Michele Paolucci (born 6 February 1986) is an Italians footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian club FC Manitoba.
In 2006–07 season he was loaned to Ascoli, made his team and Serie A debut on 10 September 2006, against Atalanta BC. After his successful spell at Ascoli where he would go on to score 6 goals in 32 Serie A appearances, he returned shortly to Juventus.
In January 2008 Juventus and Udinese loaned him out to Atalanta BC, where he would play until 30 June 2008.
In June 2008, Juventus FC and Udinese again loaned Paolucci out, this time to Sicilian club, Catania FC. He scored 7 goals that season, in the Serie A and had been regularly included in first team action, under coach Walter Zenga. He made a total of 28 starts for the club.
After not obtaining a regular starting place and also due to Juventus' striker injury crisis, he was loan back by Juventus FC on 16 January 2010, by Juve paying Siena €500,000. Originally acquired as addition to an injury-ridden team, Paolucci never broke into the first team and ended his second Juve stint with only four league appearances before to return to Siena, now relegated to Serie B.
After a disappointing period at Siena, with only one second-division appearance with the Tuscans, Paolucci accepted a loan move to Palermo on 31 January 2011, replacing the left of former Siena teammate Massimo Maccarone. He made his debut with the Sicilians only two days later, replacing Fabrizio Miccoli in the final minutes of a home game against his former team Juventus, ended in a 2–1 win for Palermo. Siena elected to loan him out once again to LR Vicenza for the 2011–12 season after the club acquired the residual 50% rights from Juve for free.
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Juventus FC | 2005–06 | Serie A | 0 |
Ascoli (loan) | 2006–07 | Serie A | 8 |
Udinese Calcio | 2007–08 | Serie A | 2 |
Atalanta BC (loan) | 2007–08 | Serie A | 9 |
Catania FC (loan) | 2008–09 | Serie A | 9 |
Siena | 2009–10 | Serie A | 2 |
2010–11 | Serie B | 0 | |
2011–12 | Serie A | 0 | |
2012–13 | Serie A | 2 | |
2013–14 | Serie B | 7 | |
Juventus FC (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie A | 0 |
Palermo (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie A | 0 |
LR Vicenza (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 13 |
Latina | 2013–14 | Serie B | 3 |
2014–15 | Serie B | 2 | |
Petrolul Ploiești | 2015–16 | Liga I | 1 |
Catania Calcio | 2016–17 | Serie C | 3 |
Ancona | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 4 |
Monopoli | 2017–18 | Serie C | 3 |
Floriana | 2017–18 | Maltese Premier League | 1 |
Tarxien Rainbows | 2018–19 | Maltese Premier League | 10 |
Valour FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 3 |
FC Manitoba | 2022 | USL League Two | 4 |
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