Paolo Sammarco

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paolo Sammarco


fullname =
height = height|m=1.81
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|3|17
cityofbirth = Como
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = Sampdoria
clubnumber = 21
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = AC Milan
years = 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-
clubs = Viterbese (loan) Prato (loan) Chievo (loan) Sampdoria
caps(goals) = 24 (0) 30 (1) 71 (2) 30 (5)
nationalyears = 2005-2006
nationalteam = Italy U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 9 (0)
pcupdate = May 18, 2008
ntupdate = May 18, 2008

Paolo Sammarco (born 17 March 1983 in Como) is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for Sampdoria.

Club career

A product of European giants AC Milan's youth system, Sammarco never played a game for the side, serving consecutive loans: from 2002-04 in Serie C, and from 2004-07 with first division side A.C. ChievoVerona (the first two in joint ownership).

On June 22, 2007, U.C. Sampdoria announced Sammarco, in another co-ownership deal with Milan. [cite web|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1800&Itemid=73|title=Sammarco joins "Samp" midfield|author=UC Sampdoria|language=Italian] In Sampdoria, he broke through, playing almost every league game in a team that achieved UEFA Cup qualification.

In summer 2008, Sampdoria got full ownership.

National team

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.

References

External links

*it icon [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2506 National team stats at FIGC.it]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=63626/index.html UEFA.com bio]