Andrea Meroni
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrea Meroni
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Empoli, Italy
| image =
| height = 1.88 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Reggiana
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016 | youthclubs1 = Empoli
| years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Empoli | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = → Cosenza (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = Paganese | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Pisa | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = → Paganese (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2022 | clubs6 = Sassuolo | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2021 | clubs7 = → Pisa (loan) | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = → Cremonese (loan) | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2024 | clubs9 = Cosenza | caps9 = 46 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2024– | clubs10 = Reggiana | caps10 = 36 | goals10 = 0
| pcupdate = 18 May 2025
}}
Andrea Meroni (born 9 January 1997) is an Italian football player who plays for {{Italian football updater|Reggiana}} club Reggiana.
Club career
=Empoli=
He spent his youth career with Empoli. He did not appear for the club's senior squad.{{TuttoCalciatori|Meroni_Andrea}}
==Loan to Cosenza==
On 30 July 2016 he joined Lega Pro club Cosenza on loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Cosenza|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/2016/07/30/cosenza-perfezionato-il-trasferimento-di-andrea-meroni-in-prestito-dall-empoli/|title=COSENZA, PERFEZIONATO IL TRASFERIMENTO DI ANDREA MERONI IN PRESTITO DALL’EMPOLI|date=30 July 2016|language=Italian}}
He made his professional Lega Pro debut for Cosenza on 6 November 2016 in a game against Casertana. He started the game and played the whole match.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/06/italy/serie-c1/cosenza-calcio-1914/casertana-fc/2336079/|title=Cosenza v Casertana game report|date=6 November 2016}} He finished the loan with 4 appearances for Cosenza, 2 of them as a starter.
=Paganese=
=Pisa=
==Loan to Paganese==
On 31 January 2018 his rights were acquired by Serie C club Pisa, who then loaned him back to Paganese for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Pisa|url=https://pisachannel.tv/calciomercato-maxi-operazione-con-la-paganese/|title=CALCIOMERCATO: MAXI-OPERATION WITH PAGANESE|date=31 January 2018}}
=Sassuolo=
==Loan to Pisa==
On 31 July 2019 his rights were acquired by Serie A club Sassuolo, who then loaned him back to Pisa on a 2-year term.{{cite press release|publisher=Pisa|url=https://pisachannel.tv/andrea-meroni-passa-al-sassuolo-ma-resta-in-nerazzurro/|title=ANDREA MERONI PASSA AL SASSUOLO MA RESTA IN NERAZZURRO|date=31 July 2019|language=Italian}}
Pisa was promoted to Serie B for the 2019–20 season and Meroni made his debut in the second tier on 15 September 2019 in a game against Cremonese. He started the game and played for 72 minutes before being substituted.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/15/italy/serie-b/pisa-calcio/us-cremonese/3122568/|title=Pisa v Cremonese game report|date=15 September 2019}}
==Loan to Cremonese==
=Return to Cosenza=
On 26 July 2022, Meroni returned to Cosenza on a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Cosenza|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/2022/07/26/bentornato-in-rossoblu-ad-andrea-meroni/|title=Bentornato in rossoblù ad Andrea Meroni!|date=26 July 2022|access-date=26 July 2022|language=it}}
=Reggiana=
On 5 July 2024, Meroni signed a two-year contract with Reggiana.{{cite web|publisher=Reggiana|url=https://reggianacalcio.it/2024/07/05/andrea-meroni-rinforza-la-linea-difensiva-della-reggiana/|title=Andrea Meroni rinforza la linea difensiva della Reggiana|trans-title=Andrea Meroni strengthens Reggiana's defensive line|date=5 July 2024|access-date=18 August 2024|language=it}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|andrea-meroni/451178}}
{{AC Reggiana 1919 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meroni, Andrea}}
Category:Sportspeople from Empoli
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Cosenza Calcio players
Category:Paganese Calcio 1926 players
Category:AC Reggiana 1919 players