Michele Paolucci

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Michele Paolucci
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Recanati, Italy
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Petrolul Ploiești
Number TBA
Youth career
2003–2006 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Juventus 0 (0)
2006–2007 Ascoli (loan) 32 (6)
2007–2009 Udinese 2 (0)
2008 Atalanta (loan) 9 (0)
2008–2009 Catania (loan) 26 (7)
2009–2014 Siena 39 (9)
2010 Juventus (loan) 4 (0)
2011 Palermo (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 Vicenza (loan) 41 (11)
2014–2015 Latina 35 (5)
2016– Petrolul Ploiești 0 (0)
International career
2003 Italy U17 6 (1)
2004–2005 Italy U19 4 (1)
2005 Italy U20 2 (0)
2006 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2015

Michele Paolucci (born 6 February 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Juventus and loans

Paolucci came through the ranks at Juventus. After graduating from their Primavera youth team. However, despite being called up to the first team he never made an official Serie A appearance for the Old Lady.

In 2006–07 season he was loaned to Ascoli, made his team and Serie A debut on 10 September 2006, against Atalanta B.C.. After his successful spell at Ascoli where he would go on to score 6 goals in 32 Serie A appearances, he returned shortly to Juventus.

Udinese and loans

In summer 2007, he moved to Udinese on joint-ownership deal, as part of the Vincenzo Iaquinta deal to join Juventus, as tagged for €1.35million.[1] He made his official game debut in Coppa Italia, scored two goals against A.S. Bari on 29 August 2007. . He made just 2 appearances in 5 months at Udinese

In January 2008 Juventus and Udinese loaned him out to Atalanta, where he would play until 30 June 2008.

During the 2008–09 summer transfer window, Juventus and Udinese again loaned Paolucci out, this time to Sicilian giants, Catania. He was a revalation for a high-flying Catania side who was fighting for UEFA Cup places until a mid-season stumble.[according to whom?] He scored 7 goals that season, in the Serie A and had been regularly included in first team action, under coach Walter Zenga. He made a total of 28 starts for the club. It was also the most successful Serie A season of his career.

Siena and loans

In June 2009, Paolucci returned to Udinese, but was immediately bought back fully by Juventus for €3.3million. On 8 July 2009 he joined Siena in co-ownership for the same price[2] in 5-year contract. Paolucci did not manage to hold down a regular starting place at Siena to some surprise, making just 10 Serie A appearances, and scoring just twice.

After not obtaining a regular starting place and also due to Juventus' striker injury crisis, he was loan back by Juventus on 16 January 2010, by Juve paid Siena €500,000.[3] Originally acquired as addition to an injury-ridden team, Paolucci never broke into the first team and ended his second Juve stint with only four league appearances before to return to Siena, now relegated in the Serie B league.

After a disappointing period at Siena, with only one second-division appearance with the Tuscans, Paolucci accepted a loan move to Palermo on 31 January 2011, replacing the left of former Siena team-mate Massimo Maccarone.[4] He made his debut with the Sicilians only two days later, replacing Fabrizio Miccoli in the final minutes of a home game against his former team Juventus, ended in a 2–1 win for Palermo.[5] Siena elected to loan him out once again to Vicenza for the 2011–12 season after the club acquired the residual 50% rights from Juve for free.[6]

Latina

On 28 January 2014, Paolucci left Siena for Serie B side Latina, signed a four-year contract.[7]

Petrolul

On 9 December 2015, Paolucci signed a six month contract with Romanian side Petrolul, with an option to extend it by a further year.

International career

Paolucci made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, 12 December 2006, replacing Nicola Pozzi at half time.

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