Tommaso Scuffia

Tommaso Scuffia
Personal information
Date of birth12 December 1991
Place of birthMacerata, Italy
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Lecce
Youth career
Maceratese
2009–2011Fiorentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Maceratese21(0)
2009–2011Fiorentina0(0)
2011→ Rimini (loan)5(0)
2011–Melfi39(0)
National team
2009Italy U181(0)
2008–2009Italy U191(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tommaso Scuffia (born 12 December 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian fourth division club Lecce.

Biography

Early career & Fiorentina

Born in Macerata, Marche, Scuffia started his career at hometown club Maceratese. Scuffia made his senior debut in 2008–09 Serie D. In mid-season he was signed by Serie A club Fiorentina. He was immediately named in the squad for Torneo di Viareggio as the backup of Andrea Seculin.[1] He wore no.31 shirt in the first team in 2009–10 season as fourth keeper, behind Sébastien Frey, Vlada Avramov and Seculin.[2] However Scuffia was not eligible to 2009–10 UEFA Champions League List B (along with Marcos Miranda), and La Viola named Simone David as fourth keeper as David was eligible. Scuffia was in the pre-season camp of the first team in July 2009.[3] Since April 2010 Miranda became the fourth keeper, and received numbers of call-up. In the reserve Seculin was the first choice, Scuffia played 7 times and Andrea Tozzo 5 times.

With the signing of Artur Boruc in mid-2010 to replace the injured Frey, Scuffia's shirt number was stripped as well as Marcos Miranda became the fourth (the fifth if counting Frey). Scuffia also excluded from the first team squad for the pre-season camp in July 2010. Scuffia re-acquired a shirt number in October (No. 34).[4] He also received first team call-up again since the injury of Avramov, ahead Miranda in early January 2011.[5][6]

However his fourth choice role was short-lived. On 10 January 2011 he left for Serie D (fifth division) club Rimini, few days after the signing of Neto.[7]

Melfi

In July 2011 he joined fourth division club Melfi on reported free transfer.[8] Scuffia succeeded Andrea Pozzato as first choice. That season Melfi hired the entire squad with young players ranged from born 1989 to 1993.[9]

International career

Scuffia made his U-19 debut against Romania in December 2008, the first match of U-19 born 1991 team.[10] As a Serie D player, he replaced Simone Colombi at half-time. He played the next match in January 2009 against Denmark U18 for Italy U-18 team, de facto the same team with U-19 born 1991 team that season (second half of 2008–09 season). Both team were coached by Massimo Piscedda. However, since leaving for la Viola, Scuffia did not receive any call-up due to lack of play time.

Scuffia received his first call-up in November 2008 from Antonio Rocca, for a goalkeeper training camp.[11] He received a call-up from A.Rocca again in 2009.[12] Scuffia also received call-up from Marche regional Allievi team in December 2006.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "La lista del Viareggio". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Numeri di maglia". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "I CONVOCATI PER IL RITIRO ESTIVO". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 15 July 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Comunicati Stampa N°35 (2010–11)" (pdf). Lega Serie A (in Italian). 30 October 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Convocati per Bologna - Fiorentina". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Fiorentina-Brescia: i convocati". Viola Channel (in Italian) (ACF Fiorentina). 8 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "SCUFFIA IN PRESTITO ALL' AC RIMINI 1912". ACF Fiorentina (in Italian) (Viola Channel). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Melfi, preso Scuffia". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  9. ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/63wF88qLB
  10. ↑ "CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE UNDER 19: ITALIA-ROMANIA 3–1". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 December 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Per rilanciare la scuola italiana, a Coverciano stage per 23 giovani". FIGC (in Italian). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "18 portieri in raduno a Coverciano dal 23 al 26 novembre". FIGC (in Italian). 20 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  13. ↑ 4. ATTIVITA’ DI RAPPRESENTATIVA, "Comunicato Ufficiale N°21 (2006–07)". Comitato Regionale Marche, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico, FIGC (in Italian). 6 December 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

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