Marco Crimi

Marco Crimi (born 17 March 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B side Virtus Entella. He plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a right back. He is a former Italy U-21 international.

Marco Crimi
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990
Place of birth Messina, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Virtus Entella
Number 8
Youth career
Messina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Igea Virtus 25 (3)
2009–2011 Bari 3 (0)
2011 → Grosseto (loan) 17 (0)
2011–2014 Grosseto 63 (0)
2013–2014 → Latina (loan) 31 (2)
2014–2015 Latina 39 (2)
2015–2016 Bologna 1 (0)
2016 → Carpi (loan) 19 (0)
2016–2017 Carpi 21 (1)
2017 → Cesena (loan) 18 (2)
2017 Cesena 1 (0)
2017– Virtus Entella 40 (2)
2018–2019 → Spezia (loan) 22 (2)
National team
2011–2013 Italy U-21 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2019

Club career

Crimi born in Messina, started his career at his home town team Messina before joining 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. He made his Bari debut in the Italian Cup on 28 October 2010 in a 3–1 win against Torino. On 10 November 2010, he made his Serie A debut replacing Alessandro Gazzi as a substitute in a match against ChievoVerona.

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. 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 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 Bplay-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]

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.

On 27 May 2013, he was included as Devis Mangia in the 23-man squad to for European Under-21 Championship in Israel,[20][21] 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
  1. "Calciatori svincolati F.C. Messina Peloro" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Calcio. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. "Mercato, presi Huseklepp e Codrea" (Press release) (in Italian). A.S. Bari. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. "Il Grosseto col botto Riscattati Sforzini e Crimi Acquistato Gerardi". La Nazione (in Italian). Grosseto. 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" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari: A.S. Bari. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
  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.
  8. "Riepilogo operazioni di mercato" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Grosseto F.C. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  9. "Ultimo colpo di mercato: preso Crimi" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  10. "Riscattati Crimi, Paolucci e Figliomeni" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 2014 [circa]. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  11. "Crimi al Bologna, Paponi al Latina" (Press release) (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". alfredopedulla.com (in Italian). 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. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  16. "Crimi al Carpi a titolo definitivo" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  17. "Marco Crimi in bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  18. "Marco Crimi ceduto all'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  19. "Crimi nuovo innesto per la mediana biancoceleste" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  20. "Oggi l'elenco dei 23 convocati per il Campionato Europeo" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  21. "Destro and Verratti make Italy cut". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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