*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2019
Andrea Lazzari (Italian pronunciation:[anˈdrɛːaˈladdzari]; born 3 December 1984) is an Italian
footballer who plays as a
midfielder for FC Vigor Senigallia.
Club career
Atalanta
Born in
Milan, Lazzari started his professional career at hometown club
Atalanta. During
2003–04 Serie B season, he was promoted from
Primavera under–20 team[1] to the first team. He made his Serie B debut on 4 October 2003, substituted
Riccardo Montolivo in the 86th minute.[2] He followed the team promoted back to Serie A as the 5th and made his Serie A on 22 September 2004, replaced
Nicola Mingazzini in the 81st minute.[3] Lazzari scored a
hat-trick against
Juventus in
Coppa Italia, a match in which Juventus was eliminated in a 5–3 aggregate,[4] while Lazzari also scored the 2 goals in the first leg. Lazzari followed Atalanta relegated back to Serie B in June 2005. He won Serie B champion with the team in June 2006.
In August 2006, he was loaned back to Serie B for
Cesena, as part of the deal that Atalanta signed
Adriano Ferreira Pinto. On 31 January 2007 he was sub-loan to
Piacenza Calcio, as part of the deal that Cesena signed
Alessandro Pellicori. In July 2007, he was loaned to Serie B newcomer
Grosseto, where he finally became a regular starter and scored 9 goals.
Cagliari
On 9 July 2008, he was sold to fellow Serie A side
Cagliari in
co-ownership deal, in a four-year contract, for €1.8 million fee.[5][6] He took no.10 shirt from departed winger
Pasquale Foggia but started occasionally. He became a regular starter in 2009–10 season, after
Andrea Cossu became the first choice attacking midfielder, with Lazzari acting as left midfielder. He scored 6 goals that season. On 3 June 2010, Cagliari decided to sign him outright[7][8] for another €2 million.[5]
Fiorentina
In July 2011 Lazzari was signed by
ACF Fiorentina in another co-ownership deal, for €3 million, in a 4-year contract.[9][10][11] In June 2012 La Viola acquired Lazzari outright for another €1.638 million.[9][12]
Udinese (loan)
On 30 August 2012, Lazzari moved to
Udinese on loan.[13][14]
With his new team, on 2 September 2012, he scored in a 4–1 defeat against Juventus at
Stadio Friuli. The loan was renewed for
2013–14 Serie A season.
In the Europa League qualifying round match against Bosnian club
Široki Brijeg in August 2013, Lazzari scored from the halfway line as Udinese won 4–0.[15]
^"Lazzari all'Udinese" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^Martorano, Stefan (8 August 2013).
"Europa League, Udinese ai playoff: 4–0 al Siroki Brijeg" [Europa League, Udinese into playoff: 4–0 against Siroki Brijeg]. Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2014. ...pallonetto spettacolare da metà campo messo a segno da Lazzari (spectacular lob from the halfway line scored by Lazzari)