Massimo Volta (born 14 May 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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amateurs

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Club career

Volta started his career with minor league club

Sampdoria

In January 2007 Volta was signed by

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in co-ownership deal for €200,000 in -year contract. Volta spent rest of 2006–07 Serie C2 season with Carpenedolo.

Parma

During 2007–08 season Parma bought Carpenedolo's stake for €200,000. Volta spent his 2007–08 season with the third division club

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. In June 2008 Parma and Sampdoria renewed the co-ownership deal. Volta moved up one level again and played for

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2008–09 Serie B The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Serie C1 (now Lega P ...

. Volta also spent 2008 pre-season with the Genoese team, wearing no. 87, but left on loan on the last day of transfer window. In summer 2009 Volta signed a new five-year deal with Sampdoria, the co-ownership deal also renewed again in June 2009. In August 2009 Volta left for Serie B newcomers

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, where he was one of the main protagonists of the club's rise into the top flight.

Return to Sampdoria

In June 2010 Sampdoria and Parma agreed to renew the co-ownership agreement again, with Volta joining the ''Blucerchiati'' for the new season. In summer 2010 he signed a new five-year contract again with Samp. He made his debut with Sampdoria in the Third Qualifying Round of the

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against

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. That season he rotated with Stefano Lucchini as the centre-back, which Volta played 6 out of 6 group stage matches of

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, and Lucchini mainly for domestic league. The other centre-back was

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. After Sampdoria relegated, Sampdoria bought Volta outright from Parma for €900,000 in June 2011, and Lucchini was released. Volta was a regular starter for Doria in

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. The team promoted back to Serie A just 1 season. On 31 August 2012, Volta left for Spanish club

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Cesena (loan)

On 21 January 2013, Volta was signed by Serie B club

. The loan was extended on 11 July 2013. He renewed his loan deal with Cesena again on 18 July 2014, prior to the

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Perugia

On 7 July 2015, Volta was sold to

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Benevento

On 24 July 2018, Volta signed to

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a loan with an obligation to buy.

Triestina

On 21 July 2021, he joined Serie C club

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Later years

On 5 October 2022, Volta agreed to return to boyhood club

, playing in the

regional division of Lombardy.

Footnotes

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile
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