pre-season, and also taking part in pre-season friendlies, new head coach,

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opted to send the player out on loan once more. Catellani officially was loaned out to

side

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on 1 August 2010, joining former

teammate

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. During his loan at Sassuolo he scored just 4 goals in 33

appearances. On 30 June 2011, Catellani officially returned to

, and on 9 July 2011, Catellani was assigned the number 32 jersey. In his first full season with the Sicilian club, Catellani appeared most frequently as a substitute, scoring 1

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goal in 21 league appearances. On 30 August 2012, Catellani was signed on a season-long loan deal by

for the second time, after he had previously spent the

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campaign, also on loan.

Spezia

On 23 August 2013, he officially transferred to

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in a co-ownership deal.

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Catellani, Andrea Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Catania FC players Modena FC 2018 players AC Reggiana 1919 players US Sassuolo Calcio players Spezia Calcio players AC Carpi players Virtus Entella players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Living people 1988 births Footballers from Reggio Emilia