Paolo De Ceglie

Juventus

1995–06: Youth system

Born in Aosta, De Ceglie joined the Juventus youth system as a schoolboy alongside former teammate Claudio Marchisio. He idolized veteran left midfielder Pavel Nedvěd. He played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Nazionale Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera. He scored a hat-trick in Juventus' 5–1 defeat of bitter rivals Internazionale in the 2006 Super Coppa Primavera.

2006–07: Debut season

When Juventus were relegated to Serie B 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 6 November 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.

2007–08: Loan to Siena

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.

2008–10: Return to Juventus and top performances

De Ceglie was sold back to Juventus on 9 June 2008 after his first season in Serie A with Siena. 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,…

De Ceglie made his Italy U21 debut against Luxembourg, 12 December 2006, replacing Arturo Lupoli in the 62nd minute. Since making his U21 debut, he 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. 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 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.

Club

As of match played 21 May 2018

Juventus Primavera

Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2005–06 Super Coppa Primavera: 2006 Torneo di Viareggio: 2004–05 Juventus

Serie A: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 Serie B: 2006–07 Supercoppa Italiana: 2012, 2013 Coppa Italia: 2014–15 Italy U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze:2009