Paulo Azzi

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Paulo Azzi
Azzi with Cagliari in 2024
Personal information
Full name Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi
Date of birth (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994
Place of birth Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2013 Paulista
2014 Cittadella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Paulista 0 (0)
2014 Cittadella 4 (1)
2014–2018 Tombense 0 (0)
2015 → Spezia (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Pavia (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Pordenone (loan) 7 (1)
2017 → Siracusa (loan) 18 (4)
2017–2018 → Bisceglie (loan) 34 (3)
2018–2020 Pro Vercelli 52 (2)
2020–2021 Seregno 14 (1)
2021 Lecco 17 (2)
2021–2022 Modena 50 (6)
2023–2025 Cagliari 47 (2)
2025 Cremonese 16 (3)
2025– Monza 34 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026

Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi (born 15 July 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for Serie A club Monza.

In May 2026, turnin' oot for the Monza outfit, Paulo Azzi caught the eye o' the international sports press as he played in the crucial promotion playoff against Catanzaro, chasin' his fourth career promotion within Italian fitba. Havin' broken through as a pro wi' Paulista de Jundiaí and holdin' Italian citizenship, the lad moved ower to European fitba in 2014, establishin' himself ower the years as a proper specialist in winnin' promotion in the country—a feat that earned him the nickname King o' Promotions.[1]

Early life

Azzi has Italian origins on both sides of his family. His paternal great-grandfather emigrated from Ceneselli, Veneto, to Brazil, while his maternal grandmother, who also moved to Brazil, was born in the province of Salerno, Campania.[2]

Career

Born in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo,[3] Azzi joined Paulista's youth setup in 2008, aged 13. In July 2013 he was promoted to the first-team ahead of that year's Copa Paulista.[4] He also appeared three times in the competition, all from the bench.

On 31 January 2014, Azzi joined Serie B side Cittadella.[5] On 15 March, he made his professional debut, starting and assisting Juan Surraco in the winner against Carpi at Pier Cesare Tombolato.[6] Seven days later he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's second of a 4–0 routing at Padova.[7]

On 11 July 2020, he moved to Serie D club Seregno.[8]

On 1 February 2021, he returned to Serie C and signed with Lecco.[9]

On 3 July 2021, Azzi signed a two-year contract with fellow Serie C side Modena.[10] He made his debut on 6 September in a 1–1 league draw against Reggiana as a late substitute for Alessandro Marotta.[11] On 31 October, he scored his first goal for the club in the injury time of a 2–0 home win over Carrarese.[12] The Brazilian eventually contributed to Modena's direct promotion to Serie B after six years.[13][14]

After spending the first half of the 2022–23 season as a regular starter at Modena,[14] on 12 January 2023 Azzi officially joined fellow Serie B club Cagliari for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2025, with an option for another year.[15][16] He subsequently made his debut two days later, starting and scoring a goal in a 2–0 league win against Como.[17]

On 22 January 2025, Azzi moved to Cremonese in Serie B on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[18]

On 11 August 2025, Azzi signed with Monza for two seasons, with an automatic extension clause, conditional on performance.[19]

References

  1. https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/futebol-italiano/noticia/2026/05/29/rei-dos-acessos-meia-brasileiro-briga-por-vaga-na-serie-a-da-italia-e-se-especializa-em-subir-de-divisao.ghtml
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7slTAIZ5CnE&t=234s
  3. Paulo Daniel Dentello Azzi Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved on 3 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
  4. Mesmo jovem, Paulista mostra confiança para buscar quarto título (Despite being young, Paulista shows confidence to hunt a fourth title) Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Federação Paulista de Futebol, 12 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. Il Citta chiude per Piscitella ma il “giallo” è Di Roberto (Citta signs Piscitella but the “danger” is Di Roberto); Il Matino di Padova, 31 January 2014 (in Italian)
  6. Cittadella 1–0 Carpi Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine; Lega Serie B, 15 March 2014 (in Italian)
  7. Padova 0–4 Cittadella Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Lega Serie B, 22 March 2014 (in Italian)
  8. "Il Seregno Calcio comunica di aver acquisito le prestazioni sportive di Paulo Azzi" (in Italian). Seregno. 11 July 2020.
  9. "Ufficiale: Paulo Azzi nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (in Italian). Lecco. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. "Arriva Paulo Azzi" (in Italian). Modena. 3 July 2021.
  11. "Modena vs. Reggiana - 6 September 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  12. "Modena vs. Carrarese - 31 October 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. "Il Modena travolge il Pontedera: il ritorno in Serie B adesso è realtà". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  14. "Cagliari, ecco Azzi: il terzino dal sangue verdeoro con il vizio del dribbling che ha trascinato il Modena in Serie B". La Casa di C (in Italian). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  15. "Calciomercato: Paulo Azzi al Cagliari". Modena FC (in Italian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  16. "Paulo Azzi è del Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com (in Italian). 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  17. Di Chiaro, Michael (15 January 2023). "Azzi subito in goal nel giorno di Ranieri: il Cagliari vince grazie al suo nuovo acquisto". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  18. "Paulo Azzi nuovo giocatore della Cremonese" [Paulo Azzi new player for Cremonese] (in Italian). US Cremonese. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  19. "PAULO AZZI JOINS AC MONZA". AC Monza. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.