Andrea Belotti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Belotti | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Calcinate, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Torino | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Grumellese | ||
| 2006–2012 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | AlbinoLeffe | 37 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Palermo | 62 | (16) |
| 2015– | Torino | 64 | (37) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Italy U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Italy U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Italy U21 | 18 | (9) |
| 2016– | Italy | 7 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Andrea Belotti (born 20 December 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Torino and the Italy national team.
Nicknamed Il Gallo (The Rooster), Belotti started his career with AlbinoLeffe. He was later signed by Palermo, where he won a Serie B title in the 2013–14 season, before being signed by Torino in 2015.
He is a former Italy under-19, under-20 and under-21 international, and took part in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2015. He was given his senior national team debut in 2016.
Belotti is nicknamed Il Gallo (The Rooster). The nickname comes from the surname of his close childhood friend, who jokingly suggested he celebrate his goals by mimicking a rooster's comb with an open hand to his forehead.
He took his first steps as a footballer in the oratory school of Gorlago, and with Grumellese. After an unsuccessful trial with Atalanta, he was signed by AlbinoLeffe and went through their youth system. He made his debut for the first team in the 2011–12 season, when he played eight matches in Serie B and scored two goals. He also scored 13 goals as team top-scorer for the youth team throughout the 2011–12 season, winning a youth title, the Trofeo Dossena, in June 2012.
The following season he was fully promoted to the first team, and made 31 appearances in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, scoring 12 goals. He also made an appearance during the 2012–13 Coppa Italia. Given the presence in the squad of the defender Mauro Belotti, Andrea was nicknamed Belottino.
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