Marco Crimi

Marco Crimi
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Messina, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Trapani
Number 15
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)
2017–2021 Virtus Entella 59 (2)
2018–2019 → Spezia (loan) 22 (2)
2021 Reggina 16 (0)
2021–2023 Triestina 50 (3)
2023– Trapani 33 (2)
International career
2011–2013 Italy U21 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Marco Crimi (born 17 March 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Trapani. 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

  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.{{cite press release}}: 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. [dead link‍]
  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.{{cite press release}}: 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.{{cite press release}}: 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.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ a b "Crimi al Bologna, Paponi al Latina" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "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. ^ "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" (Press release) (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. Retrieved 6 June 2013.