Leonardo Pavoletti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Livorno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Sporting Group CNFO | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Armando Picchi | 59 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | Viareggio | 26 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | A.C. Pavia | 28 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Juve Stabia | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Casale | 11 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Virtus Lanciano | 36 | (16) |
| 2012–2015 | Sassuolo | 44 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | → Varese (loan) | 33 | (24) |
| 2015– | Genoa | 30 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016. | |||
Leonardo Pavoletti is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Genoa.
Career
Born in Livorno. He started playing in the youth ranks of Sporting Group CNFO (Cantiere Navale Fratelli Orlando), he started his career at Armando Picchi. Then had spells at Viareggio, A.C. Pavia, S.S. Juve Stabia and Casale showing good goal scoring form. He then went to Virtus Lanciano and was awarded the title of top scorer in 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, contributing to the promotion of the team with 16 goals.
Sassuolo
In the summer 2012, he joined Sassuolo, scoring 5 goals in the first 4 league appearances for the Serie B side. However, during the season, he suffered a suspension of 40 days for doping, resulting in positive tests of tuaminoheptane after 26 December 2012 game against Livorno, Sassuolo lodged an appeal against the ban due to the assumption of Rinoflumicil, found in a nasal decongestant.[1] Pavoletti returned to help Sassuolo earn promotion to Serie A for the first time in the history, after playing 33 matches and scoring 11 goals
After two appearances in Serie A for Sassuolo on September 2, 2013, the last day of the Italian transfer market Pavoletti joined Serie B side Varese on loan.
Varese loan
On 2 September 2013 he went on loan to Varese with the right of purchasing his rights at the end of the season. He made his debut six days later, that won 3–0 away against the Latina of the third game of Serie B, scoring the final goal of the 3–0 victory. On the following game he scored a brace, this time at the expense of Pescara in a 3–2 defeat. He finished the season with 36 appearances and 24 goals, with four of them against Novara Calcio in the relegation playoffs after Varese finished 18th, with Pavoletti scoring a brace in a 2–0 victory and then a 2–2 draw to win 4–2 on aggregate to keep Varese in Serie B and condemning Novara Calcio to relegation. With 24 goals, he finished as the 2nd Top Scorer in Serie B behind Trapani striker Matteo Mancosu who scored 26 goals.
On June 17, 2014, Varese exercised their option and signed 50% of the players rights from Sassuolo for €800,0000 in a co-ownership deal. However, the following day on 18 June, Sassuolo immediately bought the full rights to the player back.
Return to Sassuolo
His form during 2013–14 season for Varese reportedly alerted the attention of Steaua Bucharest, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Leeds United.[2] Pavoletti turned down a last minute transfer deadline deal on 31 August 2014 to Leeds United deciding to stay at Sassuolo where he would compete for places up front with highly rated Strikers Simone Zaza, Nicola Sansone and Domenico Berardi.
On 13 December 2014, Pavoletti scored his first Serie A goal in Sassuolo's 2–1 loss against Palermo.[3]
After making 8 Serie A appearances, mainly as a substitute, towards the end of December 2014, Pavoletti was again linked with a move to English side Leeds United, he also attended Leeds' 2–0 loss against Wigan Athletic on 26 December, sitting alongside Leeds Sporting Director Nicola Salerno, Pavoletti also attended Leeds' training ground, ahead of an anticipated loan move in January 2015.[4]
Genoa
On 29 January 2015, after turning down a loan move to Leeds United, Pavoletti joined fellow Serie A side Genoa on loan, with a option to purchase. In the same deal Francesco Acerbi moved in the opposite direction outright.[5] He had a successful spell scoring 6 goals in 10 Serie A games for Genoa. On 7 July 2015 Genoa purchased Pavoletti outright.[6]
Honours
Team
Individual
- Top scorer in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2011–12
- 2nd Top scorer in Serie B 2013–14: 24 Goals
References
- ↑ "Sassuolo player fails doping test". Football Italia. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "VIDEO Emoţii pentru Claudiu Keşeru? Steaua a găsit un vîrf care vine din Serie A şi a fost o maşină de goluri sezonul trecut" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Palermo 2 Sassuolo 1". Goal.com. 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Pavoletti Given Leeds Tour". Football Italia. 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "UFFICIALI: ARIAUDO, LAXALT, PAVOLETTI" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ "Calciomercato: Leonardo Pavoletti ceduto al Genoa" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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