Daniele Montevago

Daniele Montevago

Personal information
Full name	Daniele Montevago[1]
Date of birth	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Palermo, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Perugia
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2017	Stella d’Oriente
2017–2019	Palermo
2019–2022	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Sampdoria	6	(0)
2023	→ Gubbio (loan)	16	(2)
2024	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	13	(1)
2024–	Perugia	13	(8)
International career^‡
2022–	Italy U20	15	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Italy FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Daniele Montevago (born 18 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Perugia.

Club career

Born in Palermo, Montevago started playing football at three years old,[2] before joining the local grassroots football school Stella d'Oriente.[2][3][4] In 2017, he entered Palermo's youth sector, where he spent two seasons before the club ultimately faced bankruptcy; then, in 2019, he joined Sampdoria.[2][3][5]

Following his performances for the Blucerchiati's youth teams, Montevago started training with the first team during the second half of the 2021-22 season, under manager Marco Giampaolo, and received his first call-ups to Serie A match-day squads.[2][6] In the summer of 2022, the forward extended his contract with Sampdoria until 2025.[6]

In the following campaign, 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 at the 78th minute of the 3–0 Serie A loss against Inter Milan.[4][7] On 12 January 2023, he made his first start in a professional game, together with team-mate Flavio Paoletti, in a 1–0 Coppa Italia loss to Fiorentina.[8]

On 1 September 2023, Montevago joined Serie C club Gubbio on loan.[9] On 23 September, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 league win over Vis Pesaro.[10]

On 11 January 2024, he joined fellow third-tier side Virtus Entella on loan until the end of the season.[11][12]

On 29 July 2024, Montevago moved to Perugia on a three-year contract, with Sampdoria holding an option to buy back.[13]

International career

Montevago has represented Italy at youth international level. After taking part in training camps with the under-15 and under-16 national teams,[14][15] he went on to play for the under-20 national team.[16]

In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[17] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[18][19]

Style of play

Montevago is a centre forward, who has been regarded for his physical strength and his finishing.[3]

Although he has been compared to Christian Vieri,[2][3] he has actually named Duván Zapata and Fabio Quagliarella as his main sources of inspiration.[3][5]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 January 2023[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sampdoria	2022–23	Serie A	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0

Honours

Italy U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[18][19]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. Bovicelli, Marco (20 February 2022). "Montevago, prima chiamata con la Sampdoria e occhi del mercato addosso". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
3. La Giovane Italia (1 August 2019). "Daniele Montevago, lo "Zapata bianco" alla corte della Sampdoria". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
4. "Daniele Montevago: primo giocatore passato dal Centro Federale Territoriale di Palermo che esordisce in serie A". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
5. Pintimalli, Alessandro (24 October 2019). "Montevago, bomber dell'U17: "Lasciare Palermo non è stato facile ma la Samp è una famiglia"". UC Sampdoria (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
6. Nalesso, Pietro (4 June 2022). "Sampdoria, Montevago vicino al rinnovo di contratto: la nuova scadenza". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
7. "Inter-Sampdoria 3-0, gol e highlights: segnano De Vrij, Barella e Correa". Sky Sport (in Italian). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
8. Schirru, Francesco (12 January 2023). "Fiorentina-Sampdoria 1-0: basta Barak, viola al turno successivo". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
9. "Montevago ceduto al Gubbio a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
10. Abelli, Gian Maria (25 September 2023). "Dalla periferia di Palermo all'esordio in Serie A contro l'Inter: ecco chi è Daniele Montevago". La Casa di C (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
11. "Ufficiale: Montevago è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella". Virtus Entella. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
12. Barbieri, Riccardo (11 January 2024). "Sampdoria, ufficiale la nuova avventura di Montevago: i dettagli". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
13. "MONTEVAGO È BIANCOROSSO!" [MONTEVAGO IS WHITE AND RED!] (in Italian). Perugia. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
14. "Nazionale Under 15: domani il quarto raduno di selezione al CFT di Catanzaro". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
15. "Gli Azzurrini di Zoratto si aggiudicano il Torneo dei Gironi dedicato ai migliori talenti classe 2003". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
16. "A Varese tris dell'Italia contro la Svizzera. I gol di Montevago, Fabbian e De Nipoti". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
17. "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
18. "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
19. Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
20. "D. Montevago". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

External links

• Daniele Montevago at Soccerway
• Daniele Montevago at WorldFootball.net