Daniel Maa Boumsong (born 20 March 1987) is a Cameroonian former

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who played as a

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Career

Inter Milan

Born in Ngambe, Maa Boumsong joined

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

in 2005, age 18. He arrived Italy for 2004 Torneo di Viareggio and escaped from the squad to seek asylum. Due to FIGC regulation, he could only signed by an Italian club after 1 year legal residence, which he trained with a

Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is ...

local teams before joined Inter. Maa Boumsong was included in the first team at the end of 2004–05 season, playing in end-season and pre-season friendlies. He also named in

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

25-men senior squad, as he was not eligible to List B. A regular in the ''Primavera'' youth team, Maa Boumsong made his competitive debut on 30 November 2005, winning

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

in 2005–06 Coppa Italia. On week later, he made his Champions League/European debut against Rangers. He only able to make his

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debut near the end of the season, which he was the starting midfielder. That season he won Coppa Italia with both first team and the ''Primavera'' team. Later, the

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also assigned Inter the 2005–06 Serie A title following the

2006 Italian football scandal ''Calciopoli'' () was a sports scandal in Italy's top professional association football league Serie A and to a lesser extent Serie B. Involving various clubs and numerous executives, both from the same clubs and from the main Italian football b ...

Treviso

At the start of 2006–07 season, Maa Boumsong at first left for

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in July, but on 31 August left for

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

, along with

Alex Cordaz Alex Cordaz (born 1 January 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Inter Milan. Career Inter Milan Cordaz started his career at Inter Milan. In the 2001–02 season, he was the regular selection ahead of ...

(in co-ownership deal). On 11 January 2007 he returned to Inter, but along with

Leonardo Bonucci Leonardo Bonucci (; born 1 May 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains both club Juventus and the Italy national team. Known for his technique and ball-playing ability, he is regarded as one of the b ...

, was sold to Treviso in co-ownership deal. Half of Maa Boumsong's contract was tagged for €100,000 at that time. Both players would formally become players of Treviso on 1 July 2007. With Inter ''Primavera'' team, Maa Boumsong finished as the runner-up of

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

but winning

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...

. However Maa Boumsong was excluded from Treviso's

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

plan. He left for

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

before returned to

in January 2008. Despite the co-ownership deal of Maa Boumsong was renewed in June 2008, Maa Boumsong joined Treviso permanently for an additional €250,000 fee on 1 September. Inter signed Yago Del Piero from Treviso on the same day. Maa Boumsong then left for another

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

clubs

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. He played 16 games in the

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. In July 2009, Treviso bankrupted, he became a free agent.

Serie D teams

Maa Boumsong joined a

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

team in 2009–10 season. In September 2010 he joined

Noto Noto ( scn, Notu; la, Netum) is a city and in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and i ...

Honours

;Inter *

: 2005–06 *

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

: 2005–06 ;Inter Primavera *

: 2006 *

: 2007

References

External links

Inter Archive

Rovigo Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maa Boumsong, Daniel Cameroonian footballers Serie A players Inter Milan players Treviso F.B.C. 1993 players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Rovigo Calcio players Association football midfielders Cameroonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy 1987 births Living people