Daniele Verde (born 20 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Salernitana, on loan from Spezia.

Club career

Roma

Born in Naples, Verde is a youth product from

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. Verde featured for the

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side that qualified for the knockout stage of the

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, finishing second in their group, Verde scoring twice in the group stage, both coming in wins against CSKA Moscow. Verde made his senior debut on 17 January 2015 in the Serie A fixture against

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, replacing Juan Iturbe after 75 minutes of a 1–1 away draw. On 8 February 2015, Verde starred on his first start for Roma, playing 90 minutes as they won 2–1 away at

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, with Verde assisting both of Roma's goals, for

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and Leandro Paredes. On 9 July 2015, he was officially transferred on loan to Frosinone. On 6 January 2016, he was transferred on loan to Serie B side Pescara for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. On 15 July, fellow Serie B side

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confirmed that Verde had joined on loan from Roma. Verde played from start to finish in Avellino's 2–0 away defeat against

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in round one of the 2016–17 edition of the Coppa Italia on 7 August. On 8 August 2018, Verde joined to Spanish La Liga club Real Valladolid on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.

AEK Athens

On 16 July 2019, AEK Athens agreed with

for the transfer of the young winger to the Greek club for an estimated transfer fee of €1 million, plus a resale rate of 30%. Verde signed a three-year contract, earning €750,000 per year and was given the number 7 shirt, upon request. The following day, AEK Athens officially announced the acquisition of the Italian winger. On 7 December 2019, he scored his maiden goal for the Athens-based club with a free kick which beat

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with the help of the right post, in a 5–0 home win game against Panionios. On 5 January 2020, Verde came on after the restart and gave a new wind to the home side, and he added his name to the scoresheet with AEK's second penalty of the game with eight minutes remaining, sealing a 3–1 home win game against Panetolikos. On 23 February 2020, Verde scored a brace with side-footed finish, as a resurgent AEK Athens continued their form with a convincing 3–0 home win over OFI Crete. On 14 June 2020, he came in as a substitute and scored with an left-footed strike, sealing a 2–0 away win against OFI Crete. On 12 July 2020, he converted a penalty in a 3–1 away win against

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Spezia

On 22 September 2020, AEK officially announced that the Italian winger completed a move to Spezia. AEK received €300,000 from the loan, with a mandatory purchase of €800,000.

Loan to Salernitana

On 13 August 2024, Verde joined Salernitana on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

International career

On 29 September 2014, Verde received his first call up to the Italy U19 squad for the

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fixtures against Armenia, Serbia and San Marino in October 2014. Verde featured in all three game as Italy U19 qualified for the elite round to be played in 2015, scoring in the 3–0 victory against Armenia on 10 October 2014. He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 12 August 2015, in a friendly match against Hungary.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

AEK Athens * Greek Cup runner-up: 2019–20

References

External links

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JustFootball.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Verde, Daniele 1996 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards AS Roma players Frosinone Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players US Avellino 1912 players Hellas Verona FC players Real Valladolid players AEK Athens F.C. players Spezia Calcio players US Salernitana 1919 players Serie A players Serie B players La Liga players Super League Greece players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Footballers from Naples