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My Take
Paolo De Ceglie embodies a player type I genuinely enjoy watching: the relentless full-back who turns the touchline into his personal racetrack. Capable at left-back, wing-back, or winger, he gave Juventus years of unglamorous, vital service and shares in three Serie A titles to show for it. His loan spells and a stint at Marseille suggest a career of grit rather than guaranteed stardom, the kind earned by always running back as hard as he ran forward. Rising from a small Alpine town in the Aosta Valley to a club like Juventus takes real character. That arc is what I respect most.
Overview
Paolo De Ceglie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo de ˈtʃɛʎʎe]; born 17 September 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back, wing-back, or as a winger. He spent most of his career with Italian club Juventus, where he won three Serie A titles, among other trophies, but also had loan spells with other Italian teams, as well as a stint with French side Marseille.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paolo De Ceglie
- Name (Japanese)
- パオロ・デ・チェリエ
- Reading
- ぱおろ・で・ちぇりえ
- Born
- September 17, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 184 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.