Michele Somma

Michele Somma (born 16 March 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender.

Michele Somma
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995
Place of birth Salerno, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
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)
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 12:04, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2016

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]

International career

Somma has represented Italy from under-16 to under-20 level.[6] He featured in their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign.[7]

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[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2014–15 Serie A 1000—10
Empoli (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 1000—10
Brescia (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 6020—80
Brescia 2016–17 Serie B 18010—190
2017–18 Serie B 36020—380
Total 6005000650
Deportivo La Coruña 2018–19 Segunda División 101103[lower-alpha 2]0141
2019–20 Segunda División 14110—151
Total 2422030292
Palermo 2020–21 Serie C 211—00211
2021–22 Serie C 60001[lower-alpha 3]070
2022–23 Serie B 00100010
Total 2711010291
Catania 2022–23 Serie D 241—00241
Career total 137480401494
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
  2. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
  3. Appearances in Serie C play-offs

Personal life

He is the son of football coach Mario Somma.[10]

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. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" [Callups and appearances] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  7. "Under-19 - Michele Somma – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  8. "M. Somma". Soccerway.
  9. "SOMMA MICHELE". Tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian).
  10. "Mario Somma: "Vi racconto Michele e il sogno Roma"" (in Italian). AlfredoPedulla.com. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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