Ettore Mendicino (born 11 February 1990) is an

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Lazio

Born in

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, Mendicino began his career in

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with the successful

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youth system. Playing as a centre-forward and earmarked as a potential future-

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, Mendicino was touted as a key member of Lazio's future. Mendicino was first promoted to the Lazio first time during the 2007–08 season, yet did not make a senior debut. At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Mendicino played for the first team in pre-season friendlies, having a goal wrongfully disallowed against

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. On 8 February 2009, Mendicino made his

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debut, coming on as an injury time substitute for Cristian Ledesma in Lazio's 1–0 loss to

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. Lazio loaned him to

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side

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for the 2009–10 season to gain experience. He scored for the club against

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on 15 November 2009. During the summer transfer of 2010, Lazio loaned him to

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with the option to switch from loan to 50% co-ownership for €1.5 Million euros. He made his debut during Coppa Italia return match on 15 August 2010 against Lumezzane scoring the first goal of the match just after 6 minutes, whilst he played his first competitive

game for

on 22 August 2010 in their 0–0 tie against Grosseto. On 4 July 2013, he moved on loan to

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club

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. On 10 January 2020, he signed with

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club

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until the end of the season. The contract was to be automatically extended unless the club got relegated, which they were. On 1 October 2020 he joined Paganese. On 27 September 2021 he moved to

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International career

On 25 March 2009 Mendicino made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendicino, Ettore Living people 1990 births Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers S.S. Lazio players F.C. Crotone players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players A.S. Gubbio 1910 players Taranto F.C. 1927 players Como 1907 players U.S. Salernitana 1919 players S.S. Arezzo players Cosenza Calcio players A.C. Monza players S.S. Monopoli 1966 players Rimini F.C. 1912 players Paganese Calcio 1926 players A.S. Sambenedettese players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Association football forwards Footballers from Milan Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games