Career
Born in Livorno. He started playing in the youth ranks of Sporting Group CNFO (Cantiere Navale Fratelli Orlando), he started his career at Armando Picchi. Then had spells at Viareggio, A.C. (before Christ) Pavia, South.S. Juve Stabia and Casale showing good goal scoring form. He then went to Virtus Lanciano and was awarded the title of top scorer in 2011-2012 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, contributing to the promotion of the team with 16 goals.
Sassuolo In the summer 2012, he joined Sassuolo, scoring 5 goals in the first 4 league appearances for the Serie B side.
However, during the season, he suffered a suspension of 40 days for doping, resulting in positive tests of tuaminoheptane after 26 December 2012 game against Livorno, Sassuolo lodged an appeal against the ban due to the assumption of Rinoflumicil, found in a nasal decongestant. Pavoletti returned to help Sassuolo earn promotion to Serie A for the first time in the history, after playing 33 matches and scoring 11 goals After two appearances in Serie A for Sassuolo on September 2, 2013, the last day of the Italian transfer market Pavoletti joined Serie B side Varese on loan.
= Varese loan On 2 September 2013 he went on loan to Varese with the right of purchasing his rights at the end of the season. On the following game he scored a brace, this time at the expense of Pescara in a 3–2 defeat.
With 24 goals, he finished as the 2nd Top Scorer in Serie B behind Trapani striker Matteo Mancosu who scored 26 goals.
On June 17, 2014, Varese exercised their option and signed 50% of the players rights from Sassuolo for €800,0000 in a co-ownership deal. However, the following day on 18 June, Sassuolo immediately bought the full rights to the player back. = Return to Sassuolo His form during 2013-2014 season for Varese reportedly alerted the attention of Steaua Bucharest, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Leeds United.
Pavoletti turned down a last minute transfer deadline deal on 31 August 2014 to Leeds United deciding to stay at Sassuolo where he would compete for places up front with highly rated Strikers Simone Zaza, Nicola Sansone and Domenico Berardi.
On 13 December 2014, Pavoletti scored his first Serie A goal in Sassuolo"s 2–1 loss against Palermo. After making 8 Serie A appearances, mainly as a substitute, towards the end of December 2014, Pavoletti was again linked with a move to English side Leeds United, he also attended Leeds" 2–0 loss against Wigan Athletic on 26 December, sitting alongside Leeds Sporting Director Nicola Salerno, Pavoletti also attended Leeds" training ground, ahead of an anticipated loan move in January 2015.
Genoa On 29 January 2015, after turning down a loan move to Leeds United, Pavoletti joined fellow Serie A side Genoa on loan, with a option to purchase. In the same deal Francesco Acerbi moved in the opposite direction outright.
He had a successful spell scoring 6 goals in 10 Serie A games for Genoa.
On 7 July 2015 Genoa purchased Pavoletti outright.