Daniele Montevago (born 18 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a centre forward for Sampdoria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Stella d’Oriente | ||
| 2017–2019 | Palermo | ||
| 2019–2022 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sampdoria | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Italy U20 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 17 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Palermo, Montevago started playing football at three years old,[1] before joining the local grassroots school Stella d'Oriente.[1][2][3] In 2017, he entered Palermo's youth sector, where he spent two seasons before the club's ultimate bankruptcy; then, in 2019, he joined Sampdoria.[1][2][4]
Following his performances for the Blucerchiati's youth teams, during the second half of the 2021-22 season Montevago started training with the first team, under manager Marco Giampaolo, and made his first bench appearances in Serie A.[1][5] In the summer of 2022, the forward extended his contract with Sampdoria until 2025.[5]
In the following season, Montevago kept training with the senior squad, under the new coach Dejan Stanković; he subsequently made his professional debut on 29 October 2022, coming in a substitute for Manolo Gabbiadini during the second half of a 3–0 league loss against Inter Milan.[3]
Montevago has represented Italy at youth international level.
Having also took part in training camps with the under-15 and under-16 national teams,[6][7] he then played for the under-20 national team.[8]
Montevago is a centre forward, who has been regarded for his physical strength and his finishing.[2]
Although he has been compared to Christian Vieri,[1][2] he has actually named Duván Zapata and Fabio Quagliarella as his main sources of inspiration.[2][4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sampdoria | 2022–23 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
U.C. Sampdoria – current squad | |
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