Basketball, Trento signs Andrea Pecchia | Gazzetta delle Valli

Trento – La Dolomiti Energia Trentino has reached a one-year agreement with an option until 2026 with Lombard guard/winger Andrea Pecchia. Born in Segrate, in the province of Milan on 16 November 1997, 197 centimeters and 90 kilograms, Pecchia, after having played for the youth team with Olimpia Milano, began his professional career playing for Treviglio in A2 in 2016 (3.9 points average in 30 games).

In the Blue Basketball he played for three consecutive positive seasons and then signed his first contract in Serie A with Cantù. After two seasons in Brianza spent averaging 7.0 points, Andrea joins coach Paolo Galbiati’s Vanoli Cremona and with him in 2021-22 he plays an excellent season with 11.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

After missing the start of the following season with a knee injury, he managed to bring back the Vanoli Cremona in the top Italian championship.

In the 2023-24 season he contributed with his 7.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists on average and contributed to the Lombardy team’s salvation.

Paolo Galbiati (Coach Dolomiti Energia Trentino): “I am really happy to welcome Andrea Pecchia: I know his technical and tactical qualities well, but above all his human qualities. He is a boy who has grown constantly throughout his career thanks to his ability to accept challenges and overcome his limits with dedication and determination. In this I am convinced he perfectly embodies the “Aquila spirit”. On the pitch he can cover multiple roles, he is a versatile winger who knows how to do many things useful for the success of the team: I am thrilled that he has accepted this new position. challenge in Trento and I can’t wait to be able to work together again in the gym.”