Paolo Sammarco

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Personal information
Paolo Sammarco
Date of birth	March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17) (age 25)
Place of birth	Como, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sampdoria
Number	21
Youth clubs
	AC Milan
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-	Viterbese (loan) Prato (loan) Chievo (loan) Sampdoria	24 (0) 30 (1) 71 (2) 30 (5)
National team²
2005-2006	Italy U-21	9 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 18, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Paolo Sammarco (born 17 March 1983 in Como) is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for Sampdoria.

1 Club career
2 National team
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

A product of European giants AC Milan's youth system, Sammarco never played a game for the side, serving consecutive loans: from 2002-04 in Serie C, and from 2004-07 with first division side A.C. ChievoVerona (the first two in joint ownership).

On June 22, 2007, U.C. Sampdoria announced Sammarco, in another co-ownership deal with Milan.^[1]In Sampdoria, he broke through, playing almost every league game in a team that achieved UEFA Cup qualification.

In summer 2008, Sampdoria got full ownership.

[edit] National team

Sammarco was first capped for the Italy national under-21 football team in August 2005, against France, and was part of the final squad in the 2006 European Championship, making three appearances as a starter.