Full name: Andrea Poli
Date of birth: 29 September 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth: Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Andrea Poli (born 29 September 1989 in Vittorio Veneto) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club 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. 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.
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