Andrea Palazzi

Andrea Palazzi (born 24 February 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Pro Sesto. 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
Honours
Inter
Torneo di Viareggio: 2015
Monza
Serie C Group A: 2019–20
Italy U17
UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up:2013
References
External links
Inter Milan profile
1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Milan
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Inter Milan players
US Livorno 1915 players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
AC Monza players
Palermo FC players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
Feralpisalò players
Pro Sesto 1913 players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Italy men's youth international footballers