Massimo Coda (born 10 November 1988) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for club Sampdoria.

Career

Coda started his career at Cavese. Aged 16, he signed for Swiss Italian club

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. He then on loan to Cisco Roma, and

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made permanent move for the player in July 2007, for €350,000.

Bologna

On 26 June 2008,

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signed Coda in joint-ownership bid in 5-year contract (for €1.05 million, with Dino Fava returned to Treviso for €900,000 (i.e. €150,000 cash),) Coda was immediately left on loan to Cremonese. In June 2009 Bologna signed Coda outright, for €100,000, with Tedeschi also signed by Treviso outright, for €1,000. Coda remained in Cremona for two more seasons, with the club bought him in co-ownership deal for €150,000 (same amount of cash that Bologna paid in 2008) in June 2010. In June 2011 Coda returned to Bologna again for just €25,000, in a two-year contract. On 3 January 2012, Coda was loaned to Siracusa. On 31 August 2012, Coda left for San Marino Calcio on a free transfer.

Parma

In June 2013, Coda joined

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for an undisclosed fee. On 1 July 2013, Coda was loaned to Slovenian club Gorica along with Bright Addae, Daniele Bazzoffia, Uroš Celcer,

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, Sebestyén Ihrig-Farkas, Alen Jogan, Gianluca Lapadula, Floriano Vanzo and Fabio Lebran (Crotone/Parma). The deals were finalized on 12 July. In the

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Coda made 33 appearances and scored 18 goals, finishing the 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga second among the league's top goalscorers. After one season of playing in

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he returned to Parma and made his

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debut for the club during the 2014–15 season. On 21 September 2014, on a match against Chievo, he came to the pitch as a substitute in the 63rd minute and finished the match with a goal and two assists, helping his side to a 3–2 away win. Coda was released by Parma in summer 2015 due to bankruptcy of the club.

Salernitana

On 29 August 2015, Coda signed for

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on a three-year contract.

Benevento

On 1 July 2017, he joined Serie A newcomers

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. He spent three seasons in

, scoring 34 goals in 95 games.

Lecce

On 26 August 2020, he joined

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. He ended the 2020–21 Serie B season as the league's top scorer with 22 goals, becoming the first Lecce player to be crowned top scorer in the Serie B and helping the club to achieve play-offs. In the following season he was the league's top scorer for a second time with 20 goals, helping Lecce to achieve promotion to Serie A.

Genoa

On 30 June 2022 Coda signed with

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. On 27 August 2023, Coda returned on loan to Cremonese, with an option to buy.

Career statistics

Honours

Gorica * Slovenian Cup: 2013–14 Benevento *

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: 2019–20 Lecce *

: 2021–22 Individual *

top scorer: 2020–21 (22 goals), 2021–22 (20 goals) *

Team of the Season: 2020–21

Footnotes

References

External links

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La Gazzetta dello Sport profile (2007–08 season)

PrvaLiga profile

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