Salvatore Masiello (born 31 January 1982) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

From Venezia to Palermo

Masiello started his career at

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, he made one Serie B appearance before moving to

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(

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). In January 2003, he was signed by

U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo Football Club, more simply known as Palermo F.C. or Palermo (; scn, Paliemmu, link=no, ), is an Italian football club based in the Sicilian city of Palermo, conventionally founded for the first time on 1 November 1900. Among the club� ...

and rejoined chairman

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. In the 2004–05 season, he became a surplus of newly promoted Palermo, and he was loaned to

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along with

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. In the 2005–06 season, he returned to Palermo, and made his Serie A debut on 6 November 2005, against

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Udinese

In January 2006, he was involved in the transfer deal of

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, to join Udinese along with Pepe and

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in joint-ownership. Masiello's half-registration rights were valued at €250,000 at that time.US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2006 In the 2005–06 season, he played three Serie A games, two for Palermo and one for Udinese. In the 2006–07 season, he was loaned to

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(Serie A) and in 2007–08 for

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(Serie B). In June 2008, Udinese acquired the whole rights for free.US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008

Bari

In the summer of 2008, Masiello joined AS Bari from Udinese by joint-ownership bid, for €200,000. In June 2011, Bari acquired Masiello outright and sold Paulo Vitor Barreto back to Udinese. Press reports in August 2011 stated that he was involved in a plate-throwing incident at a Bari team dinner. Fellow Bari player

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was reportedly struck by the plate and had to have 40 stitches in the resulting wound. The club announced its intention to refer Masiello's conduct to the Court of Sports Arbitration of

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and to seek the termination of Masiello's contract.

Torino

On 31 January 2012, the last day of the transfer market, he moved to

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, with whom he signed a contract until 2013. At the end of the season, he was promoted to Serie A, playing only the last league game AlbinoLeffe - Torino (0–0). The following season competed in the top division with the ''Granata'', he totaled 24 appearances. He remained a free transfer at the end of the season, but on 8 July 2013 signed a new contract with the Granata. He followed the same fate the following year: left without a contract, he signed with Torino for another season.

International career

On 14 January 2004, when he played for Palermo, he was summoned from

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for an internship at the Borghesiana, not playing any games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masiello, Salvatore 1982 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Venezia FC players FC Lumezzane SSD players Palermo FC players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Udinese Calcio players ACR Messina players LR Vicenza players SSC Bari players Torino FC players Mantova 1911 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Naples