Massimo Volta (born 14 May 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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amateurs Carpenedolo.

Club career

Volta started his career with minor league club Carpenedolo.

Sampdoria

In January 2007 Volta was signed by

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in co-ownership deal for €200,000 in -year contract. Volta spent rest of 2006–07 Serie C2 season with Carpenedolo.

Parma

During 2007–08 season Parma bought Carpenedolo's stake for €200,000. Volta spent his 2007–08 season with the third division club

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. In June 2008 Parma and Sampdoria renewed the co-ownership deal. Volta moved up one level again and played for

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. Volta also spent 2008 pre-season with the Genoese team, wearing no. 87, but left on loan on the last day of transfer window. In summer 2009 Volta signed a new five-year deal with Sampdoria, the co-ownership deal also renewed again in June 2009. In August 2009 Volta left for Serie B newcomers

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, where he was one of the main protagonists of the club's rise into the top flight.

Return to Sampdoria

In June 2010 Sampdoria and Parma agreed to renew the co-ownership agreement again, with Volta joining the ''Blucerchiati'' for the new season. In summer 2010 he signed a new five-year contract again with Samp. He made his debut with Sampdoria in the Third Qualifying Round of the

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against

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. That season he rotated with

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as the centre-back, which Volta played 6 out of 6 group stage matches of

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, and Lucchini mainly for domestic league. The other centre-back was Daniele Gastaldello. After Sampdoria relegated, Sampdoria bought Volta outright from Parma for €900,000 in June 2011, and Lucchini was released. Volta was a regular starter for Doria in

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. The team promoted back to Serie A just 1 season. On 31 August 2012, Volta left for Spanish club

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Cesena (loan)

On 21 January 2013, Volta was signed by Serie B club

. The loan was extended on 11 July 2013. He renewed his loan deal with Cesena again on 18 July 2014, prior to the

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Perugia

On 7 July 2015, Volta was sold to A.C. Perugia Calcio.

Benevento

On 24 July 2018, Volta signed to

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a loan with an obligation to buy.

Triestina

On 21 July 2021, he joined Serie C club

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Later years

On 5 October 2022, Volta agreed to return to boyhood club Carpenedolo, playing in the

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regional division of Lombardy.

Footnotes

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volta, Massimo 1987 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Brescia Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players FC Carpenedolo SSD players UC Sampdoria players ASD Città di Foligno 1928 players LR Vicenza players AC Cesena players AC Perugia Calcio players Benevento Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Levante UD footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century Italian sportsmen