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title: "Player Profile: Marco Amelia"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "George Stokes"
section: "Chelsea Features & Analysis"
published: "2015-10-09T15:26:55Z"
modified: "2015-10-09T15:26:55Z"
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# Player Profile: Marco Amelia

As you all probably know by now, Chelsea announced yesterday that Italian goalkeeper, Marco Amelia would join the Champions on a deal until the end of the season and will most probably serve as a back-up to Asmir Begovic whilst Thibaut Courtois remains sidelines.

In what appears to be one of Chelsea’s more bizzare transfers in recent years, ReadChelsea take a look at the 33-year old’s career to date and what he could actually bring to us in our current situation.