Simone Sales (born 31 January 1988) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays for Team Altamura.
Biography
Born in
Sanarica
Sanarica is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy
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, the Province of Lecce, Apulia, Sales started his career at Lombard club
Atalanta
Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology.
There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...
. Sales was the member of the under-18 team in 2005–06 season. Sales was promoted to under-19 team in 2006–07 season.
In July 2007 Sales joined
Cuoio Pelli – Cappiano Romaiano in
co-ownership deal.
Sales earned a call-up to
Italy under-20 Serie C team in September 2008;
he represent Group B of Lega Pro 2nd Division in
Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament in January 2009.
In June 2009 Atalanta bought him back, and re-sold Sales to another Lombard club
Cremonese
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...
in another co-ownership deal for €7,500.
[Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011 ]
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/ref> In June 2011 Atalanta gave up the remain 50% registration rights for free. Cremonese extended the contract of Sales and Mauro Minelli
Mauro Minelli (born 2 April 1981) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender for Cremonese.
Football career
Minelli started his career in Atalanta, the most famous club near his birthplace. He spent 2001–02 season at Lumezzane ...
on 3 July 2013.
On 2 September 2013 Sales went back to hometown club Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
in a temporary deal, with Carmine Palumbo moved to opposite direction.
On 30 July 2020 he moved to Monopoli
Monopoli (; Monopolitano: ) is a town and municipality in Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about southeast of Bari. It has a population of 49,246 ...
on a 2-year contract.
On 12 January 2021 he signed a 1.5-year contract with Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
.
On 27 August 2021 he moved to Team Altamura in Serie D
The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...
.
Footnotes
References
External links
AIC profile (data by football.it)
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1988 births
Footballers from the Province of Lecce
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Atalanta BC players
US Cremonese players
US Lecce players
Venezia FC players
Carrarese Calcio players
SSD Città di Teramo players
Potenza Calcio players
SS Monopoli 1966 players
Catania FC players
Serie C players
Serie D players
21st-century Italian people