Michael Cia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolzano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pisa (on loan from AlbinoLeffe) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| F.C. Südtirol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | South Tyrol | 49 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | → Triestina (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2009– | AlbinoLeffe | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Benevento (loan) | 32 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | → Como (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2013– | → Pisa (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Italy U-15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U-16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2005 | Italy U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Italy U-19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Italy U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Michael Cia (born 3 August 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pisa, on loan from AlbinoLeffe.
Club career
A native of South Tyrol, Cia joined Atalanta in joint-ownership bid on 30 January 2007, he then loaned to Sambenedettese and Triestina.
Atalanta bought the player outright in June 2009. In July 2009, he was sold to city "rival" (in fact the club had many player transfer) AlbinoLeffe of Serie B along with Dario Bergamelli in another co-ownership deal, as part of the deal that Nicola Madonna re-signed by Atalanta in co-ownership deal for €550,000.[1] Half of Cia was tagged for €400,000, while Bergamelli was for €150,000.[2]
In June 2011 AlbinoLeffe bought Bergamelli, Cia and Karamoko Cissé outright from promoted Atalanta.
On 31 August 2011 Cia left for Benevento and Domenico Germinale moved to AlbinoLeffe also in temporary deal.[3][4]
On 31 August 2012 he left for club again to Calcio Como along with Francesco Luoni.[5][6]
International career
Cia has represented Italy at every youth level from Under-15 to Under-20. He played 3 times (one in third place match) in 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and twice in 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
On 25 March 2009 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against Austria. That match was the fourth round of 2009–10 Four Nations Tournament.[7] The tournament usually played by U-20 but Pierluigi Casiraghi used the match to prepare for the final round of 2009 U-21 Euro, selecting junior players (player born in 1988 or after) for that round (players born in 1986 or after were eligible).
References
- ↑ "MADONNA ALL'ATALANTA" (in Italian). atalanta.it. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ Atalanta BC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ "Cia va a Benevento. Arriva Germinale". UC AlbinoLeffe (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Maglia giallorossa per Cia". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Cia, Luoni e Daffara in prestito a Como Calcio e Nocerina" (in Italian). US AlbinoLeffe. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "3 nuovi giocatori in azzurro" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Casiraghi apre il nuovo biennio: 19 convocati per la gara contro l’Austria". FIGC (in Italian). 20 March 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
External links
- http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2693&squadra=2
- http://www.triestinacalcio.it/squadra/prima-squadra/giocatori/michael-cia
- Michael Cia – FIFA competition record