Michele Somma

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Michele Somma
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Salerno, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Piacenza
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2012 Juventus
2012–2014 Roma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Roma 1 (0)
2015Empoli (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2018 Brescia 60 (0)
2018–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 24 (2)
2020–2022 Palermo 27 (1)
2022–2023 Catania 24 (1)
2023– Piacenza 0 (0)
International career
2010 Italy U16 3 (0)
2013 Italy U18 3 (0)
2013–2014 Italy U19 13 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U20 9 (1)
2015–2016 Italy U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2016

Michele Somma (born 16 March 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie D Group B club Piacenza.

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Club career

Somma joined Brescia Calcio in a temporary deal on 10 July 2015. [1] On 1 February 2016, Roma signed Ismail H'Maidat from Brescia for €3.15 million, with Somma (for €1.8 million) and Emanuele Ndoj (for €1.2 million) moved to opposite direction. [2] [3]

In August 2018 he signed for Deportivo La Coruña in Spain, playing two seasons in the Segunda División league. He left Spain for Serie C club Palermo in the summer of 2020.

On 1 September 2022, Palermo announced to have terminated Somma's contracted by mutual consent. [4] A few days later, Somma signed for Serie D regional rivals Catania on a free transfer. [5]

On 15 December 2023, Somma joined Serie D club Piacenza until the end of the season, with an option for the 2024–25 season. [6]

International career

Somma has represented Italy from under-16 to under-20 level. [7] He featured in their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign. [8]

On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with Italy U21 side, in a friendly match against Hungary.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 April 2023 [9] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2014–15 Serie A 100010
Empoli (loan) 2014–15 Serie A100010
Brescia (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 602080
Brescia 2016–17 Serie B18010190
2017–18 Serie B36020380
Total6005000650
Deportivo La Coruña 2018–19 Segunda División 101103 [lower-alpha 2] 0141
2019–20 Segunda División14110151
Total2422030292
Palermo 2020–21 Serie C 21100211
2021–22 Serie C60001 [lower-alpha 3] 070
2022–23 Serie B00100010
Total2711010291
Catania 2022–23 Serie D 24100241
Career total137480401494

Personal life

He is the son of football coach Mario Somma. [11]

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References

  1. "Mercato: concluse cinque operazioni in entrata" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. "H'Maidat alla Roma. Somma e Ndoj a titolo definitivo al Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. "RISOLUZIONE CONTRATTUALE PER SOMMA" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. "Michele Somma al Catania" (in Italian). Catania S.S.D. - Official Facebook. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  6. "MICHELE SOMMA E' UN GIOCATORE DEL PIACENZA" [MICHELE SOMMA IS A PLAYER OF PIACENZA] (in Italian). Piacenza. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" [Callups and appearances] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  8. "Under-19 - Michele Somma – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  9. Michele Somma at Soccerway
  10. Michele Somma at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  11. "Mario Somma: "Vi racconto Michele e il sogno Roma"" (in Italian). AlfredoPedulla.com. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.