Andrea Beghetto (born 11 October 1994) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club Pisa.

Club career

SPAL and Genoa

Beghetto began his career in

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, starting his career as a fullback or wingback, before switching to a winger, and later to a

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. After a promising season with

SPAL Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly known as S.P.A.L. (), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The team plays in Serie B, the second tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1907, sinc ...

in the

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, wherein he was considered one of the strongest players, Berghetto transferred to

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in January 2017.

Frosinone

Beghetto transferred to

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on 5 July 2017.

Pisa

On 31 January 2021 he moved to Pisa. The contract was technically a loan for the first 18 months, after which Pisa was obligated to purchase his rights on a permanent basis.

Alessandria, Perugia and Venezia

On 5 August 2021, he was loaned by Pisa to Alessandria. On 31 January 2022, Beghetto moved on a new loan to

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. On 30 August 2022, Beghetto returned to Perugia on a new loan. On 26 January 2023, Beghetto was loaned by

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Personal life

Andrea's grandfather

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is a former Olympic gold-medalist cyclist, his father Massimo is a former footballer and current footballing coach, and his uncle

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is a retired professional footballer.

Honours

SPAL *

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: 2015–16 * Supercoppa di Lega Pro: 2016 *

: 2016–17

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beghetto, Andrea 1994 births Living people Footballers from Perugia Italian men's footballers Calcio Padova players AC Bellaria Igea Marina players Genoa CFC players SPAL players Frosinone Calcio players Pisa SC players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players AC Perugia Calcio players Venezia FC players Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players