Early career After playing for
Atalanta and
Triestina from 1997 to 2000, he made his
Serie A debut with Atalanta on 5 November 2000, during the
2000–01 season; the promising goalkeeper soon emerged to prominence, overtaking
Alberto Fontana and
Davide Pinato as the club's starting goalkeeper, and was initially considered by the media to be one of the best young goalkeepers in Italy.
Roma In the following summer he was signed by 2001 Italian champions
Roma for 33
billion lire in 5-year contract, worth 3,372.2 million lire per season, (signed in June 2001; about €17,043,078 transfer fee and €1.742 million wage; paid via 27,000 million lire cash and
Alessandro Rinaldi), winning the
Supercoppa Italiana in his first season. He was initially a backup to
Francesco Antonioli, but midway through the
2002–03 Serie A season, he became the club's first choice goalkeeper under
Fabio Capello, helping Roma to reach the
2003 Coppa Italia final. During the
2003–04 Serie A season, Pelizzoli conceded the fewest goals in the entire Serie A behind a defensive force which consisted mainly of
Christian Panucci,
Walter Samuel,
Cristian Chivu and
Vincent Candela, as Roma finished the season in second place; during the season, he also managed what is currently the
5th longest consecutive run without conceding a goal in Serie A, setting a 774-minute unbeaten streak. Despite his performances, he was not picked for the Euro 2004 (although he was included in the Italian Olympic squad instead, helping the team to a bronze medal), but looked set to become a long-term first choice in Roma. However, his subsequent unstable performances gave
Gianluca Curci and
Carlo Zotti the chance to play during the
2004–05 Serie A season.
Lokomotiv Moscow On 31 January 2007, Pelizzoli was captured by
Lokomotiv Moscow, signing him on with a three-year contract. Pelizzoli was brought in as AlbinoLeffe's goalkeepers only had Serie C1 experience, namely
Stefano Layeni,
Daniel Offredi and
Paolo Branduani. He made his team debut on 19 September 2009. After playing three games in September, he was out-favored and lost his place in both first choice and on the bench. Pelizzoli regained his regular place since November.
Cagliari In August 2010, Pelizzoli joined
Cagliari. He hinted he would take on an understudy role in the Sardinian club.
Pescara In August 2012,
Pescara acquired Pelizzoli as a back-up to
Mattia Perin.
Piacenza On 24 November 2016, he signed a contract with
Piacenza. He left the team in 2017.
Foggia On 14 July 2017, Pelizzoli signed a contract with
Foggia. He left the club again at the end of 2017 without having made an appearance. ==International career==