Andrea Vassallo (born 30 September 1997) is an Italian footballer. He is under contract with

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, but is not registered to play for the club for the 2019–20 season.

Club career

Bologna

Loan to Brescia

On 15 July 2016, Vassallo was signed by

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Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 7 August he made his debut for Brescia, as a substitute replacing

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in the 71st minute of a 2–0 home defeat against

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

in the second round of

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. On 15 October, Vassallo made his Serie B debut, as a substitute replacing

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in the 74th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Salernitana. On 25 October he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 87th minute of a 2–1 home win over

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

. Vassallo ended his loan to Brescia with only 4 apparences, all as a substitute, and 1 goal. During this season he played also 6 matches with Brescia youth team.

Loan to Carrarese

On 20 July 2017, Vassallo was signed by

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Carrarese Carrarese Calcio 1908, commonly referred to as Carrarese, is an Italian football club based in Carrara, Tuscany. It currently plays in Serie C, having last been in Serie B in 1948. History The club was founded in 1908. In the season 2010–1 ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 27 August he made his Serie C debut for Carrarese as a substitute replacing Tommaso Biasci in the 85th minute of a 1–0 away win over

Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...

. On 4 October, Vassallo scored his first goal for Carrarese in the 29th minute of a 5–2 away win over

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. On 15 October he scored his second goal in the 46th minute of a 2–2 away draw against

Giana Erminio Associazione Sportiva Giana Erminio S.r.l. is an Italian football club based in Gorgonzola, Lombardy. The team currently plays in Italy's . History The club was founded in 1909 as ''Unione Sportiva Argentia'', and later adopted the current name ...

. On 9 November he played his first entire match for Carrarese, a 3–2 home defeat against

. On 26 November, Vassallo scored his third goal in the 52nd minute of a 4–1 home win over

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. Vassallo ended his season-long loan to Carrarese with 33 appearances, 6 goals and 3 assists.

Loan to Catania and Renate

On 14 July 2018, Vassallo was loaned to another

club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 29 September he made his Serie C debut for Catania as a substitute replacing Kalifa Manneh in the 66th minute of a 2–1 away win over Rende. On 16 October he was sent off, as a substitute, with a double yellow card in the 91st minute of a 3–1 home win over

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. One month later, on 17 November, he played his first entire match for the team, a 0–0 away draw against

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. Ten days later he scored his first goal for Catania in the 39th minute of a 2–0 away win over

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. However, in January 2019, his loan was interrupted and he left Catania with 13 appearances, only 5 as a starter and 1 goal. On 30 January 2019, Vassallo was signed by Renate on a 6-month loan deal. On 16 February he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Davide Guglielmotti in the 81st minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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. Two weeks later, on 3 March, Vassallo played his first match as a starter, a 1–0 home defeat against

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

, he was replaced by Alberto Spagnoli after 46 minutes. Vassallo ended his 6-month loan to Renate with only 4 appearances, but only 1 as a starter.

International career

Vassallo represented

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at Under-18 and Under-19 level. On 22 October 2014 he made his U-18 debut as a substitute replacing

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in the 82nd minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Austria U-18. On 18 November 2014, Vassallo played his first entire match at U-18 and he scored his first international goal in the 86th minute of a 3–1 home win over Croatia U-18. On 12 May 2015 he scored his second goal at U-18 level in the 52nd minute of a 2–0 home win over Iran U-18. On 16 December 2015, Vassallo made his debut at U-19 level in a 4–1 home win over Serbia U-19, but he was replaced by Edoardo Soleri in the 8th minute for an injury.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vassallo, Andrea 1997 births Footballers from Milan Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Living people AC Milan players Bologna FC 1909 players Brescia Calcio players Carrarese Calcio 1908 Catania FC players AC Renate players Serie B players Serie C players