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Arturo Lupoli

Lupoli on loan at Derby County in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Winger
Team information
Current team	Borgo San Donnino
Youth career
2003–2004	Parma
2004–2005	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Arsenal	1	(0)
2006–2007	→ Derby County (loan)	35	(7)
2007–2009	Fiorentina	0	(0)
2008	→ Treviso (loan)	17	(1)
2008–2009	→ Norwich City (loan)	17	(4)
2009	→ Sheffield United (loan)	11	(2)
2009–2011	Ascoli	66	(11)
2011–2013	Grosseto	45	(8)
2013–2015	Varese	23	(6)
2014	→ Budapest Honvéd (loan)	4	(0)
2015	Frosinone	11	(1)
2015–2017	Pisa	10	(2)
2016	→ Catania (loan)	10	(0)
2017	Südtirol	12	(0)
2017–2019	Fermana	72	(11)
2019–2020	Virtus Verona	17	(2)
2020–2021	Montegiorgio	21	(8)
2021–2022	Borgo San Donnino	5	(0)
Total		377	(63)
International career
2003	Italy U-16	9	(11)
2003–2004	Italy U-17	10	(4)
2005	Italy U-18	2	(1)
2005	Italy U-19	6	(0)
2006–2007	Italy U-21	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Arturo Lupoli (born on 24 June 1987) is a former Italian football player. He played as a forward. His last team was Borgo San Donnino.

Arturo Lupoli played for several well-known clubs. These include Parma, Arsenal, and Derby County. He was on loan at Derby County during the 2006–07 season.

Club Career Highlights

Starting at Parma

Arturo Lupoli began his football journey in Italy with Parma. He showed amazing talent as a young player. In his Under-17 season, he scored 45 goals in just 22 games. This was one of the best scoring records in Italian youth football history.

In mid-2004, his contract with Parma ended. Lupoli then signed a scholarship contract with Arsenal. Arsenal paid Parma about £200,000 as a training fee.

Time with Arsenal

Lupoli made his first team debut for Arsenal on 27 October 2004. This was in a League Cup match against Manchester City. In his next League Cup game against Everton, he scored two goals. Arsenal won that match 3–1 on 9 November.

He was Arsenal's top scorer at the youth and reserve levels in the 2004–05 season. He scored 27 goals in 32 games. That season, he played in an FA Cup match against Sheffield United. Arsenal won the FA Cup that year. However, Lupoli was not part of the final team.

During the 2005–06 season, Lupoli continued to score many goals for the youth and reserve teams. He also played in Arsenal's League Cup games. He won the League Cup New Talent Award. He scored his third and final goal for Arsenal in a 3–0 win against Reading. He also made his only league appearance for Arsenal that season.

Loan to Derby County

On 18 August 2006, Lupoli moved to Derby County on a loan for the season. He played his first game for Derby the next day. It was a 0–0 draw against Norwich City. He later scored two goals in a game against Colchester United.

On 6 January 2007, Lupoli scored a hat-trick for Derby County. This means he scored three goals in one game. It was a 3–1 win against Wrexham in the FA Cup.

There were talks about him moving to big Italian clubs like A.C. Milan or Inter Milan. However, he signed a pre-contract with Fiorentina on 26 February 2007. Lupoli promised to do his best for Derby for the rest of the season. In his first game after this news, he scored a goal and helped set up another.

Moving to Fiorentina

Arturo Lupoli officially joined ACF Fiorentina on 1 July 2007. He signed a five-year deal. However, he never played a game for Fiorentina. He was loaned out to Treviso F.B.C. 1993.

On 22 July 2008, Lupoli went on loan again. This time, he joined Championship team Norwich City for the 2008–09 season.

Playing for Norwich

Arturo was happy to join Norwich City. He told the club's website, "I am very happy to be here." He hoped to help Norwich have a great season. He knew about Norwich City from his time at Arsenal.

He wore the number 18 shirt. His first game for Norwich was a 2–0 loss against Coventry City. On 23 August 2008, he scored his first goals for the club. He scored two late goals against Cardiff City. This helped Norwich come back from two goals down to draw 2–2.

Later, Lupoli was not playing much. He said he would leave in January if he didn't get more chances. In the next game, an FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic, he scored an equalizing goal. Fans had been cheering his name. But he was still frustrated about not playing enough. His loan ended on 2 February 2009.

Loan to Sheffield United

On 2 February 2009, Lupoli joined Sheffield United on loan. He stayed there until the end of the 2008–09 season. He played his first game for them a few days later. It was a local derby match against Sheffield Wednesday. He scored a goal just five minutes into the game. However, Sheffield United still lost.

He wanted to stay at Sheffield United. But he returned to Fiorentina after his loan ended. He played eleven games and scored two goals for Sheffield United.

Later Career Teams

On 25 June 2009, Lupoli moved to Ascoli. Two years later, he joined another Serie B team, Grosseto. In July 2013, after two years at Grosseto, Lupoli moved to Varese.

On 21 February 2014, Lupoli joined Budapest Honvéd. On 2 February 2015, he signed with Frosinone.

In the summer of 2015, Lupoli signed with A.C. Pisa 1909. On 1 February 2016, he joined Calcio Catania on a temporary deal. He went back to Pisa at the end of that season. On 27 January 2017, Lupoli signed a contract with Südtirol.

On 24 July 2019, he joined Virtus Verona. On 26 August 2021, he joined Borgo San Donnino in Serie D.

Career Statistics

See also

In Spanish: Arturo Lupoli para niños