Marco Crimi
Height1.78 m
Birth date17 March 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeMessina, Italy
CurrentclubTeam Altamura
Clubnumber8
PositionDefensive midfielder
Youthclubs 1Messina
Years 12008–2009
Clubs 1Igea Virtus
Caps 125
Goals 13
Years 22009–2011
Clubs 2Bari
Caps 23
Goals 20
Years 32011
Clubs 3→ Grosseto (loan)
Caps 317
Goals 30
Years 42011–2014
Clubs 4Grosseto
Caps 463
Goals 40
Years 52013–2014
Clubs 5→ Latina (loan)
Caps 531
Goals 52
Years 62014–2015
Clubs 6Latina
Caps 639
Goals 62
Years 72015–2016
Clubs 7Bologna
Caps 71
Goals 70
Years 82016
Clubs 8→ Carpi (loan)
Caps 819
Goals 80
Years 92016–2017
Clubs 9Carpi
Caps 921
Goals 91
Years 102017
Clubs 10→ Cesena (loan)
Caps 1018
Goals 102
Years 112017
Clubs 11Cesena
Caps 111
Goals 110
Years 122017–2021
Clubs 12Virtus Entella
Caps 1259
Goals 122
Years 132018–2019
Clubs 13→ Spezia (loan)
Caps 1322
Goals 132
Years 142021
Clubs 14Reggina
Caps 1416
Goals 140
Years 152021–2023
Clubs 15Triestina
Caps 1550
Goals 153
Years 162023–2025
Clubs 16Trapani
Caps 1635
Goals 162
Years 172025
Clubs 17Messina
Caps 1714
Goals 171
Years 182025–
Clubs 18Team Altamura
Caps 1821
Goals 180
Nationalyears 12011–2013

Marco Crimi (born 17 March 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Team Altamura. He plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a right back.[citation needed] He is a former Italy under-21 international.

Club career

Crimi born in Messina, started his career at his home town team Messina before joining[when?] Igea Virtus as a free agent.[1] His form earned him a move to Serie A side Bari.

Bari

Crimi joined Serie A side Bari in 2009.[citation needed] He made his Bari debut in the Italian Cup on 28 October 2010 in a 3–1 win against Torino.[citation needed] On 10 November 2010, he made his Serie A debut replacing Alessandro Gazzi as a substitute in a match against ChievoVerona.[citation needed]

Grosseto

He earned a subsequent loan move to Grosseto on 31 January 2011.[2] He made his debut in Serie B on 5 February 2011, in Grosseto's 1–0 loss to Novara.[citation needed] On 23 June 2011, Grosseto bought out 50% of his rights in a co-ownership deal, for a fee of €300,000.[3][4] The co-ownership deal was renewed in June 2012.[5]

After becoming a regular starter at Grosseto, Crimi was frozen out of the first team along with teammates Yaw Asante, Davis Curiale and Giovanni Formiconi all being in a car involved in an accident where the driver had been drink driving.[6]

In June 2013, Grosseto acquired Crimi outright from Bari.[7]

Latina

On 3 September 2013, Crimi joined Serie B side Latina on loan.[8][9] His impressive[according to whom?] form in the heart of the midfield, led Latina to an impressive 3rd-place finish in Serie B, after helping beat his former club Bari in two legs in the Serie B play-off semi-final, Latina were undone 4–2 on aggregate by Cesena in the two legged final for promotion to Serie A.

In June 2014, Latina excised the option to sign Crimi outright.[10]

Bologna

Crimi joined Bologna on 20 August 2015[11] for a €730,000 fee,[12] with Daniele Paponi moving in the opposite direction[11] for free.[12] Crimi signed a reported three-year contract, worth €250,000 a year.[13]

Carpi

On 4 January 2016, Serie A side Carpi had reached an agreement for the loan of Crimi until the end of the season, with a buyout option.[14]

On 21 June 2016, Carpi announced that they had activated the buyout clause to sign Crimi on a two-year deal,[15][16] for a fee of €500,000.[12]

Cesena

On 31 January 2017, Crimi joined Cesena on a temporary deal, with an obligation to buy.[17]

Virtus Entella

On 31 August 2017, Crimi was sold to fellow Serie B club Virtus Entella.[18][19]

Reggina

On 29 January 2021 he joined Reggina on a 1.5-year contract.[20]

Triestina

On 31 August 2021, he moved to Triestina.[21]

Trapani

After two Serie C seasons with Triestina, on 28 September 2023 Crimi joined Serie D club Trapani on a free transfer.[22]

International career

On 4 November 2011, he received his first call-up to Italy U-21 by Ciro Ferrara for the double engagement with Turkey and Hungary qualifier for the UEFA European Under-21 qualifiers. Becoming the first player in the history of Grosseto to play in the Under-21s.[citation needed]

On 27 May 2013, he was included as Devis Mangia in the 23-man squad to for European Under-21 Championship in Israel,[23][24] where Italy finished in second place with Spain beating Italy 4-2 in the final on 18 June, with Crimi making 3 appearances in all the tournament.

Honours

Italy U21

References

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  2. ^ "Mercato, presi Huseklepp e Codrea" (in Italian). A.S. Bari. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Il Grosseto col botto Riscattati Sforzini e Crimi Acquistato Gerardi" (in Italian). La Nazione. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Nota integrativa". A.S. Bari S.p.A. bilancio chiuso al 31/12/2011 (in Italian). Bari: Italian C.C.I.A.A.. 2012. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Compartecipazioni" (in Italian). Bari: A.S. Bari. 22 June 2012. Archived 25 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Grosseto 'sack' players after car crash". Football Italia. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Riepilogo operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). U.S. Grosseto F.C. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Ultimo colpo di mercato: preso Crimi" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Riscattati Crimi, Paolucci e Figliomeni" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Crimi al Bologna, Paponi al Latina" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Prospetto delle movimentazioni dei diritti pluriennali alle prestazioni dei calciatori nell'esercizio 2015/2016". Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio chiuso al 30/06/2016 (in Italian). Bologna: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2016.
  13. ^ "Esclusiva: Crimi al Bologna, i dettagli dell'operazione" (in Italian). alfredopedulla.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Mercato: Crimi è biancorosso" [Market: Crimi is red and white] (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Mercato: riscattato Crimi" [Market: acquired Crimi] (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Crimi al Carpi a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Marco Crimi in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Marco Crimi ceduto all'Entella" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Crimi nuovo innesto per la mediana biancoceleste" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  20. ^ "MARCO CRIMI È UN GIOCATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 29 January 2021.
  21. ^ "UFFICIALE: MARCO CRIMI E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE ALABARDATO!" (in Italian). Triestina. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  22. ^ "UFFICIALE: Crimi è del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani Granata. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Oggi l'elenco dei 23 convocati per il Campionato Europeo" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Destro and Verratti make Italy cut". UEFA. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.