Andrea Petagna (; born 30 June 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on

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from

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. He has also previously represented the Italy national team.

Club career

AC Milan and loans

Petagna started his football career in AC Milan's youth system, where he was a member of the under-15 squad who won the ''Campionato Nazionale Giovanissimi'' in 2010 and a member of the under-17 squad who won the ''Campionato Nazionale Allievi'' the following year. He made his professional debut on 4 December 2012, coming on as a substitute in the late stages of a

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group stage home game against Zenit St. Petersburg, which Milan lost 0–1. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Petagna was promoted full-time to the first team. He made his

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debut on 24 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute in the opening game, a 2–1 away loss against newly promoted Hellas Verona. However, following the acquisition of Alessandro Matri in the late days of the summer transfer window, Milan decided they would let Petagna go out on loan to

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in order to gain more first team experience. Sampdoria also had the option to make the deal a co-ownership agreement at the end of the season-long loan spell. In spite of that, the loan was terminated early and Petagna returned to Milan in January, having made five scoreless appearances during his stay at Sampdoria. He finished the season with three more senior appearances, while being mainly employed by the under-19 squad managed by

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. The side won the Viareggio Cup in February, defeating

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in the final, with Petagna scoring the equaliser for the ''rossoneri'' in a 3–1 win. On 16 July 2014, Petagna was loaned out to

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side

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ahead of the 2014–15 season. On 13 January 2015, he was signed by

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on loan. On 30 August 2015, he was signed by Serie B newcomers

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on loan.

Atalanta and Ascoli loan

On 25 January 2016, Petagna signed for

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and was loaned to former club Ascoli until 30 June 2016.

SPAL

On 19 July 2018, Petagna signed for SPAL on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy. He scored his first goal with

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in his debut match on 12 August, scoring the final 1–0 goal in the

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third round match against Spezia He scored his first

goals with the Emilian side on 17 September, scoring a double that allowed the Biancazzurri to beat his former side Atalanta 2–0. He made 37 appearances scoring 17 goals in all competitions, On 1 July 2019, Petagna was signed on a permanent deal by SPAL.

Napoli

On 30 January 2020, Petagna signed with Napoli. He stayed at SPAL on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.

Monza

On 12 August 2022, Petagna joined newly promoted Serie A side

, with an obligation for purchase if certain conditions are met. He made his debut for Monza on 14 August, as a starter in a 2–1 Serie A defeat to

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. On October 19, Petagna scored his first goal for the ''biancorossi'', sealing the 3–2 comeback win in the round of 32 match against Udinese. On 31 October, he scored the first goal Serie A goal for Monza, from a

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, momentarily giving his side the advantage in the home match against

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, which eventually ended in a 2–1 defeat. When Monza guaranteed survival in the Serie A, Petagna's obligation-to-buy clause was triggered, forcing the

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club to permanently acquire the striker for a reported total cost of €14 million.

Cagliari (loan)

On 30 August 2023, recently promoted to Serie A side

announced the signing of Petagna on a season-long loan from Monza, with an option to make the move permanent.

International career

Petagna won five caps for Italy under-16 between 2010 and 2011. In 2011, he won one further cap for Italy under-17. He went on to be capped for Italy under-18, making eight appearances and scoring two goals in 2013. In 2013, he was also capped for Italy under-19, making his first appearance on 24 April. He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2016, in the 2017 European U21 Championship qualification match against

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. On 28 March 2017, Petagna made his senior international debut for the

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, along with four other players, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly away win against the

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. In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the

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by manager Luigi Di Biagio. On 18 June, he scored in Italy's opening match of the tournament, a 2–0 win over

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; this was also his only goal for the Italy U21 side. Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to

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on 27 June. Petagna gained notoriety at the tournament after winning the semifinal game, when he celebrated by taking his shorts off and showing off his briefs.

Personal life

Petagna is the grandson of a former football player and coach (1923–2000). He is partially of

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ancestry; his great-grandfather was a victim of the

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in Italy.

Career statistics

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International

References

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