Salvatore Papa (born 26 November 1990) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Born in Cosenza, Calabria, Papa made his league debut for Serie C2 team

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on 14 January 2007 as substitute. At the end of the season the team relegated, re-located to Cosenza and merged with AS Cosenza Calcio and became

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. In June 2007 he was loaned to Internazionale's ''Primavera'' youth team along with Francesco D'Angelo. In July 2008, Inter decided to buy him outright and loaned him to

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. He spent 2009–10 season at

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for free. In July 2010 he left for Prima Divisione club Foligno along with Jacopo Fiorucci from Chievo reserve. The club signed Ivan Merli Sala and Papa in co-ownership deal from Chievo for a peppercorn of €100 each. He was the regular of the team. In June 2012 Chievo bought back Papa but he was transferred to Santarcangelo. On 2 July 2021 he signed with Ancona-Matelica. On 20 September 2022, Papa moved to

References

External links

Football.it Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papa, Salvatore 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Cosenza Footballers from Calabria Italian footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players Serie D players Rende Calcio 1968 players A.S.D. Città di Foligno 1928 players Santarcangelo Calcio players A.S.D. Real Agro Aversa players Vigor Lamezia players A.C. Cuneo 1905 players Ravenna F.C. players U.S. Ancona players