Andrea Favilli (born 17 May 1997) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for club
Ternana
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The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...
, on loan from
Genoa
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.
Club career
Livorno
Born in
Pisa, Italy, Favilli started his career at
Livorno's youth academy.
Loan to Juventus
Favilli was loaned out to
Juventus on 2 February 2015. He scored 22 goals with the
Primavera (under-19) team.
Favilli made his
Serie A
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debut on 7 February 2016, against
Frosinone
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, replacing
Álvaro Morata
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He began his career at Real Madrid, making his debut with the sen ...
after 93 minutes in a 2–0 away win.
Ascoli
Favilli was loaned to
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from Livorno for the 2016–17 season, and later sold to Ascoli for a reported €3 million. He scored 13 Serie B goals in his two-season stay.
Juventus
On 15 June 2018, Favilli was sold to Juventus for €7.5 million, plus bonuses up to a maximum of €1.25 million.
Genoa
On 10 August 2018, Favilli was signed by
Genoa
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on a season-long loan for a fee of €5 million, with an option to buy for an additional €7 million. They later signed him permanently from the beginning of the next season. Favilli played 29 games in three seasons at Genoa.
Loans to Verona and Monza
On 18 September 2020, Favilli signed with
Hellas Verona
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His ...
on loan until the end of the season. He made his club debut on 27 September, during which he scored his first Serie A goal in a 1–0 home win over
Udinese
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. Favilli scored two goals in 11 appearances.
On 31 August 2021, Favilli moved to Serie B side
Monza on one-year loan with an option for purchase.
Ternana
On 12 August 2022, Favilli was loaned to
Ternana
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The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...
, with an option to buy. On 15 August 2023, Favilli returned to Ternana on loan with an obligation to buy.
International career
With the
Italy U19 team he took part at the
2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, reaching the final of the tournament. With the
Italy U20's, he took part at the
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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, where Italy finished in third place.
He made his debut with the
Italy U21 team on 23 March 2017, in a friendly match against
Poland
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.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Juventus
*
Serie A
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:
2015–16
Italy U20
*
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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bronze medal:
2017
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Favilli, Andrea
Living people
1997 births
Footballers from Pisa
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
US Livorno 1915 players
Juventus FC players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Genoa CFC players
Hellas Verona FC players
AC Monza players
Ternana Calcio players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Italy men's youth international footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers