Amedeo Amadei

Amedeo Amadei

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Personal information
Full name	Amedeo Amadei
Date of birth	26 July 1921 (1921-07-26)
Place of birth	Frascati, Italy
Height	173cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1936–1938	Roma	6	(1)
1938–1939	Atalanta	33	(4)
1939–1948	Roma	228	(115)
1948–1950	Inter	70	(42)
1950–1956	Napoli	171	(47)
National team
1949–1953	Italy	13	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Amedeo Amadei (born 26 July 1921) is a former professional Italian football player. He played as a striker.

He was born in Frascati, near Rome, the son of a baker.

He made his professional debut on 2 May 1937 with A.S. Roma at age 15, 9 months and 6 days (the youngest debut in Serie A history). A week later he scored in a 5–1 defeat to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905 making him the youngest scorer in Serie A history, a record he holds to this day. He also played in Serie B with Atalanta B.C., Inter and S.S.C. Napoli. He won one Italian title with Roma in the 1941–42 season. With A.S. Roma he played 386 matches and scored 101 goals; in his entire career he played 423 matches and scored 174 goals.

With the Italian national team he participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

ROMA

• Serie A: 1941-1942

References

Preceded by Guido Masetti

AS Roma Captain 1943–1948

Succeeded by Sergio Andreoli