 Petagna withAtalanta in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Petagna | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monza | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Itala San Marco | ||
| 2008–2009 | Donatello | ||
| 2009–2013 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | AC Milan | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →Sampdoria (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →Latina (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | →Vicenza (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | →Ascoli (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Atalanta | 63 | (9) |
| 2016 | →Ascoli (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | →SPAL (loan) | 36 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | SPAL | 21 | (8) |
| 2020–2023 | Napoli | 50 | (7) |
| 2020 | →SPAL (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | →Monza (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2023– | Monza | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Cagliari (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Italy U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Italy U18 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013 | Italy U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | Italy U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2017 | |||
Andrea Petagna (Italian pronunciation:[anˈdrɛːapeˈtaɲɲa]; born 30 June 1995) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forSerie B clubMonza. He has also previously represented theItaly national team.
Petagna started his football career inAC Milan'syouth system, where he was a member of the under-15 squad who won theCampionato Nazionale Giovanissimi in 2010 and a member of the under-17 squad who won theCampionato Nazionale Allievi the following year.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 4 December 2012, coming on as asubstitute in the late stages of aUEFA Champions League group stage home game againstZenit St. Petersburg, which Milan lost 0–1.[4]
At the start of the 2013–14 season, Petagna was promoted full-time to the first team.[5] He made hisSerie A debut on 24 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute in the opening game, a 2–1 away loss against newly promotedHellas Verona.[6][7] However, following the acquisition ofAlessandro Matri in the late days of the summer transfer window, Milan decided they would let Petagna go out on loan toSampdoria in order to gain more first team experience.[8] Sampdoria also had the option to make the deal aco-ownership agreement at the end of the season-long loan spell.[9] In spite of that, the loan was terminated early and Petagna returned to Milan in January, having made five scoreless appearances during his stay at Sampdoria.[10] He finished the season with three more senior appearances, while being mainly employed by theunder-19 squad managed byFilippo Inzaghi. The side won theViareggio Cup in February, defeatingAnderlecht in the final, with Petagna scoring the equaliser for therossoneri in a 3–1 win.[11]
On 16 July 2014, Petagna was loaned out toSerie B sideLatina ahead of the 2014–15 season.[12] On 13 January 2015, he was signed byVicenza on loan.[citation needed]
On 30 August 2015, he was signed by Serie B newcomersAscoli on loan.[13]
On 25 January 2016, Petagna signed forAtalanta and was loaned to former club Ascoli until 30 June 2016.[14]
On 19 July 2018, Petagna signed forSPAL on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy.[15]He scored his first goal withS.P.A.L. in his debut match on 12 August, scoring the final 1–0 goal in theCoppa Italia third round match against Spezia[16] He scored his firstSerie A goals with the Emilian side on 17 September, scoring a double that allowed the Biancazzurri to beat his former side Atalanta 2–0.[16] He made 37 appearances scoring 17 goals in all competitions, On 1 July 2019, Petagna was signed on a permanent deal by SPAL.[17]
On 30 January 2020, Petagna signed withNapoli. He stayed at SPAL on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[18]
On 12 August 2022, Petagna joined newly promoted Serie A sideMonza, with an obligation for purchase if certain conditions are met.[19] He made his debut for Monza on 14 August, as a starter in a 2–1 Serie A defeat toTorino.[20]
On 19 October Petagna scored his first goal for thebiancorossi, sealing the 3–2 comeback win in the round of 32 match againstUdinese.[21][22] On 31 October, he scored the first goal Serie A goal for Monza, from apenalty kick, momentarily giving his side the advantage in the home match againstBologna, which eventually ended in a 2–1 defeat.[23]
When Monza guaranteedsurvival in the Serie A, Petagna's obligation-to-buy clause was triggered, forcing theLombardy club to permanently acquire the striker for a reported total cost of €14 million.[24]
On 30 August 2023,recently promoted to Serie A sideCagliari announced the signing of Petagna on a season-long loan from Monza, with an option to make the move permanent.[25]
Petagna won five caps forItaly under-16 between 2010 and 2011.[26] In 2011, he won one further cap forItaly under-17.[26] He went on to be capped forItaly under-18, making eight appearances and scoring two goals in 2013.[26] In 2013, he was also capped forItaly under-19, making his first appearance on 24 April.[26]
He made his debut with theItaly U21 team on 11 October 2016, in the2017 European U21 Championship qualification match againstLithuania inKaunas.
On 28 March 2017, Petagna made his senior international debut for theItaly national football team, along with four other players, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly away win against theNetherlands.[27]
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by managerLuigi Di Biagio.[28] On 18 June, he scored in Italy's opening match of the tournament, a 2–0 win overDenmark; this was also his only goal for the Italy U21 side.[29] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat toSpain on 27 June.[30] Petagna gained notoriety at the tournament after winning the semifinal game, when he celebrated by taking his shorts off and showing off hisbriefs.[31]
Petagna is the grandson of a former football player and coachFrancesco Petagna [it] (1923–2000).[32] He is partially ofJewish ancestry; his great-grandfather was a victim of theHolocaust in Italy.[33]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2012–13 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Latina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Vicenza (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 32 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| Atalanta | 2016–17 | Serie A | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 63 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 75 | 11 | |||
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 17 | ||
| SPAL | 2019–20 | Serie A | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||
| Napoli | 2020–21 | Serie A | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 50 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Monza | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| Cagliari (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 309 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 358 | 63 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
