Edoardo Soleri (born 19 October 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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for club Spezia.

Club career

Born in

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, Soleri joined

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's youth setup in 2013, from SSD Futbolclub. He was subsequently included in the ''Primavera'' squad, and also featured in the 2015–16 and

2016–17 UEFA Youth League The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League was the fourth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. Chelsea were the title holders after winning the previous two editions. However, since the UEFA Youth Le ...

s. Soleri made his professional debut on 29 September 2015, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–2 away loss against FC BATE Borisov, for the season's

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. On 30 June 2017, after finishing his formation, Soleri was loaned to

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side Spezia for one year. He made his debut for the club on 12 August, playing the last 24 minutes in a 2–0

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away loss against

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. On 19 January 2018, Soleri's loan was cut short after only five league appearances. The following day, he joined Spanish

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side UD Almería on loan until June. In July 2018, Soleri signed to

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club

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on loan. In January 2019, Soleri signed to Braga on loan until the end of the season. On 10 July 2019, Soleri signed a 3-years contract with

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club Padova. On 6 January 2021, he joined

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on loan. On 16 July 2021, he was loaned to

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. In his time at Palermo, he became the second-best goalscorer behind

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, marking a total ten goals in the regular season, all of them as a substitute. He confirmed his "super-sub" reputation by scoring the first of two Palermo goals in the promotion playoff quarter-final second leg against Virtus Entella, a 2–2 home draw that allowed the Sicilians to qualify for the semifinals, as well as scoring the final goal in a 3–0 away win at Feralpisalò in the semifinal first leg. On 16 June 2022, Palermo exercised their option to make the transfer permanent. Later in August 2022, Soleri signed a contract extension until 30 June 2025 with the ''Rosanero''. On 5 February 2023, he scored his first career goal in the Serie B league, the winning one in a 2–1 home win against third-placed

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. On 14 July 2024, Soleri left Palermo to sign for fellow Serie B club Spezia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soleri, Edoardo 1997 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie B players Serie C players AS Roma players Spezia Calcio players Calcio Padova players SS Monopoli 1966 players Palermo FC players Segunda División players UD Almería players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Almere City FC players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands