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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marco Amelia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (age 43)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Frascati, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Nuova Sondrio (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1991 | Lupa Frascati | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2001 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | Livorno | 166 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | →Lecce (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | →Parma (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Palermo | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Genoa | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Milan | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rocca Priora | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Perugia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lupa Castelli Romani | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Vicenza | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 281 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Italy U15 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Italy U21 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Italy | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lupa Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Vastese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Livorno | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Prato | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Olbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nuova Sondrio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marco AmeliaUfficiale OMRI[3][4] (Italian pronunciation:[ˈmarkoaˈmɛːlja]; born 2 April 1982) is an Italian formerprofessionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, and currentcoach in charge ofSerie D amateurs Nuova Sondrio.
ARoma youth product, Amelia spent most of his professional club career atLivorno, where he made 181 appearances across all competitions, including playing and scoring in the2006–07 UEFA Cup. He later played for several other Italian clubs, and also had a spell in England as a reserve goalkeeper withChelsea.
At international level, Amelia won a bronze medal at the2004 Olympics, and earned nine senior caps forItaly between 2005 and 2009. He was part of the squad that won the2006 FIFA World Cup, also being included for Italy'sUEFA Euro 2008 and2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.
Born inFrascati,Province of Rome, Amelia grew up as part of theRoma youth system, and initially played as aforward, before playing in goal.[5] In 2001, he left theGiallorossi to joinSerie C1 clubLivorno on loan, playing only once in his first season with the Tuscan side; he was successively confirmed by Livorno in the 2002–03 season, for atransfer fee of€2.8 million, as part of the deal that acquired half ofGiorgio Chiellini's registration rights for €3.1 million,[6] and promoted as regular by head coachRoberto Donadoni in the club'sSerie B comeback campaign.
Amelia then spent two unremarkableloan spells atLecce andParma (bothSerie A) before returning to Livorno in June 2004, becoming one of the team mainstays since then, and also having his chance to make a debut at European level in the2006–07 UEFA Cup, where he even managed toscore a goal during the group stage, aninjury time header in a 1–1 draw againstPartizan in November 2006.[7]
In July 2008, after Livorno were relegated to Serie B, Amelia agreed a permanent deal andcontract to joinPalermo, for €6 million.[8] Among the highlights of his season, fans mostly remembered Amelia for savingRonaldinho'spenalty in a 3–1 win overMilan, but also, in a more negative fashion, for failing to deal withGiuseppe Mascara's 49-yardstrike in theDerby di Sicilia, which ended in a shocking 0–4 home loss for his side.
In August 2009, Amelia moved toGenoa as part of a player exchange deal, withRubinho moving the other way, both players valued €5 million.[9] Amelia was the first choice of the team except a few matches played by backupAlessio Scarpi.
On 23 June 2010, and after the sale of goalkeeperMarco Storari toJuventus,[10] Amelia was signed by Milan on loan in a deal which included the right to purchase the player at the end of the year-long loan.[11]
On 24 May 2011, Milan exercised its option to purchase Amelia for €3.5 million on a three-year contract, despite Amelia only making a handful of appearances and being second-choice toChristian Abbiati all season.[12] Amelia made his debut in the2011–12 season in Serie A, on 28 November 2011 againstChievo, replacing Abbiati, who suffered a shoulder injury. Amelia went on to make 14 appearances for Milan that season.
In the2012–13 season, his third season at Milan, Amelia continued to be second-choice to Abbiati, making 11 first-team appearances. Milan did not renew Amelia's contract at the end of2013–14 season.[13] Amelia andDaniele Bonera had a fight on 19 May in the return journey from the opening of Milan's new headquarters, Casa Milan.[14] Amelia denied any fight, saying it was only an argument.[15]
Amelia became a free agent on 1 July 2014. He spent a few months withamateur side Rocca Priora (where he served as a player and honorary president[16]) before returning to professional football on 9 February 2015, forSerie B clubPerugia.[17] On 23 August 2015, Amelia became the honorary president and a player for Lega Pro newcomersLupa Castelli Romani.[18] He had played twice for Lupa Castelli Romani in 2015–16 Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[19][20] On 31 August, he cancelled his contract with the club.[21] On 8 October 2015, he moved abroad for the first time, signing for EnglishPremier League clubChelsea on afree transfer, on a deal until the end of the season, with the team adding him as back-up goalkeeper toAsmir Begović due to an injury toThibaut Courtois.[22]
On 10 June 2016, it was announced Amelia would leave Chelsea on the expiry of his contract.[23]
On 27 February 2017, Amelia signed a six-month contract with Serie B clubVicenza.[24]
Amelia made his debut for theItaly under-15 side in March 1998, in a tournament held in France.[25]
With theItaly under-21 side, Amelia was the starting goalkeeper inClaudio Gentile's squad that won the2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Later that year, he served as a back-up toIvan Pelizzoli in the Italy under-23 squad which won a bronze medal at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens.[26][27]
Amelia made his senior debut forItaly at age 23, on 16 November 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against theIvory Coast, inGeneva.[26][27][28] He later became a permanent member ofMarcello Lippi's squad, and was called up as Italy's third goalkeeper at the2006 FIFA World Cup, behindGianluigi Buffon andAngelo Peruzzi, and ahead of reserveMorgan De Sanctis.[29] Italy went on to win the tournament, although Amelia did not feature in any matches throughout the competition.[26][27]
Following Peruzzi's retirement, Amelia became Italy's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Buffon.[27] He was called up as Buffon's back-up forUEFA Euro 2008 by managerRoberto Donadoni and for the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup by Donadoni's replacement, Lippi.[26] Amelia's last appearance for Italy came on 10 June 2009 in a 4–3 friendly win againstNew Zealand, inPretoria.[26][30] In total, Amelia has made nine appearances for Italy.[25]
After retirement, Amelia received his UEFA A coaching licence on 15 December 2017.[31] In July 2018, he was appointed as the new head coach ofSerie D clubLupa Roma.[32]
On 29 June 2019, he moved to Serie D clubVastese.[33] He was sacked on 28 January 2020 due to poor results.[34]
On 1 March 2021, he agreed to return atLivorno as the club's new head coach, replacingAlessandro Dal Canto at the helm of the strugglingSerie C side.[35] He failed to save Livorno from relegation to Serie D and left by the end of the season; the club was successively dissolved due to longstanding financial issues.
On 29 September 2021, he was hired by Serie D clubPrato.[36] However, his period in charge of Prato lasted only two months, as he was dismissed on 27 December 2021.[37] In August 2024, Amelia was hired as the new head coach of recently-relegated Serie D clubOlbia.[38] After a negative start of the season with just one point achieved in the first four games of the season, however, Amelia was dismissed on 30 September 2024.[39]
On 12 December 2024, Amelia was appointed as the new head coach of Serie D amateurs Nuova Sondrio.[40]
Amelia is married to anItalian woman, Carlotta Bosello.[41] They have two children together: their son Giulio Cesare Amelia was born on 28 September 2009,[41] and their daughter Matilde Amelia was born on 19 February 2013.[42]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roma | 1999–2000 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Livorno | 2001–02 | Serie C1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Serie B | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Serie A | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 166 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 181 | 1 | |||
| Lecce (loan) | 2003–04 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2003–04 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Palermo | 2008–09 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Genoa | 2009–10 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| Milan | 2010–11 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 272 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Lupa Roma |  | 20 July 2018 | 30 June 2019 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 017.95 |
| Vastese | | 1 July 2019 | 28 January 2020 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 039.13 |
| Livorno | | 1 March 2021 | Present | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 018.18 |
| Total | 73 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 024.66 | |||
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Italy[45]
Italy U21[45]
Italy Olympics[45]
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