Andrea Padula
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Mendrisio, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bellinzona | ||
Number | 72 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | AP Campionese | ||
2013–2016 | Lugano II | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Chiasso | 86 | (7) |
2018 | → Monza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Wil | 18 | (4) |
2020–2022 | Basel | 16 | (0) |
2022– | Bellinzona | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 |
Andrea Padula (born 4 April 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left back for Bellinzona. Born in Switzerland, he holds Romanian and Italian passports.[1]
Club career
Andrea Padula started as a youth for AP Campionese in the Italian enclave of Campione d'Italia. Padula began his senior career with FC Chiasso, and in 2018 joined A.C. Monza on loan.[2] Padula made his professional debut with Monza in a 1-0 Serie C loss to Carrarese on 4 February 2018.[3] On 11 September 2020, Padula signed a contract with FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.[4]
On 1 September 2022, Padula moved to Bellinzona.[5]
Personal life
Born in Switzerland, Padula is of Italian and Romanian descent.[2] His mother is from Bucharest, Romania, and Padula said that he feels Romanian and his dream is to represent the Romanian national team.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b "EEXCLUSIV Gazeta a descoperit la FC Basel jucătorul care poate rezolva problema naționalei! Mesaj pentru Rădoi și Federație: "Vreau să joc pentru România!"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Padula setzt Karriere in Italien fort". SwissFootballLeague.
- ^ "Carrarese vs. Monza - 4 February 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "FC Basel 1893 - Andrea Padula wechselt zum FCB".
- ^ "BENVENUTO ANDREA PADULA" (in Italian). Bellinzona. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Cazul ciudat al italianului care joacă la Basel și visează să reprezinte echipa națională: ”Mă simt român, pe cuvânt!”
External links
- Andrea Padula at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- CS1 Romanian-language sources (ro)
- CS1 Italian-language sources (it)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- Soccerway template with ID not in Wikidata
- Soccerway template with ID not matching pattern
- 1996 births
- People from Mendrisio
- Sportspeople from Ticino
- Swiss people of Romanian descent
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- Living people
- Swiss footballers
- Association football midfielders
- FC Chiasso players
- A.C. Monza players
- FC Wil 1900 players
- FC Basel players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Serie C players