Flavio Paoletti
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003
Place of birth San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fatih Karagümrük
Number 97
Youth career
2010–2017 Atletico Azzurra Colli
2017–2023 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Sampdoria 11 (0)
2023– Fatih Karagümrük 4 (0)
International career‡
2019 Italy U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:12, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Flavio Paoletti (born 16 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.

Club career

Born in San Benedetto del Tronto and raised in Colli del Tronto,[2][3] Paoletti started playing football at local club Atletico Azzurra Colli,[2][3] before joining Sampdoria's youth sector in the summer of 2017.[2][4] He then progressed through the club's youth ranks, as he eventually became the captain of their under-19 squad,[2][3][5] and then signed his first professional contract in September 2022.[6]

During the 2022–23 season, Paoletti started training with Sampdoria's first team under head coach Dejan Stanković:[5] then, on 8 January 2023, he made his professional debut with the club, coming on as a substitute for Ronaldo Vieira in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 Serie A loss to Napoli.[3][7][8] Four days later, on 12 January, the midfielder made his first start in a professional game, together with team-mate Daniele Montevago, in a 1–0 Coppa Italia loss to Fiorentina.[9]

On 29 August 2023, Paoletti joined Turkish side Fatih Karagümrük on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract with the club.[10][11]

International career

Paoletti has represented Italy at youth international level, having played for the under-17 national team.[12][13]

In March 2023, he received a call-up to the Italian under-20 national team.[14]

Style of play

Paoletti has been described as a versatile midfielder,[3][5] who can play either in a more defensive role or as a mezzala,[4] while also being able to cover in the center-back position.[3]

He cited Dennis Praet as a source of inspiration.[4]

Personal life

Paoletti is a self-declared supporter of Sambenedettese, the main club based in his birthplace.[3][4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 December 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sampdoria 2022–23 Serie A 11 0 1 0 – – 12 0
Fatih Karagümrük 2023–24 Süper Lig 4 0 1 0 – – 5 0
Career total 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Coppa Italia and the Türkiye Kupası

References

  1. ↑ "Flavio Paoletti" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cencioni, Marco (9 January 2023). "Da Colli del Tronto alla Sampdoria: l'esordio in Serie A di Flavio Paoletti". Cronache Maceratesi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rippa, Simone (11 January 2023). "Chi è Flavio Paoletti, il fiore all'occhiello della Sampdoria". Numero Diez (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Pintimalli, Alessandro (25 October 2018). "Paoletti, dal rossoblù Samb al blucerchiato Samp: «Qui indosso i colori più belli del mondo»". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Chi è Paoletti, il capitano della Primavera convocato per Sassuolo-Sampdoria". Samp News 24 (in Italian). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Berlingheri, Federico (21 September 2022). "Primi contratti professionistici per cinque blucerchiati". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sampdoria: chi è Paoletti, all'esordio contro il Napoli". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Andreuccetti, Gianluca (9 January 2023). "Sampdoria, arriva l'esordio di Paoletti in prima squadra". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Schirru, Francesco (12 January 2023). "Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1-0: basta Barak, viola al turno successivo". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Fatih Karagümrük İtalyan futbolcu Flavio Paoletti'yi kadrosuna kattı". Fotomaç. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ufficiale: Sampdoria, ceduto Paoletti al Fatih Karagumruk". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Academy: Amado e Paoletti convocati nelle rispettive Nazionali". Gazzetta Sampdoriana (in Italian). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Flavio Paoletti - Convocazioni e presenze in campo". FIGC (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Contro Norvegia e Germania le ultime due gare del Torneo Otto Nazioni, poi il Mondiale: i 23 convocati di Nunziata". FIGC (in Italian). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Flavio Paoletti at Soccerway
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