Andrea Poli

Andrea Poli

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Poli
Date of birth	(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth	Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Internazionale (on loan from Sampdoria)
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2007	Treviso	4	(0)
2007–	Sampdoria	53	(0)
2008–2009	→ Sassuolo (loan)	32	(5)
2011–	→ Internazionale (loan)	18	(0)
National team‡
2006	Italy U-17	7	(11)
2006	Italy U-18	4	(0)
2006–2008	Italy U-19	11	(2)
2008	Italy U-20	1	(1)
2009–2010	Italy U-21	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2010

Andrea Poli (born 29 September 1989 in Vittorio Veneto) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale, on loan from Sampdoria.

Club career

He started his career in Serie B with his native club Treviso. On 31 January 2007 he was signed by Serie A club Sampdoria in joint ownership, but immediately loaned back to Treviso until officially became a member of Sampdoria at the end of the season. On 4 November 2007 he made his Serie A debut in a 0–3 loss against Cagliari. In the 2007–08 season he was part of the Primavera (U-20) squad of Sampdoria that won the Campionato Primavera. In the 2008–09 season he was loaned out to the Serie B club Sassuolo in order to gain experience. Upon his return to Sampdoria in the summer of 2009 he became a key player of the side that ended 4th in the league. In 2011 he was part of the Sampdoria team that was relegated to Serie B after finishing 18th in Serie A in the 2010–11 season.

On 29 August 2011, Poli joined Internazionale on a season-long loan, with Inter having the option to buy him permanently in 2012.^[1] Poli scored his first Inter goal in the Coppa Italia match against Genoa C.F.C. in a 2-1 win on 19 January 2012.

International career

Poli was in the squad at the 2008 U-19 European Championships, where he scored two goals.

On 11 February 2009, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Sweden, played at Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste. He was called up for the 2009 European Championships in the summer but did not make an appearance.

Honours

Sampdoria

• Campionato Nazionale Primavera (1): 2007–08 (youth)
• Coppa Italia (1): 2008–09 (runner-up)

References

External links

• Profile on Lega-Calcio.it

v t e Italy squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Consigli 2 Motta 3 Andreolli 4 Criscito 5 Morosini 6 Marzoratti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Acquafresca 10 Giovinco 11 De Ceglie 12 Sirigu 13 Ranocchia 14 Pisano 15 Bocchetti 16 Candreva 17 Poli 18 Cerci 19 Paloschi 20 Balotelli 21 Cigarini 22 Seculin 23 Dessena Coach: Casiraghi