Andrea Consigli (born 27 January 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays for

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club

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Consigli is a youth product of

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. To gain some first team experience, the young goalkeeper was loaned out to

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in the 2006–07 season. The following season, he was loaned to

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. After a successful loan spell there, he returned to Atalanta and acquired the number 1 shirt. On 1 September 2014, Consigli joined

team

for €3 million.

International career

Consigli made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 15 August 2006, in a friendly match against

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. Then he was selected by head coach

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in the squad for the 2007 U-21 Championship as the third choice goalkeeper. After that competition he became the first choice in the goal for Italy U-21 team until the 2009 U-21 Championship, in which Italy reached the semi-finals. In 2008, he took part at the

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with the Italian Olympic team, as the back up of

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. He received his first call up for the Italian senior team by head coach

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, for the friendly match against

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held on 15 August 2012 in

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Style of play

An experienced and reliable keeper, Consigli was considered to be a promising goalkeeper in his youth, and is known for his goalkeeping technique, quick reflexes, shot–stopping, and ability in one–on–one situations. He has also stood out for his

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–stopping abilities throughout his career; with 19 stops in 364 appearances since 2009, he has parried the joint–third–most penalties in Serie A history, behind only

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and

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, with 24 and 26 stops respectively. His role model as a goalkeeper is

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. Considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the Italian top–flight, and one of Sassuolo's best players, in 2012, Padraig Whelan of ''forzaitalianfootball.com'' described Consigli as "perhaps the most underrated player in Serie A in any position", and as a goalkeeper with "few weaknesses in his game".

Career statistics

Honours

Atalanta *Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 2001–02 *

: 2001–02,

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Italy U21 *

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bronze:

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Individual *

2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006–07 compe ...

Selection

References

External links

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Official Player Profile
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FIGC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Consigli, Andrea 1987 births Living people Italian men's footballers Atalanta BC players Rimini FC 1912 players Men's association football goalkeepers US Sambenedettese players US Sassuolo Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Milan Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers