Samuel Di Carmine (born 29 September 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Trento.

Samuel Di Carmine
Di Carmine with Fiorentina in November 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Florence, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Trento
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2007 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Fiorentina 3 (0)
2008–2009Queens Park Rangers (loan) 27 (2)
2009–2010Gallipoli (loan) 32 (2)
2010–2011 Frosinone 12 (0)
2011–2013 Cittadella 74 (14)
2013–2015 Juve Stabia 65 (20)
2015–2019 Perugia 90 (38)
2016Virtus Entella (loan) 17 (3)
2018–2019Verona (loan) 28 (11)
2019–2021 Verona 34 (8)
2021Crotone (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 Cremonese 33 (5)
2022–2023 Perugia 29 (4)
2023–2024 Catania 26 (8)
2024– Trento 0 (0)
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 24 August 2024

Career

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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]

On 1 September 2022, Di Carmine returned to Perugia.[13]

On 20 August 2023, Di Carmine moved to Catania.[14]

On 30 August 2024, he signed with Trento.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Samuel DI CARMINE" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Fiorentina 6–1 Elfsborg". Football Italia. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: DI CARMINE JETS IN". Queens Park Rangers FC. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Ceduto Di Carmine" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  5. ^ ACF Fiorentina SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (in Italian)
  6. ^ "Di Carmine at Cittadella". A.S. Cittadella. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  7. ^ http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-bwin/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=39694
  8. ^ http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-bwin/calciatore;jsessionid=CD7F4DCCBA66FEE13D169C8AC4C9A914?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=45262
  9. ^ Di Carmine continuerà a vestire la maglia glialloblù Archived 1 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Chi è Samuel Di Carmine, il bomber che con i suoi gol ha riportato il ..., sportchianti.it, 4 June 2019
  11. ^ "Official: Di Carmine joins Crotone | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. ^ "DI CARMINE NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIOROSSO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Welcome Back Samuel" (in Italian). Perugia. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Samuel Di Carmine to Catania" (in Italian). Catania. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  15. ^ "SAMUEL DI CARMINE È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELL'A.C. TRENTO 1921" [SAMUEL DI CARMINE IS A NEW PLAYER FOR AC TRENTO 1921] (in Italian). Trento. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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