# Andrea Palazzi

Andrea Palazzi (born 24 February 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Pro Patria. He began his youth career at Inter Milan aged 10, and was rated by Inter fans as a promising holding midfielder.

## Club career
### Inter Milan

Palazzi made his professional debut on 6 November 2014, replacing Zdravko Kuzmanović for the last 7 minutes of a 1–1 draw at AS Saint-Étienne in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.

#### Loan to Livorno

On 3 July 2015, Palazzi was signed by Livorno on a season-long loan. On 16 August he made his debut for Livorno in the third round of the Coppa Italia in a 2–0 away defeat against Carpi after extra time, he was replaced by Gianmario Comi in the 73rd minute. On 16 September, Palazzi made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Cristian Pasquato in the 82nd minute in a 3–1 home win over Brescia. On 17 October, Palazzi played his first match as a starter in Serie B, he was replaced by Mattia Aramu in the 46th minute of a 3–0 away defeat against Crotone. On 2 April 2016, he was handed a straight red card in a Serie B match against Vicenza. Palazzi ended his loan at Livorno with 12 appearances and 1 assist, but he never played an entire 90 minute match.

#### Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 7 July 2016, Palazzi was signed by Pro Vercelli on a season-long loan with an option to buy. On 7 August he made his debut for Pro Vercelli in the second round of Coppa Italia, in a 3–1 home win over Reggina. On 13 August, Palazzi played in the third round of the Coppa Italia in a 4–1 away defeat against Torino. On 27 August he made his Serie B debut for Pro Vercelli in a 1–1 home draw against Ascoli, he was replaced by Daniele Altobelli in the 77th minute. On 4 September he played his first full match for Pro Vercelli, a 1–1 away draw against Trapani. On 17 December Palazzi scored his first for Pro Vercelli in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 home win over SPAL. On 12 March 2017 he was sent off for a second yellow card in the 70th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Novara. Palazzi ended his season-long loan at Pro Vercelli with 32 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.

#### Loan to Pescara

On 1 July 2017, Palazzi was signed by the Serie B side Pescara with a season-long loan. On 27 August he made his debut for Pescara in Serie B as a substitute, replacing Mamadou Coulibaly in the 46th minute of a 5–1 home win over Foggia. On 14 October he played his first match as a starter for Pescara, a 1–0 away win over Parma, he was replaced by Luca Valzania in the 66th minute. On 21 October, Palazzi played his first full match for Pescara, a 2–1 home win over Avellino. Palazzi ended his loan to Pescara with only 9 appearances.
On 7 July 2018 his loan was extended for another season. On 5 August he played his first match of the season as a substitute replacing Ledian Memushaj in the 99th minute of a match won 4–3 at penalties after a 2–2 home draw against Pordenone in the second round of Coppa Italia. One week later he played in the third round in a 1–0 away defeat against ChievoVerona. On 27 October he played his first match in Serie B as a substitute replacing Manuel Marras in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Cittadella. In January 2019 his loan to Pescara was interrupted and Palazzi returned to Inter with only 6 appearances, but only 1 as a starter.

#### Loan to Monza

On 14 January 2019, Palazzi was loaned to Serie C club Monza with an 18-month loan deal. Five days later, on 19 January, he made his debut in Serie C as a substitute replacing Filippo Lora in the 64th minute and he scored his first goal for Monza and the winning goal in the 84th minute of a 1–0 home win over Virtus Verona. Three days later he played his first entire match for Monza, a 0–0 away draw against Renate.

### Monza
#### Loan to Palermo

After being bought outright from Monza following their promotion to the Serie B, on 5 September 2020, Palazzi was sent on a one-year loan to newly promoted Serie C side Palermo.

### Alessandria

Palazzi was sold to Alessandria on a permanent deal on 31 August 2021.

### Feralpisalò

On 21 July 2022, Palazzi joined Feralpisalò for a term of one year, with an option to extend for two more years.

### Pro Sesto

On 28 September 2023, Palazzi signed with Pro Sesto.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 26 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Inter Milan | 2014–15 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Livorno (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Pro Vercelli (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Pescara (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Pescara (loan) | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Monza (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Monza | 2019–20 | Serie C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Monza | Total | Total | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Palermo (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 97 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 5 |
* ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, three appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs

## Honours

Inter
* Torneo di Viareggio: 2015
Monza
* Serie C Group A: 2019–20
Italy U17
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up:2013