Michele Somma (born 16 March 1995) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Somma joined Brescia Calcio in a temporary deal on 10 July 2015. On 1 February 2016, Roma signed Ismail H'Maidat from Brescia for €3.15 million, with Somma (for €1.8 million) and Emanuele Ndoj (for €1.2 million) moved to opposite direction. In August 2018 he signed for

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in Spain, playing two seasons in the Segunda División league. He left Spain for

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club Palermo in the summer of 2020. On 1 September 2022, Palermo announced to have terminated Somma's contracted by mutual consent. A few days later, Somma signed for

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regional rivals Catania on a free transfer.

International career

Somma has represented Italy from under-16 to under-20 level. He featured in their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign. On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with Italy U21 side, in a friendly match against

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Personal life

He is the son of football coach

Mario Somma Mario Somma (born 17 September 1963) is an Italian football manager. Career Player Somma, who was born in Latina, Lazio, started his career with Genoa and then spent his later years mostly at the Serie C1 and Serie C2 level, playing for seve ...

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* * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Salerno Footballers from the Province of Salerno Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Juventus FC players AS Roma players Empoli FC players Brescia Calcio players Palermo FC players Catania FC players Serie A players Serie B players Deportivo de La Coruña players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Italy-footy-defender-1990s-stub