Filippo and Matteo Paoli they are two new players from Vismederi Costone Siena. The twins, born in 2001, have reached an agreement with the club and will play the Interregional Serie B championship with the yellow-green jersey. Filippo is a 178 centimeter play-guard who last season played for the Spezia Basket Club in the Interregional Serie B. The player began his sporting career in the youth teams of Don Bosco Livorno, then faced the Serie C Silver in Pontedera with Juve and then returned to Don Bosco in C Gold. The following year he moved to Pielle Livorno where he played in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 National Serie B championships. In the last season, among the Bianconeri of Tarros, he averaged over 15 points in 30 games.
Matteo is in turn a 178 centimeter play-guard who began his basketball career together with Filippo in the Don Bosco youth team, the team with which he made his first team debut. Here the brothers part ways for two years, with Matteo remaining in Livorno until the 2022/23 season. In the last season the two met in La Spezia, wearing the Tarros shirt, in the Interregional B championship, where Matteo collected almost 15 points on average in 30 games.
Matteo, on his first day as a Costonian, said: “I am enthusiastic about starting this journey in Siena and at Costone”. “There had already been contacts between me and the club in the past – he continued – and being able to conclude this marriage leaves me very satisfied. I must also thank Michele Belletti, his presence played a fundamental role in being able to conclude this operation. Siena It’s a very important place for Tuscan basketball, and personally I can’t wait to get to know the whole environment.”
“I’m happy to arrive in Siena in an important club like Costone”. These are Filippo Paoli’s first words as a yellow-green. “The managers told me about the project – continues the player – and I was positively impressed. I hope to repay the trust that Costone has shown me, also because the next championship will be tough, with many teams that are already getting stronger. I’m particularly happy to meet coach Belletti again, who I had already met in Livorno, where he was an assistant coach at the time”. “I’m convinced that we have everything to do well – said the winger – and I can’t wait to get started”.
Andrea Naldini, General Director of Costone, declared: “I am very happy with the arrival of Matteo and Filippo, they are two boys who we have been following and observing for some time. Our Director was very good at completing the operation as soon as there was one. opportunity”. “This negotiation, moreover, was also closed thanks to Michele Belletti – he added – who is already working to prepare the next year. Thanks go to our president Emanuele Montomoli who gave us the opportunity to score a double blow very important market”.
“Matteo and Filippo are two young players, but they have already had an important experience and were protagonists in this category. They will bring to Costone archery, playmaking and above all a great work ethic. I am very pleased with the fact that they have enthusiastically embraced our technical project and I am sure that they will easily fit into the group” concluded the Sports Director, Francesco Bonelli.
