Davis Curiale
Birth date30 December 1987 (age 38)
Birth placeCologne, West Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
CurrentclubMilazzo
Clubnumber30
PositionStriker
Youthyears 11993–1995
Youthclubs 1SV Mülheim-Nord
Youthyears 21995–1999
Youthclubs 2Porz-Eil
Youthyears 31999–2004
Youthclubs 3SC Fortuna Köln
Years 12004
Clubs 1Salemi
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22004–2005
Clubs 2Campobello di Mazara
Caps 2?
Goals 29
Years 32005–2011
Clubs 3Palermo
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 42007–2008
Clubs 4Sambenedettese (loan)
Caps 429
Goals 49
Years 52008–2009
Clubs 5Vicenza (loan)
Caps 53
Goals 50
Years 62009
Clubs 6Ravenna (loan)
Caps 69
Goals 68
Years 72009–2010
Clubs 7Cittadella (loan)
Caps 720
Goals 73
Years 82010–2011
Clubs 8Crotone (loan)
Caps 822
Goals 84
Years 92011–2012
Clubs 9Triestina
Caps 919
Goals 97
Years 102012–2013
Clubs 10Grosseto
Caps 1014
Goals 102
Years 112013–2015
Clubs 11Frosinone
Caps 1164
Goals 1126
Years 122015–2017
Clubs 12Trapani
Caps 1231
Goals 126
Years 132015–2016
Clubs 13Lecce (loan)
Caps 1318
Goals 134
Years 142017–2020
Clubs 14Catania
Caps 1482
Goals 1422
Years 152020–2022
Clubs 15Catanzaro
Caps 1548
Goals 155
Years 162022
Clubs 16Vibonese
Caps 1613
Goals 164
Years 172022–2023
Clubs 17Messina
Caps 1724
Goals 171

Davis Curiale (born 30 December 1987) is an Italian association footballer who plays as a striker for Serie D club Milazzo.

Career

Club career

Curiale is the son of Sicilian parents originally from Campobello di Mazara who emigrated to Germany in the 1980s.[1] He started playing football at the age of 5 for local Cologne team SV Mülheim-Nord. Noted in 2004 by former Palermo and Udinese star Giovanni Montalbano, head coach of Eccellenza club Salemi at the time, during a summer beach soccer tournament in Campobello, he accepted to sign for the club but left it soon after to join Campobello, another Eccellenza team, in November 2004.[1] He scored nine goals for Campobello, helping them to win Eccellenza Sicily and ensure a historical first promotion to Serie D. From 2005 to 2007, he played for Palermo Primavera, notably scoring 28 goals in the 2006–07 season with the Under-20 team, being instrumental in helping the rosanero youth team to reach the Campionato Nazionale Primavera semi-final, then lost to Inter Milan.[2]

On 5 June 2007, Palermo loaned him out to Sambenedettese of Serie C1 in order to let him achieve some first-team experience.[2] With Samb, Curiale played a total of 29 matches, scoring nine goals, and being instrumental in the team's escape from relegation.

Following his impressive experience with Sambenedettese, Curiale received some interest from several Serie B teams. In July 2008, Palermo and Vicenza agreed a one-year loan for the young striker.[3] As he did not manage to gain a regular first-team place with Vicenza (only playing three games in the first half of the season),[4] he returned to Palermo in January 2009 in order to be loaned to another team, Ravenna Calcio of Lega Pro Prima Divisione, for the remainder of the season.[5] Curiale started impressively his second playing experience in the Italian third tier, becoming instrumental in Ravenna's rise in the league table by scoring eight goals in eight matches before suffering a muscle injury that will keep him out for two months.[6]

Curiale then spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Serie B club Cittadella;[7] he made a total 20 appearances during the regular season, scoring three goals.[8]

In July 2010, he was sent out on loan again, this time to Serie B club Crotone; the club will also have the option to buy half of the player's registration rights at the end of the season.[9]

On 31 August 2011, he moved to Triestina. Later, in January 2012, he joined the Serie B club Grosseto, but he played only 14 games in one year with the club. He successively left to join the Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Frosinone in January 2013, and he won promotion to Serie B with his new club in June 2014.

In January 2015, he was signed by Trapani Calcio for €150,000.[10][11]

In August 2015, he moved to Lecce on loan. He scored four goals in 18 appearances before heading back to Trapani.

On 28 September 2020, he joined Catanzaro on a two-year contract.[12]

On 31 January 2022, Curiale signed with Vibonese.[13]

In August 2022, he signed for Serie C club Messina.[14]

In September 2023, Curiale left professional football to join Eccellenza Lazio amateurs Terracina.[15]

International career

Curiale played three games with the Italian under-20 team in March and April 2008.[16]

On 10 June 2022, Curiale became the first captain of the UEFA-unrecognized Sicily national football team, playing a game against Sardinia. He scored one of the four Sicilian goals.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Davis Curiale" (in Italian). Campionato Primavera.com. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ "Davis Curiale alla Samb: è ufficiale" (in Italian). Sambenedetto Oggi. 2007-07-05. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  3. ^ "Davis Curiale in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 2008-07-19. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  4. ^ "Davis Curiale – Vicenza – Campionato di Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  5. ^ "Curiale al Ravenna" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-01-13.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Senza Curiale il Ravenna non sa più segnare Ed è Brignoli a negare la vittoria alla Reggiana" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  7. ^ "Davis Curiale al Cittadella" (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 2009-07-21. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  8. ^ "davis curiale cittadella - Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  9. ^ "MOVIMENTI IN USCITA DEL PALERMO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  10. ^ "Davis Curiale è un calciatore del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani Calcio. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ^ Frosinone Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  12. ^ "Davis Curiale è un calciatore del Catanzaro" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 28 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Zibert e Curiale in rossoblù" (in Italian). Vibonese. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ "UFFICIALE-Messina: ecco Davis Curiale" (in Italian). GoalSicilia. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Il Terracina fa le cose in grande: ufficiale l'ex Messina Davis Curiale" (in Italian). LatinaToday. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  16. ^ "CURIALE DAVIS – Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  17. ^ "Esordio col botto per la nazionale siciliana a Mazara: battuta per 4-1 la Sardegna nella Antudo Cup" (in Italian). Palermo Today. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.