Claudio Della Penna (born 12 May 1989 in Rome), is an Italian

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Career

He began to play in the youth system of AS Roma, he was in the team that finished runners-up in the

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.He was among the youngest players in A.S Roma He made his first appearance with the senior squad on 19 December 2007 in the Coppa Italia 2007–08 match lost against

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, when he substituted

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. He spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side

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. After his return from Pistoiese, AS Roma decided not to include Della Penna into the first team, thus making him unavailable to play any competitive game at all, since he also cannot be featured any longer with the ''Primavera'' side due to age limits, and his contract is due to expire in June 2010. Despite this, he is still part of the Italian under-20 national team plans, and he was part of the ''azzurri'' roster for the

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. In January 2010, He was loan to Gallipoli Calcio from AS Roma, he agreed for a loan move to Serie B outfit

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for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. On 31 August 2010 he moved to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side

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in co-ownership deal.

References

1989 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie B players Serie C players AS Roma players US Pistoiese 1921 players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Ternana Calcio players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rome Men's association football midfielders Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub