Davis Curiale

Davis Curiale

Curiale with the Sicily national football team in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-12-30) 30 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Cologne, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Reggina
Number	30
Youth career
1993–1995	SV Mülheim-Nord
1995–1999	Porz-Eil
1999–2004	SC Fortuna Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Salemi	0	(0)
2004–2005	Campobello di Mazara	?	(9)
2005–2011	Palermo	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Sambenedettese (loan)	29	(9)
2008–2009	→ Vicenza (loan)	3	(0)
2009	→ Ravenna (loan)	9	(8)
2009–2010	→ Cittadella (loan)	20	(3)
2010–2011	→ Crotone (loan)	22	(4)
2011–2012	Triestina	19	(7)
2012–2013	Grosseto	14	(2)
2013–2015	Frosinone	64	(26)
2015–2017	Trapani	31	(6)
2015–2016	→ Lecce (loan)	18	(4)
2017–2020	Catania	82	(22)
2020–2022	Catanzaro	48	(5)
2022	Vibonese	13	(4)
2022–2023	Messina	24	(1)
2023–2024	Terracina
2024–	Reggina	7	(1)
International career‡
2008 [1]	Italy U-20	3	(0)
2022– [2]	Sicily	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022

Davis Curiale (born 30 December 1987) is an Italian association footballer who plays as a striker for Serie D club Reggina.

Career

Club career

Curiale is the son of Sicilian parents originally from Campobello di Mazara who emigrated to Germany in the 1980s. ^[3] He started playing football at the age of 5 for local Cologne team SV Mülheim-Nord. Noted in 2004 by former Palermo and Udinese star Giovanni Montalbano, head coach of Eccellenza club Salemi at the time, during a summer beach soccer tournament in Campobello, he accepted to sign for the club but left it soon after to join Campobello, another Eccellenza team, in November 2004. ^[3] He scored nine goals for Campobello, helping them to win Eccellenza Sicily and ensure a historical first promotion to Serie D. From 2005 to 2007, he played for Palermo Primavera, notably scoring 28 goals in the 2006–07 season with the Under-20 team, being instrumental in helping the rosanero youth team to reach the Campionato Nazionale Primavera semi-final, then lost to Inter Milan. ^[4]

On 5 June 2007, Palermo loaned him out to Sambenedettese of Serie C1 in order to let him achieve some first-team experience. ^[4] With Samb, Curiale played a total of 29 matches, scoring nine goals, and being instrumental in the team's escape from relegation.

Following his impressive experience with Sambenedettese, Curiale received some interest from several Serie B teams. In July 2008, Palermo and Vicenza agreed a one-year loan for the young striker. ^[5] As he did not manage to gain a regular first-team place with Vicenza (only playing three games in the first half of the season), ^[6] he returned to Palermo in January 2009 in order to be loaned to another team, Ravenna Calcio of Lega Pro Prima Divisione, for the remainder of the season. ^[7] Curiale started impressively his second playing experience in the Italian third tier, becoming instrumental in Ravenna's rise in the league table by scoring eight goals in eight matches before suffering a muscle injury that will keep him out for two months. ^[8]

Curiale then spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Serie B club Cittadella; ^[9] he made a total 20 appearances during the regular season, scoring three goals. ^[10]

In July 2010, he was sent out on loan again, this time to Serie B club Crotone; the club will also have the option to buy half of the player's registration rights at the end of the season. ^[11]

On 31 August 2011, he moved to Triestina. Later, in January 2012, he joined the Serie B club Grosseto, but he played only 14 games in one year with the club. He successively left to join the Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Frosinone in January 2013, and he won promotion to Serie B with his new club in June 2014.

In January 2015, he was signed by Trapani Calcio for €150,000. ^{[12] [13]}

In August 2015, he moved to Lecce on loan. He scored four goals in 18 appearances before heading back to Trapani.

On 28 September 2020, he joined Catanzaro on a two-year contract. ^[14]

On 31 January 2022, Curiale signed with Vibonese. ^[15]

In August 2022, he signed for Serie C club Messina. ^[16]

In September 2023, Curiale left professional football to join Eccellenza Lazio amateurs Terracina. ^[17]

International career

Curiale played three games with the Italian under-20 team in March and April 2008. ^[1]

On 10 June 2022, Curiale became the first captain of the UEFA-unrecognized Sicily national football team, playing a game against Sardinia. He scored one of the four Sicilian goals. ^[18]

References

1. "CURIALE DAVIS – Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
2. "Nazionale Siciliana, Curiale: "Felice per quest'avventura, essere il capitano di questa squadra mi riempie d'orgoglio"" (in Italian). goalsicilia.it. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
3. "Davis Curiale" (in Italian). Campionato Primavera.com. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
4. "Davis Curiale alla Samb: è ufficiale" (in Italian). Sambenedetto Oggi. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
5. "Davis Curiale in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
6. "Davis Curiale – Vicenza – Campionato di Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
7. "Curiale al Ravenna" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
8. "Senza Curiale il Ravenna non sa più segnare Ed è Brignoli a negare la vittoria alla Reggiana" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
9. "Davis Curiale al Cittadella" (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
10. "davis curiale cittadella - Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
11. "MOVIMENTI IN USCITA DEL PALERMO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
12. "Davis Curiale è un calciatore del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani Calcio. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
13. Frosinone Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
14. "Davis Curiale è un calciatore del Catanzaro" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 28 September 2020.
15. "Zibert e Curiale in rossoblù" (Press release) (in Italian). Vibonese. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
16. "UFFICIALE-Messina: ecco Davis Curiale" (in Italian). GoalSicilia. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
17. "Il Terracina fa le cose in grande: ufficiale l'ex Messina Davis Curiale" (in Italian). LatinaToday. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
18. "Esordio col botto per la nazionale siciliana a Mazara: battuta per 4-1 la Sardegna nella Antudo Cup" (Press release) (in Italian). Palermo Today. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.