Marco Amelia

Marco Amelia Ufficiale OMRI[3][4] (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko aˈmɛːlja]; born 2 April 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Now a coach, he most recently served as head coach of Serie D club Vastese.

Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia with Milan in 2012
Personal information
Full name Marco Amelia[1]
Date of birth (1982-04-02) 2 April 1982[2]
Place of birth Frascati, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1987–1991 Lupa Frascati
1991–2001 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Livorno 167 (0)
2003–2004 → Lecce (loan) 13 (0)
2004 → Parma (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009 Palermo 34 (0)
2009–2010 Genoa 30 (0)
2010–2014 Milan 29 (0)
2014 Rocca Priora 1 (0)
2015 Perugia 1 (0)
2015 Lupa Castelli Romani 2 (0)
2015–2016 Chelsea 0 (0)
2017 Vicenza 4 (0)
National team
1998 Italy U15 12 (0)
1998–1999 Italy U16 5 (0)
2000–2001 Italy U18 3 (0)
2002–2004 Italy U21 19 (0)
2005–2009 Italy 9 (0)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Lupa Roma
2019–2020 Vastese
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A Roma youth product, Amelia spent most of his professional club career at Livorno, where he made 181 appearances across all competitions, including playing and scoring in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. He later played for several other Italian clubs, and also had a spell in England as a reserve goalkeeper with Chelsea.

At international level, Amelia won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, and earned nine senior caps for Italy between 2005 and 2009. He was part of the squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, also being included for Italy's UEFA Euro 2008 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.

Club career

Early career

Born in Frascati, Province of Rome, Amelia grew up as part of the Roma youth system, and initially played as a forward, before playing in goal.[5] In 2001, he left the Giallorossi to join Serie C1 club Livorno on loan, playing only once in his first season with the Tuscan side; he was successively confirmed by Livorno in the 2002–03 season, for a transfer fee of €2.8 million, as part of the deal that acquired half of Giorgio Chiellini's registration rights for €3.1 million,[6] and promoted as regular by head coach Roberto Donadoni in the club's Serie B comeback campaign.

Amelia then spent two unremarkable loan spells at Lecce and Parma (both Serie A) before returning to Livorno in June 2004, becoming one of the team mainstays since then, and also having his chance to make a debut at European level in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, where he even managed to score a goal during the group stage, an injury time header in a 1–1 draw against Partizan in November 2006.[7]

Palermo

In July 2008, after Livorno were relegated to Serie B, Amelia agreed a permanent deal and contract to join Palermo, for €6 million.[8] Among the highlights of his season, Amelia was mostly remembered by fans for saving Ronaldinho's penalty in a 3–1 win over Milan, but also, in a more negative fashion, for failing to deal with Giuseppe Mascara's 49-yard strike in the Derby di Sicilia, which ended in a shocking 0–4 home loss for his side.

Genoa

In August 2009, Amelia moved to Genoa as part of a player exchange deal, with Rubinho moving the other way, both players valued €5 million.[9] Amelia was the first choice of the team except a few matches played by backup Alessio Scarpi.

Milan

On 23 June 2010, and after the sale of goalkeeper Marco Storari to Juventus,[10] Amelia was signed by Milan on loan in a deal which included the right to purchase the player at the end of the year-long loan.[11]

On 24 May 2011, Milan exercised its option to purchase Amelia for €3.5 million[12] on a three-year contract, despite Amelia only making a handful of appearances and being second-choice to Christian Abbiati all season.[13] Amelia made his debut in the 2011–12 season in Serie A, on 28 November 2011 against Chievo, replacing Abbiati, who suffered a shoulder injury. Amelia went on to make 14 appearances for Milan that season.

In the 2012–13 season, his third season at Milan, Amelia continued to be second-choice to Abbiati, making 11 first-team appearances. Milan did not renew Amelia's contract at the end of 2013–14 season.[14] Amelia and Daniele Bonera had a fight on 19 May in the return journey from the opening of Milan's new headquarters, Casa Milan.[15] Amelia denied any fight, saying it was only an argument.[16]

Later career

Amelia became a free agent on 1 July 2014. He spent a few months with amateur side Rocca Priora (where he served as a player and honorary president[17]) before returning to professional football on 9 February 2015, for Serie B club Perugia.[18]

On 23 August 2015, Amelia became the honorary president and a player for Lega Pro newcomers Lupa Castelli Romani.[19] He had played twice for Lupa Castelli Romani in 2015–16 Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[20][21]

On 31 August, he cancelled his contract with the club.[22]

On 8 October 2015, he moved abroad for the first time, signing for English Premier League club Chelsea on a free transfer, on a deal until the end of the season, with the team adding him as back-up goalkeeper to Asmir Begović due to an injury to Thibaut Courtois.[23]

On 10 June 2016, it was announced Amelia would leave Chelsea on the expiry of his contract.[24]

On 27 February 2017, Amelia signed a six-month contract with Serie B club Vicenza.[25]

International career

Amelia made his debut for the Italy under-15 side in March 1998, in a tournament held in France.[26]

With the Italy under-21 side, Amelia was the starting goalkeeper in Claudio Gentile's squad that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Later that year, he served as a back-up to Ivan Pelizzoli in the Italy under-23 squad which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[27][28]

Amelia made his senior debut for Italy at age 23, on 16 November 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against the Ivory Coast, in Geneva.[27][28][29] He later became a permanent member of Marcello Lippi's squad, and was called up as Italy's third goalkeeper at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, behind Gianluigi Buffon and Angelo Peruzzi, and ahead of reserve Morgan De Sanctis.[30] Italy went on to win the tournament, although Amelia did not feature in any matches throughout the competition.[27][28]

Following Peruzzi's retirement, Amelia became Italy's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Buffon.[28] He was called up as Buffon's back-up for UEFA Euro 2008 by manager Roberto Donadoni and for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup by Donadoni's replacement, Lippi.[27] Amelia's last appearance for Italy came on 10 June 2009 in a 4–3 friendly win against New Zealand, in Pretoria.[27][31] In total, Amelia has made nine appearances for Italy.[26]

Managerial career

After retirement, Amelia received his UEFA A coaching licence on 15 December 2017.[32] In July 2018, he was appointed as the new head coach of Serie D club Lupa Roma.[33]

On 29 June 2019 he moved to Serie D club Vastese.[34] He was sacked on 28 January 2020 due to poor results.[35]

Personal life

Amelia is currently married to an Italian woman, Carlotta Bosello.[36] They have two children together: their son Giulio Cesare Amelia was born on 28 September 2009,[36] and their daughter Matilde Amelia was born on 19 February 2013.[37]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 May 2014[38]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 1999–2000 Serie A000000—00
2000–01 Serie A000000—00
Total 000000—00
Livorno 2001–02 Serie C11000——10
2002–03 Serie B35020——370
2004–05 Serie A31020——330
2005–06 Serie A36030——390
2006–07 Serie A300008[lower-alpha 1]1—381
2007–08 Serie A33000——330
Total 16607081—1811
Lecce (loan) 2003–04 Serie A13010——140
Total 13010——140
Parma (loan) 2003–04 Serie A00101[lower-alpha 1]0—20
Total 001010—20
Palermo 2008–09 Serie A34010——350
Total 34010——350
Genoa 2009–10 Serie A300005[lower-alpha 1]0—350
Total 3000050—350
Milan 2010–11 Serie A40103[lower-alpha 2]0—80
2011–12 Serie A90401[lower-alpha 2]000140
2012–13 Serie A110101[lower-alpha 2]0—130
2013–14 Serie A50001[lower-alpha 2]0—60
Total 290606000410
Career total 2720160201003081
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
Italy national team[39]
YearAppsGoals
200510
200620
200720
200830
200910
Total90

Honours

Club

Roma[40]

Livorno[40]

Milan[40]

International

Italy[40]

Italy U21[40]

Italy Olympics[40]

Orders
5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: (2004)[41]
CONI: Golden Collar of Sports Merit: Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo: (2006)[42]
4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: (2006)[41]

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