Samuele Neglia (born 11 August 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Scafatese.

Career

Born in

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, Neglia started his career in

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youth sector. As a senior, in 2010 he moved to

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. For the 2011–12 season, he signed with

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club Paganese. Neglia made his professional debut on 4 September 2011 against

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. This season, the club won the promotion to

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. In 2014 he joined to Viterbese. In August 2018, he joined to

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in Serie D. Neglia won the promotion with the team this season. On 4 October 2020, he was loaned to Fermana. He left Bari at the end of the season. On 15 July 2021, he signed with Serie C club Reggiana. On 12 August 2022, Neglia joined

Cerignola Cerignola (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any ''comune'' in Italy, at , after Rome and Ravenna and it has the largest land ar ...

. On 31 January 2023, he returned to Fermana on loan. On 1 February 2024, Neglia was loaned by Virtus Francavilla.

Personal life

In 2019, Neglia graduated as a psychologist.

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* * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Turin Italian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Serie C players Lega Pro Seconda Divisione players Serie D players US Salernitana 1919 players Paganese Calcio 1926 players AS Melfi players US Viterbese 1908 players Siena FC SSD players SSC Bari players Fermana FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players SS Audace Cerignola players Virtus Francavilla Calcio players Scafatese Calcio 1922 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-stub