Daniele Padelli (born 25 October 1985) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Padelli was born in Brescia, Italy, on September 25, 1985. He started his youth career at

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. ...

in 1997. He then moved to

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in 2004.

Club career

Early career

Padelli began his playing career at the

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club Delebio, a team from

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. He moved to

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in 2001 and then

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the year after. In 2004, he was transferred to

, playing for the Primavera youth team, before being loaned to

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in the

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(33 appearances with 29 goals conceded) and then

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(one appearance, 2 goals conceded).

Liverpool (loan)

On 12 January 2007, Padelli was loaned to

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club

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for the duration of the season with the option to make the deal permanent. On the completion of the deal Liverpool manager

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said, "He's a good young goalkeeper who has been selected for his national side. Padelli will give us a good option for the future. The fact he is once again with the under-21s for his national side tells you that we are signing a very good player." He made his debut, and only appearance, for the club on 13 May 2007 against Charlton Athletic F.C. in the last league game of the 2006–07 season to become the first Italian to ever play for the club. However, his poor performance saw him concede two goals in a disappointing draw for the Reds. He returned to Sampdoria on 8 June 2007.

Pisa (loan)

On 5 July 2007 he was officially loaned to

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, playing several friendly matches for the side as well as making an appearance in the

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against

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. In the first league game he was left on the bench, playing in the fourth round (0–3) against

; in the following game, coach

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selected him over the more experienced Davide Morello. However, his season ended with only 7 appearances with 10 goals conceded. In 2008–09, he was loaned to

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with the option to make the deal permanent. With the ''biancoverdi'', he collected 15 appearances with 29 goals conceded, relegating to

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at the end of the season. He returned to Sampdoria.

Bari (loan)

On 2 July 2009 he was transferred from the Genoese club on loan to

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with a buyout clause, where he served as deputy to

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. He made his debut in

and with Bari on 9 May 2010 in the match

-Bari (3–3). On 29 July 2010 his loan was renewed, with Padelli playing his first game of the 2010–11 season in a 1–1 draw with

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Udinese

On 25 June 2011 Padelli returned to Sampdoria, but on 31 August it was announced he had been loaned to

with the option to redeem 50% of his contract in co-ownership. On 27 August 2012, he was sold outright to

, where he spent a season as second-choice goalkeeper, playing 12 times in all competitions.

Torino

On 29 May 2013 Padelli was signed by

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on a free transfer, where, due to the suspension of

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, he was a starter. He debuted in the

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and conceded twice in a 1–2 loss to

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. Padelli played in every match of the 2013–14 season, which concluded with Torino's qualification to the

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, collecting 38 appearances. He was awarded the goalkeeping ''revelation of the season'' at the Italian Sport Awards on 21 May 2014. He made his official debut in European competition for Torino during the

of the 2014–15 Europa League against

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. After the arrival of

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from

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, Padelli lost his position in the starting lineup, and finished the season with the expiration of his contract. He concluded his experience at Torino after four seasons and 116 appearances between the league,

and Europa League.

Inter Milan

Padelli, who has always been an

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fan, was signed by the Nerazzurri in mid-2017. It was reported that Padelli already agreed to a deal in May in order to formally join the club as a free agent on 1 July. Padelli and his goalkeeping team mate

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signed a new 1-year contract on 28 June 2019. On 2 February 2020, Padelli made his first

appearance for Inter in an away match against Udinese, keeping a clean-sheet in a 2–0 win at Dacia Arena. Padelli became the first choice goalkeeper due to the injury of

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. The following season, he won his first silverware under Antonio Conte. However, with the return from loan of Romanian sub-21 international

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, Padelli was relegated to third-choice goalkeeper.

Return to Udinese

On 28 May 2021, Padelli returned to Udinese on a free transfer.

International career

Padelli was called up to the Italy under-20 on 14 occasions and played 7 times. On 12 December 2006 he made his debut for the Italy under-21 against

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, won 2–0 by the ''Azzurrini''. On 30 August 2014 he was called up to the Italy national team for the first time by the new coach

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in view of a friendly against the

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on 4 September and the

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qualifying match against

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on 9 September.

Style of play

Padelli is known for his good-quality shot-stopping ability as a goalkeeper.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Liverpool *

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runner-up: 2006–07 Inter Milan *

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runner-up: 2019–20

References

External links

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FIGC
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