Elia Petrelli (born 15 August 2001) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Fermana on loan from Genoa.

Club career

Petrelli joined the Juventus youth teams in the summer of 2016. He made his Serie C debut for

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on 23 December 2018, in a game against Virtus Entella as a 72nd-minute substitute for

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. On 22 November 2020, Petrelli scored a hat-trick during the 2020–21 season against

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, helping Juventus U23 win 3–2. On 29 January 2021, Petrelli moved to Genoa for a fee of €8 million, plus a maximum of €5.3 million in performance-related bonuses. He was subsequently loaned to

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until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 16 August 2021, Petrelli was loaned to

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. He did not make any appearances for Ascoli in the first half of the season, and on 22 January 2022 he moved on a new loan to Serie C club

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. On 26 July 2022, Petrelli moved on loan to Serie C club

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. On 20 January 2023, he joined Siena on loan. On 12 January 2024, Petrelli was loaned to Fermana.

International career

Petrelli was first called up to represent his country for the under-16 squad in a

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against Turkey in December 2016. He was called up to the under-17 team for the Euro qualifiers in October 2017, but remained on the bench in all three games. In August 2018, Petrelli played in friendlies for Italy U18 and scored a goal against Serbia. In October 2018, he participated in the Euro qualifiers for the under-19 squad.

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* 2001 births Footballers from Cesena Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Juventus Next Gen players Genoa CFC players AS Reggina 1914 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Siena FC SSD players Pro Sesto 1913 players Fermana FC players Serie C players Serie B players {{Italy-footy-forward-2000s-stub