Samuel Di Carmine (born 29 September 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group C club Catania.
 Di Carmine with Fiorentina in November 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catania | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Fiorentina | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gallipoli (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Frosinone | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Cittadella | 74 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Juve Stabia | 65 | (20) |
| 2015–2019 | Perugia | 90 | (38) |
| 2016 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Verona (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2019–2021 | Verona | 34 | (8) |
| 2021 | → Crotone (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cremonese | 33 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Perugia | 29 | (4) |
| 2023– | Catania | 26 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 | |||
Career
Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on 25 October 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win.[1] He scored his first goal with the viola in a 2007–08 UEFA Cup match, the final goal in a clear 6–1 win to IF Elfsborg on 8 November 2007.[2]
On 1 July 2008, Championship side Queens Park Rangers, owned by Italian Formula One mogul and businessman Flavio Briatore, signed Di Carmine on loan for the 2008–09 season.[3]
On 28 October 2008, Di Carmine scored his first league goal for Queens Park Rangers, scoring in the 54th minute against Birmingham.
On 19 August 2009, he was loaned to Serie B club Gallipoli.[4] Two days later, he played his first game for the club, substitute William Pianu in the second half. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with Ascoli.
Di Carmine was signed by Serie B club Frosinone in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500.[5]
On 7 July 2011, Di Carmine joined Cittadella.[6] Cittadella bought 50% registration rights from relegated Frosinone. He was expected to replace Federico Piovaccari as team topscorer. Eventually Nunzio Di Roberto was the topscorer with 10 goals,[7] and Di Carmine 1 goal short with 9 goals.[8]
In the summer of 2013, he moved to S.S. Juve Stabia. Despite the club relegated from Serie B, he remained with the club.[9]
Di Carmine was loaned out to Hellas Verona from Perugia for the 2018–19 season. He helped the team clinch promotion to Serie A with his 11 league goals and Verona signed him on a permanent contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.[10]
On 28 January 2021, Di Carmine joined Crotone on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]
On 24 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Cremonese.[12]
References
External links
- Samuel Di Carmine at Soccerbase
- FIGC (in Italian)
- Samuel Di Carmine at Soccerway
