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 Masiello withAtalanta in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Viareggio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back,centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Südtirol | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lucchese | |||
| 2003–2005 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Lucchese | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | →Avellino (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Siena | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Genoa | 19 | (1) |
| 2008 | →Bari (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Bari | 113 | (3) |
| 2011–2020 | Atalanta | 157 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Genoa | 52 | (0) |
| 2022– | Südtirol | 81 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 | |||
Andrea Masiello (born 5 February 1986) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSerie B clubSüdtirol. He is perhaps best known for match-fixing in the Derby of Puglia, whilst playing forBari, scoring an own goal to guaranteeLecce survival in Serie A. He was banned 26 months for selling the matchesSalernitana–Bari, Bari–Sampdoria,Palermo–Bari, Bari–Lecce andBologna–Bari.
A graduate ofJuventus' youth system, he made his Serie A debut for Juve, in a home defeatInter, on 20 April 2005. Masiello joined Juventus on loan in 2003 from Lucchese and in January 2004, he turned to aco-ownership deal for €300,000.[1] In June 2004 Juventus acquired him outright.
Masiello was on loan toAvellino ofSerie B in 2005, along withBoudianski, where he played 41 times. Avellino were involved in the Serie B relegation playoffs, losing toAlbinoLeffe 4–3 on aggregate.
In the wake of the2006 Italian football scandal Juve were forced to play in Serie B. Thus, the squad faced clearance in order to improve the financial condition. Masiello, along withAbdoulay Konko andGiovanni Bartolucci were nowjoint-owned bySiena and Juventus, which valued Masiello at €350,000, Konko at €500,000 and Bartolucci for a peppercorn fee of €500.[2]
After failing to make an appearance in the first half of the 2006 season, Juventus sold 50% of its ownership of Masiello and Konko to Genoa on 25 January 2007, (which were previously owned by Siena and Juventus, after Genoa and Siena) worth €1.25 million (Masiello) and €1 million (Konko) respectively,[3] for part of the deal of the permanent transfer ofDomenico Criscito. He played 15 times and won promotion along with his teammate.
Genoa and Siena were failed to make an agreement for the two players before the deadline, thus they had to submit a bid toLega Calcio.[4] Eventually Genoa acquired Masiello for €1.08 million[5] and Siena acquired Konko outright for €823,787.[6] However, in July Genoa acquired Konko outright for €1.2 million[7][8] (withFernando Forestieri moved to Siena for €1.7 million in co-ownership deal[7][9]), but after playing 4 times for the club, he went back to Serie B to play forBari on loan.
Masiello joined Bari in a co-ownership bid after the 2007–08 season, for €1.5 million.[10] He was part of the team that won Serie B in 2009, so the club decided to buy him outright for another €800,000.[11] After the season-ending injury ofAndrea Ranocchia, he moved to centre-back from right-back. Masiello was a regular starter in the2009–10 Serie A season.
After the departure of Ranocchia andLeonardo Bonucci, Bari failed to sign quality replacements. At first, he was the centre-back, as the team signed right-backAndrea Raggi, but in mid-season he was moved back to right-back. In January 2011 Bari signed centre-backKamil Glik and after the departure of coachGiampiero Ventura, Masiello remained as the starting right-back andNicola Belmonte became the usual centre-back underBortolo Mutti. As Bari performed poorly in both attack and defence, the team finished bottom and were relegated toSerie B.
On 15 May 2011, in the 70th minute of the derby between Bari and Lecce, he deflected a shot from Lecce strikerJeda, into his own goal, thus ensuring Lecce's victory and survival in the Serie A. He later admitted to interviewers that he was offered at least €50,000 to turn the ball into his own net.[12][13]
On 25 July 2011, Bari agreed to sell Masiello toAtalanta B.C. for €2.5 million cash plusMarino Defendi (tagged for €1 million). Bari also retained50% registration rights of Masiello.[14][15][16][17] He was presented on the next day. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw withFiorentina. After the exposure of the betting scandal, Masiello was released by the club, but returned shortly after. Over the next few years Masiello cemented himself as a starting centre-back for Atalanta underGian Piero Gasperini, leading them to a historic 3rd-place finish in the 2018–19 season, earning them qualification to the2019–2020 Champions League Group Stage. One of Masiello's most important contributions to the season came on 22 April 2019 against Napoli where he made an incredible goal line clearance in the 50th minute to keep the game at 1–0 for Napoli. Atalanta would go on to win that game 2–1 earning Atalanta three vital points in their push for a top four finish.[18]
On 29 January 2020, Masiello signed a deal withGenoa.[19]
On 5 September 2022, Masiello joinedSüdtirol on a one-season contract.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lucchese | 2002–03 | Serie C1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Juventus | 2004–05 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Avellino (loan) | 2005–06 | Serie B | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Siena | 2006–07 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Genoa | 2006–07 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Bari (loan) | 2007–08 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Bari | 2008–09 | Serie B | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 133 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 4 | ||
| Atalanta | 2011–12 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | — | 41 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 157 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 10 | ||
| Genoa | 2019–20 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Südtirol | 2022–23 | Serie B | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 67 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 468 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 511 | 18 | ||
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