Paolo De Ceglie

Paolo De Ceglie (born September 17, 1986 in Aosta) is an Italians Association football who plays for Serie A club Juventus F.C..

Club career

De Ceglie played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera. In 2006, De Ceglie scored a hat-trick in Juventus' 5-1 defeat of bitter rivals F.C. Internazionale Milano for the Super Coppa Primavera.

De Ceglie made Paolo De Ceglie senior team debut on November 6, 2006 for Juventus against S.S.C. Napoli, coming on as a Substitute (football) for Nicola Legrottaglie after 55 minutes, with the game eventually ending 1-1. Paolo De Ceglie first ever senior team goal came in Paolo De Ceglie second game, as Juventus beat U.S. Lecce 4-1. Paolo De Ceglie played a total of seven matches with Juventus in their Serie B 2006-07 campaign, and also scored a goal. In June 2007 Paolo De Ceglie was loaned out to A.C. Siena as part of a co-ownership agreement.

De Ceglie was sold back to Juventus F.C. on June 9,2008 after Paolo De Ceglie first season in Serie A with A.C. Siena. Juve paid €3.5m for the other half of Paolo De Ceglie contract, which will be paid in instalments during the 2008/09 season.

International career

Paolo De Ceglie made Paolo De Ceglie Italy national under-21 football team team debut against Luxembourg national football team, 12 December, 2006, replacing Arturo Lupoli in 62 min. Since making Paolo De Ceglie U-21 debut, De Ceglie has been a regular in the Azzurrini squad, usually at left-back.

De Ceglie was one of the stars during Italy's triumph at the Toulon Tournament in France, as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics so far. Paolo De Ceglie featured in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in Sweden.

Honours

- 1 Campionato Primavera: 2005-06
- 1 Super Coppa Primavera: 2006