Michele Somma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 1995 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Empoli (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) |
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*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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Empoli (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brescia (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Brescia | 2016–17 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Palermo | 2020–21 | Serie C | 21 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Catania | 2022–23 | Serie D | 24 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Career total | 137 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Serie C play-offs
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of football coach Mario Somma.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mercato: concluse cinque operazioni in entrata" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "H'Maidat alla Roma. Somma e Ndoj a titolo definitivo al Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "RISOLUZIONE CONTRATTUALE PER SOMMA" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Michele Somma al Catania" (in Italian). Catania S.S.D. - Official Facebook. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "MICHELE SOMMA E' UN GIOCATORE DEL PIACENZA" [MICHELE SOMMA IS A PLAYER OF PIACENZA] (in Italian). Piacenza. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" [Callups and appearances] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Under-19 - Michele Somma – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Michele Somma at Soccerway
- ^ Michele Somma at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Mario Somma: "Vi racconto Michele e il sogno Roma"" (in Italian). AlfredoPedulla.com. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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