Samuele Longo (born 12 January 1992) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for Spanish club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Valdobbiadene Valdobbiadene (; ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Valdobbiadene is a wine growing area: located below the Dolomites, Alpine-Dolomite areas of Veneto, the climate allows the cultivation of the Glera variety ...

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, Longo started his career at

Treviso FBC 1993 Treviso Foot Ball Club 1993, commonly known as Treviso, is an Italian football club based in Treviso, Veneto, which competes in Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football. ''Football Club Treviso'' was originally founded in 1909, while the cu ...

. He was the member of ''Esordienti'' under-13 team in 2004–05 season. In January 2009

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football ...

bought Longo and

Mame Baba Thiam Mame Baba Thiam (born 9 October 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Eyüpspor and the Senegal national team. Club career Youth career Born in Nguidile, Louga Region, Thiam left fo ...

outright. Longo spent the rest of 2008–09 season in Treviso's ''Allievi Nazionali'' under-17 team in a temporary deal before formally became an Inter player on 1 July 2009.

Inter Milan

Youth

;2009–10 Longo was a junior member of Inter's

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in the 2009–10 season, as a backup for

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Mattia Destro Mattia Destro (; born 20 March 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B side Reggiana. He has also featured at international level, holding eight caps for Italy. Club career Youth career Destro began his ...

and

Simone Dell'Agnello Simone Dell'Agnello (born 22 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Budoni. Club career Youth career Born in Livorno, Tuscany, Dell'Agnello joined Lombard club Inter Milan in 2007. He was the club's third ...

. On 28 January 2010, after being sparingly used by Inter, he left for

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, along with Giuseppe Angarano and Luca Stocchi. In total, Longo only played 4 times in the reserve league that season. ;2010–11 In the 2010–2011 season, despite Inter trimming their reserve squad (only composed only of U18 and U19 players plus 3 U20), Longo was unable to become a regular starter, with 11 appearances, (2 starts) and 2 goals. In January 2011 he moved to

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in a temporary deal with option to sign Longo in co-ownership deal, also as a replacement of outgoing reserve forward

Gianmarco Zigoni Gianmarco Zigoni (born 10 May 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Union Clodiense Chioggia. Club career Early career Raised in Oderzo, Zigoni started playing football with local team Opitergina, b ...

. Longo scored 3 goals for Genoa and 2 goals for Inter in 2010–11 reserve league. He also appeared in the league's play-offs, losing to eventual champions Roma in the semifinals, forming a partnership with

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; his side was also eliminated by Inter in the quarter-finals of 2011 Torneo di Viareggio. ;2011–12 In June 2011 Genoa signed Destro outright from Inter for €4.5M, as well as half of the registration rights of Longo for a peppercorn fee of €500 (also made Inter had to write-down €47,000 for the residual accounting value of his contract). He returned to Inter in temporary deal on 1 July 2011, being again assigned to the reserves. Longo was a regular starter for the side, but was unable to be the topscorer, scoring eight goals times during the regular season (attacking midfielder Daniel Bessa eventually scored ten times). Under

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, Longo scored 5 goals in 2011–12 NextGen series as one of the team that won the tournament; his role also sightly changed after the arrival of

Marko Livaja Marko Livaja (; born 26 August 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hajduk Split. Livaja played for the Croatia national team from 2018 to 2023, scoring four goals in 21 matches. He was a part of the squad tha ...

as new centre forward, in 4–2–3–1 (and later 4–3–3/4–3–2–1 formation under

Daniele Bernazzani Daniele Bernazzani (born 28 January 1963) is an Italian football coach and former professional player. He is the youth system coordinator of Inter Milan. Playing career Bernazzani played as a defender for Voghera, Inter Milan, Pistoiese, Pisa, ...

). He was also instrumental in the ''Primavera'' final stages, netting four goals in three matches (including a brace in the final against Lazio).

First-team

;2011–12 Longo was assigned number 81 shirt at the start of 2011–12 season, and played the first four friendlies of the season under former Genoa first team coach

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. However he was left out of the squad submitted for

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, with Giovanni Terrani being included instead. Longo made his professional debut on 13 May 2012, playing the last 14 minutes of a 1–3 away loss against

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. ;2012–13 Longo scored his first goal for Inter against Indonesia League Selection on 24 May 2012. In June 2012, Genoa CEO Pietro Lo Monaco once confirmed the co-ownership was renewed but on the deadline date Internazionale bought back Longo for €7 million and sold

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back to Genoa for €6.5 million. Longo made his international debut on 9 August, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–2 home loss against

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

for the season's

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Loan to Espanyol

On 28 August 2012, Longo joined Spanish side

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on a season-long loan deal, following in the footsteps of Internazionale teammate

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, who spent the final six months of the 2011–12 campaign at

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. On 2 September he made his debut abroad, scoring the first of a 2–3 away loss against Levante. Longo scored his second goal on the 16th, in a 3–3 home draw against

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, but was later

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due to his celebration. Longo's third goal for the

Catalans Catalans ( Catalan, French and Occitan: ''catalans''; ; ; or ) are a Romance ethnic group native to Catalonia, who speak Catalan. The current official category of "Catalans" is that of the citizens of Catalonia, a nationality and autono ...

came on 17 November, but in a 1–2 away defeat against

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

. He finished the season with 18 appearances, including 11 starts.

Loan to Verona

On 20 August 2013 Longo joined

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, recently promoted to Serie A, in a season-long loan deal. However, he only appeared twice in the season (against

Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...

and

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), all from the bench.

Loan to Rayo Vallecano

On 31 January 2014 Longo joined fellow top-divisioner

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

on loan until the end of the season.

Loan to Girona

On 16 July 2016, after another loan stints at

and

Frosinone Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...

, Longo was loaned to Spanish

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side

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

for one year. He made his debut on 21 August, a debut which brought his first goal of the season as well, in a 3–3 away draw against

Sevilla Atlético Sevilla Atlético is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1950, it is the reserve team of Sevilla FC, Sevilla. It plays in and holds home games at the Ciu ...

, in the opening league match of 2016–17 season. At the end of 2016–17 season, Longo returned to Inter. He was part of the squad in the first day of pre-season training.

Loan to Tenerife

On 23 August 2017, Longo was sent on loan at fellow Segunda División side

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for the 2017–18 season.

Loan to Huesca

On 5 July 2018, Longo was loaned to

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

, newly promoted to La Liga, on a one-year deal with an obligation to make it permanent.

Loan to Cremonese

On 30 January 2019, Longo joined

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...

side

Cremonese Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...

on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to make the deal permanent if Cremonese won promotion to

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

Loan to Deportivo La Coruña

On 16 August 2019, Longo joined Spanish side

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on loan until 30 June 2020 with an obligation to make the deal permanent if the club won promotion to

Loan to Venezia

On 31 January 2020, Longo joined

club

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on loan until 30 June 2020.

Vicenza

On 5 October 2020, he signed a three-year contract with

club

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...

Loan to Modena

On 31 January 2022, Longo joined

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

Dordrecht

On 3 August 2022, Longo moved to

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in the Netherlands.

Antequera

On 29 January 2025, Longo returned to Spain and signed with

in the third tier until the end of the season, with an option to extend.

International career

Samuele Longo made his U20 debut on 31 August 2011 as starting forward, the first match of coach

Luigi Di Biagio Luigi Di Biagio (; born 3 June 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Saudi Arabia U23. A former midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli in 2007, and previously also played for seve ...

. Longo scored the opening goal for Italy in the first round of 2011–12 Four Nations. In the next match he substituted Genoa team-mate

Giacomo Beretta Giacomo Beretta (born 14 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Pro Patria. Club career Early years Beretta joined AC Milan in the summer of 2009, in a co-ownership deal with his former club ...

in 65th minute. He also played the next match against

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as sub for Manuel Fischnaller. In the fourth match Longo was the starting forward again. Rested for the fifth round, Longo returned to the squad as a substitute for Sansone in the sixth round against Germany again, scored another goal. In April 2012, Longo received his first U21 call-up.

Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara (; born 11 February 1967) is an Italian former footballer and manager. Ferrara spent his playing career as a defender, initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus, winning seven total Serie A titles as well as other domestic and ...

made a more experimental squad without some U21 regular. Inter team-mate Faraoni and Juventus player Marrone left the squad before the match as the match was overlapped with mid-week rescheduled week 33 of Serie A. It made the squad consist of 16 Serie B players and three Serie A players (but from the reserve) Longo, Viviani and De Sciglio, with the latter two received call-up only after the withdrew of the two original Serie A members. Despite a more immature squad, ''Azzurrini'' won

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4–1. Longo scored a goal as the substitute of

Ciro Immobile Ciro Immobile (born 20 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş. He is regarded as one of the best strikers in his generation. Im ...

. In June 2012 Ferrara dropped 7 players from April squad (19+2), and add 9 new and old players to the squad. Longo, who had to play for the reserve, was dropped along with 3 other forwards. Longo played 1 game in 2013 U21 Euro qualification (against Liechtenstein 6 September 2012) and 7 games in 2015 U21 Euro qualification. He was included in 27-men preliminary squad for the

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. He was dropped on 7 June 2015.

Career statistics

Honours

Inter Primavera * NextGen series: 2011–12 *

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in the 1 ...

: 2011–12 Individual *Best Player of playoffs: 2012

References

External links

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