Andrea Rispoli (born 29 September 1988) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Brescia

Born in

Cava de' Tirreni Cava de' Tirreni (; Cilentan: ''A Càva'') is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, northwest of the town of Salerno. It lies in a richly cultivated valley surrounded by wooded hills, and is a pop ...

, Campania, Rispoli started his professional career at

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 ...

. Having played for the reserve team from 2005 to 2008, he made his professional debut with the first team during the

2007–08 Serie B The 2007–08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008. At the end of the year, three teams were promoted to Serie A, the fir ...

season.

Parma and loans

In January 2010, Rispoli was sold to

Parma F.C. Parma Calcio 1913 (), commonly known as Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football. ''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...

in a co-ownership deal for €3.5 million, on a -year contract. Concurrently, Alessandro Budel and

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moved to Brescia in a co-ownership deal for €2.5 million and €1 million respectively, who were free agents years ago. Rispoli returned to Brescia on loan until 30 June 2010. On 30 August 2010, Rispoli left for fellow Serie A team

U.S. Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce (), is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, the top level of the Italian football pyramid, having been promoted from Serie B ...

on loan along with

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. In June 2011, both Brescia and Parma gave up the retained registration rights to the opposite side for free. On 1 July 2011, Rispoli and Paolo Castellini were exchanged with

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. After

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did not buy him, on 3 July 2012 he left for

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, once more on loan.

Palermo

On 2 February 2015, he moved to

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in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase. At the end of year he was released from

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, due to the club's bankruptcy, and signed a four-year contract with Palermo. He was released on 30 June 2019 after his expiring contract was not renewed; soon afterwards, Palermo was excluded from Serie B.

Lecce

On 13 August 2019, Rispoli signed

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club

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 ...

Crotone

On 8 September 2020, Rispoli signed a 2-year contract with

Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

. On 31 August 2021, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Return to Parma

On 9 December 2021, he returned to

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Cosenza

On 9 July 2022, Rispoli signed with

International career

On 12 August 2009, Rispoli made his debut with the Italy U-21 scoring a goal in the friendly against

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. He played the second round of

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, against

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as a sub of

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. He returned to the squad for the

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References

External links

FIGC

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rispoli, Andrea Living people 1988 births People from Cava de' Tirreni Association football defenders Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Brescia Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players U.S. Lecce players U.C. Sampdoria players Calcio Padova players Ternana Calcio players F.C. Crotone players Cosenza Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Sportspeople from the Province of Salerno Footballers from Campania