Edoardo Pazzagli (born 11 April 1989) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Pazzagli spent most of his professional career on loan at Serie C (Lega Pro) divisions. He also represented Italy at youth levels.
Club career
Fiorentina
Pazzagli was a youth product of Fiorentina. Pazzagli became the U-20 side's first choice in the 2006–07 season, ahead of Paolo Pincio. Pazzagli was also named in the B List of the senior squad for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.[7] That season his was the first team's fourth keeper (and the senior side's third keeper in Europe), behind Sébastien Frey, Cristiano Lupatelli and Vlada Avramov (who was not listed in UEFA Cup squad). His starting role in the domestic youth league was taken by Andrea Seculin in January 2008.
Pazzagli officially graduated from the Fiorentina youth sector at age 19. Pazzagli was loaned to Prato for the 2008–09 season, which was followed by a spell with Andria in the 2009–10 season.
In January 2010 he left for Prato on a co-ownership deal, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[8][9]
In June 2011 he returned to Florence. His father, Andrea, died in July 2011[10] and was also a professional goalkeeper. Edoardo Pazzagli was the third choice keeper of la Viola, wearing the number 60 shirt.
AC Milan
Pazzagli's contract with La Viola was expired on 30 June 2012. In the same transfer window, he joined his father's former club AC Milan on a free transfer, but after spending the pre-season with the team he was sent on loan to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Monza on 30 August 2012.[11] Pazzagli wore number 60 shirt in the pre-season for Milan.[12]
Since leaving the youth system of Fiorentina in 2008, Pazzagli did not win any official caps either. Pazzagli played an unofficial friendly against Serie D Best Eleven in June 2009, for the Italian "U-19" team as an overage player (the team was coached by Piscedda, who was appointed as the coach of the U-18 and U-19 team in 2008. But the squad for that match, consisted of U-20 players such as Pazzagli).[19] Most of the players of that inferior U20 squad, did receive call-up from F.Rocca for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including Pazzagli.
References
^ abcdef"Nazionale in cifre" [Internationals in figures] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio al 2010-12-31 [ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. financial report (for the year ending) at 2010-12-31] (Report) (in Italian). Florence: Italian C.C.I.A.A.
^Staves, Russell (29 March 2006). Written at Huddersfield. Marconi stuns England (Report). London: The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2019.