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Paolo may refer to:

• A typical Italian given name, Anglicized as Paul.
• A papal silver coin, first struck during the 16th century under Pope Paul III and named after him. It circulated throughout the Papal States with a value roughly equivalent to the giulio. Similar coins were circulated locally in other Italian states; one was produced in Tuscany from the 16th to the 19th century.

People named Paolo[link]

Athletes[link]

Football players[link]

• Paolo Acerbis (born 1981), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Barison (1936–1979), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Bianco (born 1977), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Cannavaro (born 1981), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Castellini (born 1979), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Conti (born 1950), Italian football goalkeeper
• Paolo De Ceglie (born 1986), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Di Canio (born 1968), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Grossi (born 1985), Italian football player
• Paolo Hernán Dellafiore (born 1985), Italian Argentine footballer
• Paolo Maldini (born 1968), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Montero (born 1971), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
• Paolo Negro (born 1972), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Orlandoni (born 1972), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Poggi (born 1971), Italian football player
• Paolo Pucci (born 1933), Italian freestyle swimmer and water polo player
• Paolo Pulici (born 1950), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Rossi (born 1956), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Sammarco (born 1983), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Seppani (born 1986), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Stringara (born 1962), Italian footballer, coach, and manager
• Paolo Tagliavento (born 1972), Italian football referee
• Paolo Todeschini (1920–1993), Italian professional footballer and football manager
• Paolo Vanoli (born 1972), Italian football (soccer) player
• Paolo Vernazza- Italian-English football (soccer, born 1979), player

Others[link]

• Paolo Angioni (born 1938), Italian equestrian and Olympic champion
• Paolo Bacchini (born 1985), Italian figure skater
• Paolo Barilla (born 1961), Italian Formula One driver
• Paolo Bertolucci (born 1951), Italian tennis player
• Paolo Bettini (born 1974), Italian cyclist
• Paolo Bossini (born 1985), Italian breaststroke swimmer
• Paolo Bugia (born 1981), basketball player
• Paolo Camossi (born 1974), Italian triple jumper
• Paolo Canè (born 1965), Italian tennis player
• Paolo Casarsa (born 1975), Italian decathlete
• Paolo Corallini, Italian aikido specialist
• Paolo Della Bella (born 1977), Swiss hockey player
• Paolo Espino (born 1987), professional baseball player
• Paolo Giordano (born 1982), Italian writer
• Paolo Hubalde (born 1981), Filipino basketball player
• Paolo Lorenzi (born 1981), Italian tennis player
• Paolo Maino (born 1989), Italian football player
• Paolo Mendoza (born 1978), Filipino basketball player
• Paolo Pileri (1944–2007), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion
• Paolo Roberto (born 1969), Swedish boxer
• Paolo Savoldelli (born 1973), Italian cyclist
• Paolo Tiralongo (born 1977), Italian road bicycle racer
• Paolo Tofoli (born 1966), Italian volleyball player
• Paolo Vidoz (born 1970), Italian boxer

Entertainers[link]

• Paolo Rossi (1953), Italian actor and comedian

Actors, directors and screenwriters[link]

• Paolo Ballesteros (born 1982), Filipino actor
• Paolo Barzman, Canadian film and television director
• Paolo Bediones (born 1974), Filipino commercial model, television host, and DJ
• Paolo Bonacelli (born 1939), Italian actor
• Paolo Contis (born 1984), Italian-Filipino actor
• Paolo Iovannone, Canadian actor and singer
• Paolo Kernahan, Trinidad & Tobago news anchor
• Paolo Marinou-Blanco, film director and screenwriter
• Paolo Montalbán (born 1973), Filipino-American actor and singer
• Connor Paolo (born 1990), American actor
• Paolo Sorrentino (born 1970), Italian film director and screenwriter
• Paolo Stoppa (1906–1988), Italian actor and dubber
• Paolo Villaggio (born 1932), Italian actor
• Paolo Virzì (born 1964), Italian film screenwriter and director

Artists[link]

• Paolo Cagliari, also known as Paolo Veronese - Italian Renaissance painter
• Paolo Uccello (1397–1475), Italian painter
• Paolo di Giovanni Fei (1345–1411), Artist
• Paolo Verrucci, Film colorist

Musicians[link]

• Paolo Achenza, Italian jazz musician
• Paolo Agostini, Italian composer
• Paolo Bellasio (1554–1594), Italian composer
• Paolo Conte (born 1937), Italian musician
• Paolo Fresu (born 1961), Italian jazz musician
• Paolo Gregoletto (born 1985), Italian-American bassist
• Paolo Nutini (born 1987), Scottish singer-songwriter
• Paolo Pandolfo, Italian composer
• Paolo Quagliati (c. 1550–1628), Italian composer
• Paolo Ravaglia, Italian musician
• Paolo da Firenze (1355–1436), Italian musician
• Paolo Virchi (1551–1610), Italian composer & instrumentalist

Writers[link]

• Paolo Bacigalupi, Italian science fiction writer
• Paolo Ferrari (1822–1889), Italian dramatist
• Paolo Giovio (1483–1552), Italian historian
• Paolo Emiliano Giudici (1812–1872), Italian writer
• Paolo Giacometti (1816–1882), Italian dramatist
• Paolo Manalo, Filipino poet

Military officers[link]

• Paolo Di Avitabile, Neapolitan general
• Paolo Thaon di Revel (1859–1948), Italian Navy Admiral

Politicians[link]

• Paolo Lucio Anafesto, an Italian politician
• Paolo Bollini (born 1960), San Marinese politician
• Paolo Boselli (1838–1932), Italian Prime Minister
• Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992), Italian anti-Mafia magistrate
• Paolo Busti (1749–1824), Italian magistrate
• Paolo Costa (born 1943), Italian parliamentarian
• Paolo De Castro (born 1958), Italian politician
• Paolo Ferrero (born 1960), Italian politician
• Paolo Gentiloni (born 1954), Italian politician
• Paolo Guzzanti (born 1940), Italian journalist & politician
• Paolo Giordano I Orsini (1541–1585), Grand Duke of Italy
• Paolo Paruta (1540–1598), Italian politician
• Paolo Oss Mazzurana (1833–1895), Italian politician
• Paolo Cirino Pomicino (born 1939), Italian politician
• Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001), Italian politician
• Paolo Renier (1710–1789), penultimate Doge of Venice
• Paolo Treves, Italian politician
• Paolo Troubetzkoy (1866–1938), Italian politician

Religious figures[link]

• Paolo Marella, Cardinal (1895–1984), Roman Catholic Church
• Paolo Romeo, Archbishop (born 1938), Palermo
• Paolo Scolari, also known as Pope Clement III

Scholars[link]

Architects[link]

• Paolo Farinati (c. 1520–c. 1600), Italian architect
• Paolo Labisi, Italian architect
• Paolo Soleri (born 1919), Italian architect
• Paolo Martinelli (born 1952), Italian engineer
• Paolo Portoghesi (born 1931), Italian architect

Astronomers[link]

• Paolo Chiavenna, Italian astronomer
• Paolo Maffei (1926–2009), Italian astronomer
• Paolo Padovani, Italian astronomer

Mathematicians[link]

• Paolo Casati (1617–1707), Italian mathematician
• Paolo Frisi (1728–1784), Italian mathematician & astronomer
• Paolo Ruffini (1765–1822), Italian mathematician & philosopher
• Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397–1482), Italian mathematician & astronomer

Scientists[link]

• Paolo Boccone (1633–1704), Italian botanist
• Paolo Gorini (1813–1881), Italian physicist
• Paolo Mantegazza (1831–1910), Italian neurologist
• Paolo Matthiae (born 1940), Italian archaeologist
• Paolo Paruta (1540–1598), ' aka Fra Paolo - Italian scientist
• Paolo Savi (1798–1871), Italian geologist

Others[link]

• Paolo Boi (1528–1598), Italian chess champion
• Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut
• Paolo Santi (1989–present) Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Balloch, Scotland

Fictional characters[link]

• Paolo Valisari, a teenage pop musician in The Lizzie McGuire Movie played by Yani Gellman
• Paolo (Dune), a character from the Dune universe
• Paolo, a hunky Italian neighbor appearing in several Friends Season One episodes as Rachel's boyfriend
• Paolo the pink elephant, a possible resident in the 2002 video game Animal Crossing for Nintendo GameCube

Places[link]

• San Paolo
• Stadio San Paolo, a 1959 multi-purpose stadium in a suburb of Naples, Italy

See also[link]

• Paulus (disambiguation)
• Paulo
• Paolo Rossi (disambiguation)

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Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini performing in 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Paolo Giovanni Nutini
Born	(1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 25)
Origin	Paisley, Scotland
Genres	Pop rock, Blue eyed soul, folk, blues, Easy Listening,
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Atlantic
Website	paolonutini.com

Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987^[1]) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley.

Paolo Nutini's debut album, These Streets, was released by Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom in July 2006 and included the singles "Last Request", "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", "Rewind" and "New Shoes". "Last Request", the most successful, reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at number three on the UK Album Chart and was certified 4× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[2] It has been in the album charts for a record-breaking 196 weeks.

In May 2009 Nutini released his second album, Sunny Side Up, which debuted at number one in the UK and has produced four singles; "Candy", "Coming Up Easy", "Pencil Full of Lead" and "10/10". It has so far been certified 4x platinum by the BPI.^[2] On 19 February 2010, it scooped "Best International Album" at the 2010 Meteor Awards.

Life and career[link]

Early life and breakthrough (1987–2006)[link]

Nutini's father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, although both his parents are third-generation Scottish.

Paolo Nutini was expecting to follow his father into the family fish and chip shop business. He was first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather, Jackie, and a teacher at his school, St Andrews Academy, who recognised his talent. He left school to work as a roadie and to sell t-shirts for Speedway. He spent three years learning the music business and performing live. He later worked as a studio hand at Glasgow's Park Lane Studio.

His big chance came when he attended a concert staged by 102.5 Clyde 1 for David Sneddon's return to his home town of Paisley at the beginning of 2003. Sneddon was delayed, and as the winner of an impromptu pop quiz, Nutini was given the chance to perform a couple of songs on stage during the wait. The favourable reaction of the crowd impressed another member of the audience, Brendan Moon, who offered to become his manager. Brendan and his business partner Mike Bawden continue to manage Paolo. Only 17, Nutini moved to London and performed regularly at The Bedford pub in Balham. Other radio and live appearances followed, including two live acoustic spots on Radio London, The Hard Rock Cafe, and support slots for The Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse and KT Tunstall.

When Nutini was young he was a member of PACE Youth Theatre

[edit] These Streets and mainstream breakthrough (2006–2009)

Nutini performing in September 2006.

Throughout 2006 Nutini played a number of sold-out concerts in the UK and performed at a wide variety of venues worldwide, including King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, a TV appearance on Later with Jools Holland, Carnegie Hall in New York, The Montreux Jazz Festival, The Wireless Festival, Oxegen and T in the Park. He supported the Rolling Stones in Vienna and was invited to appear with them again at the Don Valley Stadium in August 2006. He was also booked to appear at the V Festival and The Austin City Limits Music Festival, Texas later in 2006, with a European tour in the autumn. In May 2006, he also played at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee.

On Hogmanay 2006, Nutini appeared on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live celebrations, after the official celebrations in Princes Street Gardens were cancelled at short notice due to abysmal weather. He performed several songs in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle for the TV audience with little or no rehearsal. On Wednesday 11 April 2007, Nutini performed in a concert that was streamed live via MSN Music.

Nutini performed at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007 on the famous Pyramid Stage on the second day of the event. Nutini also performed at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium on 7 July 2007, with his set including a cover of "What A Wonderful World", a classic pop tune by Bob Thiele, George David Weiss, and George Douglas. He performed the following day at T in the Park, in Scotland.^[3] He performed at the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert on 10 December 2007, an event that drew enormous international attention as it was the first full live concert performance by Led Zeppelin in 27 years. Scottish independent TV company Volt MediaFix made a one-off documentary of Nutini's US tour. The programme, for the BBC, was scheduled for broadcast on BBC2, on Thursday 7 June throughout Scotland and on Sky channel 990 throughout the rest of the UK.

Nutini's songs have infiltrated American TV shows as well. "Last Request" featured at the end of the Scrubs episode "My Words of Wisdom" from Season 6, the first-ever episode of "Gavin and Stacey," and the One Tree Hill Season-4 episode "The Birth and Death of the Day." "Million Faces" could be heard at the end of the Grey's Anatomy episode "Testing 1–2–3" from Season 3 and is on the Volume 3 Soundtrack. "Rewind" was played at the end of CSI: Miami Season-5 episode "Broken Home." "Jenny, Don't Be Hasty" was also featured on another member of the CSI franchise when it played on CSI: NY's Season-3-finale, "Snow Day". "New Shoes" featured in The Jane Austen Book Club and in a TV ad for Puma AG during summer 2008. On 24 July 2007, Nutini was awarded The Golden St. Christopher medal by the city of Barga in Italy, the highest honour the city can give, to celebrate his extraordinary contributions to Barga and its people.^[4] On 17 September, Nutini performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno performing "Last Request". In September 2007, Nutini recorded a short radio show with imeem.com where he listed his top 10 favourite tracks and the reasons behind his choices.^[5] In October 2007, Nutini performed for the annual Voodoo Fest held in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2008, Nutini's music was featured in a movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. On New Year's Eve 2008–09, Nutini performed at the Hogmanay street parties in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, becoming the first act to play both locations on the same day for the event. In The View's 2009 album Which Bitch?, he is featured singing on the song "Covers."

[edit] Sunny Side Up and continued musical success (2009–present)

On 1 June 2009, Nutini released his second studio album Sunny Side Up, which debuted at number one. The first single from the album "Candy" was released on 25 May. In July, he appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, performing "Coming Up Easy". This was released as the second single to the album on 10 August and it debuted at number 62 in the UK Singles Chart on 16 August 2009.^[6] On 10 September 2009, Nutini performed "Coming Up Easy" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. The third single from the album was "Pencil Full of Lead".

The album received a mixed critical reception. Allmusic's Thom Jurek noted the move away from the sound of the debut album: "Nutini has taken huge chunks of America's (and Scotland's) pop and folk pasts and reshaped them in his own image," going on to describe it as "wise beyond this songwriter's years".^[7] Andy Gill of The Independent commented on Nutini's progress since his debut, saying the album "sees the singer making giant strides in several directions", and going on to say "don't be surprised if, come December, this is one of the year's biggest-selling albums."^[8] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph was also positive, stating "his joyous second album organically blends soul, country, folk and the brash, horny energy of ragtime swing."^[9]

Some reviewers were less impressed. It was described by The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan as "not bad", with opening track "10/10" described as "jaunty enough to make you retch".^[10] Graeme Thompson of The Observer saw the album as an attempt by Nutini at "rebranding himself as a mongrel hybrid of John Martyn, Otis Redding and Bob Marley".^[11]

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with sales of over 60,000 copies, fighting off strong competition from Love & War, the debut album of fellow male solo artist Daniel Merriweather. The album performed similarly well on the Irish Albums Chart, debuting at number two behind Eminem's new album before rising to the top of the charts the week after.

The album has been one of the best UK album sales of the year. On the UK Albums Chart on the Week of Monday 19 Oct, the album move from number 31 to number 5, making the album sell more than The Saturdays' second album.^[12] On 3 January 2010 Sunny Side Up topped the UK Album Charts for a second time, making the album the first Number one album in the United Kingdom of 2010 and the decade.^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

On 19 February 2010, Colin Farrell presented Nutini with "Best International Album" for Sunny Side Up at the 2010 Meteor Awards.^[18]

Paolo Nutini embarked on a world tour with his Sunny Side Up album. The band consisted of, in addition to Paolo: Donny Little-Guitars, Vocals Seamus Simon-Drums Michael McDaid-Bass, Keyboard Dave Nelson-Guitars, Keyboard, Vocals, Percussion Gavin Fitzjohn-Trumpet, Saxophone Ben Edwards - trumpet & flugelhorn, and Tom Pinder - trombone & sousaphone. The brass section are collectively known as the "Horns of Thunder" (a name formed by Paolo himself)

Legacy[link]

Recording history[link]

Paolo Nutini performing in 2008.

Nutini made his first demo which saw him signed to Atlantic Records in May 2005, shortly after his 18th birthday. He released his first single "These Streets" as a free download in May 2006; this was then followed by his next single "Last Request" which was released on 4 July 2006 and charted at number 5 in the official UK charts. In the video for "Last Request", Nutini plays the part of a robber – though this is not revealed until the end. Nutini's third single, "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", was released on 25 September 2006 and got to number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. "Rewind" was Nutini's fourth single. It was released on 4 December 2006, and reached number 27 in the UK.

His debut album These Streets, produced by Ken Nelson (who has also worked with Coldplay and Gomez), was released on 17 July 2006 and immediately entered the UK album charts at number three. Many of the songs on the album, including "Last Request" and "Rewind", were inspired by a turbulent relationship with his girlfriend Teri Brogan, and "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a true story about encounters with an older woman. These Streets, as Paolo himself puts it on his official website, he states, "The album is a little glimpse of some of the experiences I have been through in the last three years". In late 2007 he covered Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love" for BBC Radio 1's Radio 1 Established 1967 album.

His self-produced second album Sunny Side Up was released on 1 June 2009.^[19]

As of February 2011, Paolo Nutini was in the studio working on new material.^[20]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• These Streets (2006)
• Sunny Side Up (2009)

Awards and nominations[link]

External links[link]

• Official Paolo Nutini website
• "Singer Paulo Nutini headlined the Hogmanay bash..." eveningtimes.co.uk,^[29] 1–1–09.

References[link]

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Paolo Barnard (1958) is an Italian journalist and documentary maker.

Biography[link]

Born in Bologna, Italy, after his Master Degree in Psychology, he began his media career at RAI TV program Samarcanda. He later was co-founder of popular program Report for RAI TRE then he moved to Rai Educational.^[1][2]

He was correspondent for the main Italian newspapers such as la La Stampa, Il Manifesto, Corriere della Sera, Il Mattino, La Repubblica, etc.

As an author he has written books on terrorism in the Middle East conflicts and the health system in Italy.^[3]

In 2011, Barnard has been concerned with monetary fundaments of the present economical crisis, especially in Italy. His discoveries, published on Barnard's website, led to the organization of the first italian meeting on Modern Money Theory, held on february 25th-27th, 2012 in Rimini.

Footnotes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Paolo Barnard on Report (RAI Tv)
• Paolo Barnard on ArcoirisTV
• Paolo Barnard on youtube.com Palestine-Israel: the missing narrative

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Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte in Berlin
Background information
Born	(1937-01-06) January 6, 1937 (age 75) Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Genres	Jazz

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Paolo Conte (born January 6, 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, composer, and lawyer notable for his grainy, resonant voice, his colourful and dreamy compositions (evocative of Italian and Mediterranean sounds, as well as of jazz music, South American atmospheres, and of French-language singers like Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens) and his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics.

Career[link]

Paolo Conte was born in Asti, Piedmont.

His performing career began as a vibraphone player in local and touring bands (Saint Vincent Jazz Festival). He began songwriting with his brother Giorgio Conte early on and eventually began writing songs of his own. As a poet, painter and lawyer as well as a musician, he first earned attention during the late '60s and early '70s as the creative force behind hits from Adriano Celentano and Patty Pravo. Conte began his solo career with a 1974 self-titled LP, with subsequent efforts like 1987's Aguaplano and 1990's Parole D'Amore Scritte a Macchina enjoying considerable success throughout Europe. 1998's Paolo Conte, a greatest-hits collection, was his first U.S. release. His compilation album is titled The Best of Paolo Conte.

Some of his hits were used in many movies, for example "Come Di" in I Am David (2003), and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999), "Via con me" in French Kiss (1995), Mostly Martha (2001), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), and the "Fritz" Coca Cola commercial that was widely shown in US movie theaters in early 2006. As well as in No Reservations (2007), "Sparring Partner" in 5x2 (2004) (French humourist Pierre Desproges used both in his Chroniques de la haine ordinaire.) In the movie "Carnage", directed by Polanski, husband and wife -existing in reality- call each other "doodle", ("toutou" in French) as a reference to Via Con Me from Paolo Conte "tu tu tu", one of their most preferred song.

Discography[link]

• Paolo Conte (1974)
• Paolo Conte (1975)
• Un gelato al limon (1979)
• Paris milonga (1981)
• Appunti di viaggio (1982)
• Paolo Conte (1984)
• Concerti (1985, live)
• Come Di (1986, French release, compilation)
• Aguaplano (1987, double album - the Japanese and German release was issued as two separate CDs, the second titled Jimmy Ballando in 1989)
• Collezione (1988)^[1]
• Paolo Conte Live (1988, live)
• Parole d'amore scritte a macchina (1990)
• Boogie (1990, compilation 1974 - 1982)
• Wanda, stai seria con la faccia ma però (1992, compilation)
• '900 (1992)
• Tournée (1993 live)
• Una faccia in prestito (1995)
• The best of Paolo Conte (1996, compilation)
• Tournée 2 (1998 live double CD)
• Razmataz (2000)
• Reveries (2003, compilation)
• Elegia (2004)
• Paolo Conte Live Arena di Verona (2005, live double CD)
• Wonderful (2006, compilation)
• Psiche (2008)
• Nelson (2010)
• Gong-oh (2011, compilation)

See also[link]

• 2008: Ohrožený druh (featuring ""Jak se ten chlap na mě dívá" by Conte)

External links[link]

• (Italian) Paolo Conte's website
• Biography of Paolo Conte at Swonderful.net

References[link]

Paolo De Ceglie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaolo deˈtʃɛʎʎe]; born September 17, 1986 in Aosta) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.

Club career[link]

De Ceglie joined Juventus' youth set-up as a youngster and idolized Pavel Nedvěd.^[1] He played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera. He scored a hat-trick in Juventus' 5–1 defeat of bitter rivals Inter Milan in the 2006 Super Coppa Primavera.^[2]

When Juventus were relegated for the 2006–07 season due to the Calciopoli scandal, De Ceglie and fellow youngsters Claudio Marchisio and Sebastian Giovinco were all promoted to the first team. He made his senior team debut on November 6, 2006 for Juventus against Napoli, coming on as a substitute for Nicola Legrottaglie after 55 minutes, with the game eventually ending 1–1. His first ever senior goal came in his second game, as Juventus beat Lecce 4–1. In June 2007 he was loaned out to Serie A side Siena on a co-ownership agreement. He had a successful time there, starting nearly every match when fit and also scored twice and tallied several assists.

De Ceglie was sold back to Juventus on June 9, 2008 after his first season in Serie A with Siena.^[3] Juve paid €3.5m for the other half of his contract, which was paid in installments during the 2008–09 season. He put in some good performances, most notably in the 4–2 win over Milan in December.^[4] He came on as a substitute for the injured Pavel Nedvěd and made an immediate impact, setting up Amauri's goal to put Juve 3–1 up and forcing a professional foul from Milan right back Gianluca Zambrotta which resulted in a free kick.^[5][6] That same month, he extended his contract until 2013.^[7] In the summer of 2009, he became the subject of transfer rumours but no move ever materialized as he did not want to leave Turin.^[8] He was a bit-part player during Ciro Ferrara's time as coach. Due to various injury problems, new manager Alberto Zaccheroni named him in the starting line-up more regularly in the latter half of the 2009–10 season.^[9] He has been played as a left winger to great effect in Zaccheroni's experimental 3–5–2 formation. In February, he set up Amauri to score the equalizer in the Europa League Round of 32 first leg match against Ajax and Juventus went on to win 2–1 on aggregate after a 0–0 draw in the second leg. He made his 50th league appearance for Juve on 25 April and played a part in their 3–0 win over Bari.

De Ceglie was not expected to be a starter under new manager Luigi Delneri, who was appointed prior to the 2010-11 season. He took his chances and his improved performances earned him a place in the starting eleven. Unfortunately his season was interrupted with a ligament injury that required surgery in October. He made a comeback as a second-half substitute on the last matchday of the season against SSC Napoli.^[10]

With the arrival of Antonio Conte, De Ceglie was given the number 11 shirt and a starting place at left back in the opening game of the 2011-12 season against Parma. His first competitive start in nearly a year was soured by a straight red card for a foul on his former Primavera teammate Sebastian Giovinco which resulted in a penalty. However, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Stephan Lichtsteiner became the first choice back four thus relegating him to the bench. He returned to the starting line-up for the Coppa Italia match as a stand-in for Chiellini and the league win against Novara when Bonucci was suspended and set up Simone Pepe's goal just 4 minutes after kick-off.

On 3 March 2012, De Ceglie scored his first goal since returning from Siena in a 1-1 draw against Chievo. After some good performances he was offered a contract extension and signed a new 5-year deal several weeks later.^[11]

International career[link]

He made his Italy U-21 debut against Luxembourg, 12 December 2006, replacing Arturo Lupoli in the 62nd minute. Since making his U-21 debut, De Ceglie had been a regular in the Azzurrini squad, initially at left back.

De Ceglie was called-up for the 2008 Toulon Tournament but had to return home due to an injury.^[12] He was a regular at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the summer of 2009, he was called-up for the U-21 European Championships held in Sweden, playing as in left midfield as Domenico Criscito was preferred at left back. He missed the semifinal loss to Germany due to an injury he picked up in the last group match against Belarus.^[13]

Honours[link]

• 1 Campionato Primavera: 2005–06^[14]
• 1 Super Coppa Primavera: 2006^[2]
• 1 Torneo di Viareggio: 2004–05

Juventus

• Serie A: 2011–12

Career statistics[link]

As of 7 May 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile on Juventus official website
• (Italian) Profile on Italian FA website

Italy squads v t e Italy squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Viviano 2 Motta 3 De Ceglie 4 Nocerino 5 Cigarini 6 Criscito 7 Montolivo 8 Marchisio 9 Rocchi 10 Giovinco 11 Rossi 12 Dessena 13 Coda 14 Acquafresca 15 Bocchetti 16 De Silvestri 17 Abate 18 Consigli 20 Candreva 21 Russotto Coach: Casiraghi v t e Italy squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Consigli 2 Motta 3 Andreolli 4 Criscito 5 Morosini 6 Marzoratti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Acquafresca 10 Giovinco 11 De Ceglie 12 Sirigu 13 Ranocchia 14 Pisano 15 Bocchetti 16 Candreva 17 Poli 18 Cerci 19 Paloschi 20 Balotelli 21 Cigarini 22 Seculin 23 Dessena Coach: Casiraghi