Samuele Massolo (born 4 May 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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Career

Massolo started his career with

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the ...

, where he was part of their youth system and was also handed a first-team number during the 2014–15 season. He was successively loaned out to

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amateurs

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, with whom he made his senior debut as a player, marking a total 32 appearances and 12 clean sheets during his stay at the club. His quality appearances won him interest from

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 ...

club

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, who signed him permanently. In January 2020, Massolo was signed by Serie C side

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on a permanent deal. After being released by Sambenedettese, he joined Serie C club Fermana in October 2020; In July 2021, Massolo signed for Serie C fallen giants

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, his signing being explicitly requested by head coach Giacomo Filippi, who had worked with him during his days as

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's assistant at Virtus Entella. Originally signed as an understudy to first choice goalkeeper Alberto Pelagotti, he started being occasionally featured in the starting lineup under new head coach

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, who then promoted him as the first choice goalkeeper for the promotion playoffs, which Palermo eventually won. On 7 September 2022, he signed a contract extension until 30 June 2024. On 18 July 2023, after a single Serie B season as a reserve to

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and no first-team appearances, Massolo left Palermo on a permanent transfer to join

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club

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Massolo, Samuele 1996 births Footballers from La Spezia Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers UC Sampdoria players SSD Sanremese Calcio players Virtus Entella players US Sambenedettese players Fermana FC players Palermo FC players LR Vicenza players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players 21st-century Italian sportsmen