Giuseppe Messina (born 12 February 1993) is an Italian

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who plays for Enna Calcio.

Biography

Messina was a youth product of

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. Messina was a player of their under-15 team in 2007–08 season. After a loan to

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, Messina returned to Catania. He served as the backup keeper of the first team, as well as the first choice of the reserve team, as one of the four overage player. On 28 July 2013 Messina was signed by

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club Pro Patria, in a co-ownership deal. At the same time the club sold keeper Andrea Sala to

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria and currently compete in the Serie C. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A ...

in a temporary deal. Messina played 11 games in

2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2013–14 Prima Divisione season is the thirty-sixth and final football league season of Italian Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It is divided into two phases: the r ...

season, while

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played 19 times. In June 2014 the co-ownership was renewed. However, on 22 July 2014 Messina was signed by

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in a three-year contract, one day after the signing of Feola. The club also sold Sala to Ternana on 25 July, which Reggiana signed Sala on 1 July. Once again, Messina was an understudy of Feola. In 2015–16 season Messina was released. On 1 August 2018, he joined

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club Siracusa. In October 2019, Messina joined Enna Calcio.Cambio tra i pali per l'Enna Calcio
vivienna.it, 19 October 2019

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Messina, Giuseppe 1993 births Sportspeople from the Province of Enna Footballers from Sicily Living people Italian men's footballers Catania FC players Società Sportiva Milazzo players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players AC Reggiana 1919 players Serie C players Serie D players Men's association football goalkeepers Siracusa Calcio players People from Enna 21st-century Italian sportsmen