Paolo Sammarco

Paolo Sammarco (born 17 March 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arzignano.

Paolo Sammarco
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983
Place of birth Como, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arzignano
Youth career
Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Milan 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Viterbese (loan) 24 (0)
2003–2006 Chievo 39 (0)
2003–2004 → Prato (loan) 30 (1)
2006–2007 Milan 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Chievo (loan) 32 (2)
2007–2012 Sampdoria 64 (6)
2009–2010 → Udinese (loan) 26 (0)
2011 → Cesena (loan) 15 (1)
2011–2012 → Chievo (loan) 28 (2)
2012–2015 Spezia 66 (1)
2015–2019 Frosinone 110 (8)
2019–2020 Virtus Verona 17 (0)
2020– Arzignano 0 (0)
National team
2000–2001 Italy U-18[nb 1] 3 (0)
2001 Italy U-19 5 (0)
2005–2006 Italy U-21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:54, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Chievo

A product of European giants A.C. Milan's youth system, Sammarco never played a game for the side, serving consecutive loans: from 2002–04 in Serie C1, and from 2004–07 with first division side A.C. ChievoVerona. Cheivo also purchased half of the registration rights for €1.1 million (Martino Olivetti plus €100,000) in June 2003.[1] In June 2006 Milan bought back Sammarco for undisclosed fee, with Olivetti moved back to Chievo for €250,000.

Sampdoria

On 22 June 2007, U.C. Sampdoria announced Sammarco, in another co-ownership deal with Milan, for €1.5 million fee[2][3] and a reported €400,000 wage.[4] In Sampdoria, he broke through, playing almost every league game in a team that achieved UEFA Cup qualification, under coach Walter Mazzarri.

In June 2008, Sampdoria gained full ownership of Sammarco for another €2.5 million, made his valued increased to €4 million (made Milan register a financial income of €1 million as the half retained had increased from €1.5 million to €2.5 million)[5] Sammarco also signed a new contract which lasted until 30 June 2013 during 2009–10 season.[6] On 25 August 2009 he was loaned to Udinese for one season, for a reported wage of €250,000.[7] Sammarco was a sub under Luigi Delneri at the first match of 2009–10 Serie A.

On returning to Sampdoria for the beginning of the 2010–11 season, he did not appear in any games, as the club now hired Domenico Di Carlo as coach. However, his wage was increased to €700,000.[8] He was loaned to Cesena on 30 December 2010 for the rest of the season.[9]

He scored a goal in the first two games of 2011–12 Coppa Italia for Doria, however on 24 August he returned to Chievo in exchange with Simone Bentivoglio, re-uniting Di Carlo. Sammarco's wage was also reduced to €250,000 again.[10]

Spezia

On 9 August 2012 he joined Spezia Calcio.[11]

Frosinone

On 21 January 2015 Sammarco was signed by Frosinone.[12] He scored his first goal in Serie A for the club on 28 October 2015 in a 2–1 defeat of Carpi.

Virtus Verona

On 15 October 2019 he joined Serie C club Virtus Verona until the end of the season.[13]

Serie D

On 12 August 2020 he moved to Arzignano.[14]

International career

Sammarco was first capped for the Italy national under-21 football team in August 2005, against France, and was part of the final squad in the 2006 European Championship, making three appearances as a starter.

Footnotes
  1. U17 prior 2001 equivalent to today U18

References
  1. "2006 Bilancio" [2006 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Italian). AC Milan. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2011.
  2. "2007 bilancio" [2007 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Italian). A.C. Milan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2011.
  3. "Per il centrocampo della Samp c'è Paolo Sammarco" [Sammarco joins Samp midfield] (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. "Ingaggi dei 494 giocatori di A Kakà è Paperon de' Paperoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 11 September 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. "2008 Annual Report" [2008 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Italian). A.C. Milan. April 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  7. "Eto'o re di denari del campionato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 3 September 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. "Tutti gli stipendi di serie A Ingaggi tagliati? Non è vero". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 7 September 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  9. "Tomorrow, Paolo Sammarco will join the group" (in Italian). AC Cesena.
  10. "Sfondato il miliardo I soldi delle tv in ingaggi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 8 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  11. "Mercato: per il centrocampo aquilotto ecco Paolo Sammarco" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  12. "PAOLO SAMMARCO AL FROSINONE CALCIO" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. "VIRTUS VERONA, UFFICIALE" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 15 October 2019.
  14. "FC ARZIGNANO VALCHIAMPO PIAZZA IL COLPO DA NOVANTA: IN GIALLOCELESTE ARRIVA PAOLO SAMMARCO!" (in Italian). Arzignano. 12 August 2020.
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