Roberto Piccoli

Roberto Piccoli (born 27 January 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Atalanta.

Club Career

Youth

Piccoli began playing football at the age of 10 for Tritium Calcio, which plays in the fourth division of Italian football. At the age of 13, Piccoli made a move to the Atalanta youth academy after being noticed by Maurizio Costanzi, head of Atalanta youth development. He would remain with Atalanta for the entirety of his youth career.

Piccoli had a successful youth career while playing for Atalanta in the Campionato Primavera 1. In the 2018–19 season, Piccoli scored 14 goals in the league which eventually helped his Atalanta side lift the Campionato Primavera 1 trophy. Piccoli had a similar performance in the 2019–20 season where he scored a total of 7 goals in the league which eventually saw his Atalanta side lift the Campionato Primavera 1 title once again.

Atalanta

He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Serie A tie with Empoli on 15 April 2019.

Loan to Spezia Calcio

On 15 September 2020, he joined Spezia on a season-long loan.

Piccoli scored his first goal for Spezia in a 1–2 loss on 20 December 2020 against Inter Milan.

Return to Atalanta

On 21 August 2021, Piccoli came on as a substitute for Atalanta in an away match against Torino and scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute. This was his first goal for the Bergamo club in the top flight. Piccoli made several more substitute appearances for Atalanta throughout the season, and was named in the starting lineup for the first time against Lazio on 22 January 2022. Piccoli has made a total of 15 appearances for Atalanta in Serie A, while only scoring one goal for the Bergamo club.

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