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Leonardo Spinazzola (born 25 March 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Atalanta, on loan from Juventus, as a right midfielder.
Club career
Born in Foligno, Spinazzola started his career at Siena's youth setup. In 2010 he joined Juventus in a temporary deal, being assigned to the Primavera squad. In June 2012 Juventus signed half of the registration rights for €400,000.
On 5 July 2012 Spinazzola and Filippo Boniperti were loaned to Serie B side Empoli in a season-long loan. 1 September he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Novara.
Spinazzola scored his first professional goal on the 15th, but in a 2–4 loss at Livorno. After appearing in only seven matches, his loan spell was cut short and he moved to Virtus Lanciano also in a temporary deal in January 2013.
Spinazzola only appeared in three matches with Virtus, all from the bench. On 10 August 2013 he was again loaned, this time to his first club Siena; he appeared regularly with the latter, contributing with 24 matches and one goal for the latter, which narrowly missed out play-offs.
In June 2014 the co-ownership agreement between Siena and Juventus was renewed again However, after the bankruptcy of Siena in July, Juventus acquired the remain 50% registration rights of Spinazzola from Siena for free.
On 11 August 2014 Spinazzola joined Serie A side Atalanta also in a loan deal. On the 23rd he made his debut for the club, scoring the last of a 2–0 home win against Pisa.
Spinazzola made his debut in the Italian top flight on 31 August, replacing Marcelo Estigarribia in the 82nd minute of a 0–0 home draw against Verona.