Archimede Morleo Explained

Archimede Morleo
Birth Date:26 September 1983
Birth Place:Mesagne, Italy
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Lecce
Youthyears1:2000–2002
Clubs2:Sora
Years1:2002–2003
Years2:2003–2005
Caps1:12
Caps2:58
Goals1:0
Goals2:3
Years3:2005–2006
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Years4:2006–2008
Caps4:43
Goals4:2
Years5:2008–2010
Clubs5:Crotone
Caps5:68
Goals5:6
Years6:2010–2017
Caps6:132
Goals6:1
Years7:2017–2018
Caps7:11
Goals7:0
Years8:2019–
Pcupdate:9 February 2019

Archimede Morleo (pronounced as /it/; born 26 September 1983) is a former Italian footballer who last played for Eccellenza Apulia club Casarano.

Biography

Lega Pro clubs

Born in Mesagne, Apulia, Morleo started his career at Apulian team Lecce. In the 2002–03 season, he was loaned to Serie C1 club Carrarese. Morleo then spent the 2003–04 Serie C1 season with Sora, and the club bought him on co-ownership deal at the end of season. Sora went bankrupt after the end of the 2004–05 Serie C1 season. Morleo then moved to Cisco Roma of Serie C2.

In 2006, he left for fellow Serie C2 side Catanzaro. In August 2007, he was signed by Serie A side Udinese from Cisco Roma[1] but sold him back to Catanzaro in another co-ownership deal. He missed the first few months of the 2007–08 Serie C2 season due to injury and only played 14 times in Serie C2.

Crotone

In June 2008, Udinese bought him back and re-sold Morleo to Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex-Serie C1) side Crotone. He won the promotion playoffs in June 2009 with the team and was promoted to Serie B. Crotone also bought the remaining 50% registration rights from Udinese.[2] He started 32 times in the 2009–10 Serie B season as Crotone finished 8th.

Bologna

In July 2010, he was signed by Serie A club Bologna in another co-ownership deal for €400,000.[3] [4]

In June 2011, Bologna acquired Morleo outright for another €550,000.[5]

Bari

After spending seven years with Bologna, he departed the club in the 2017 January transfer window for Serie B side Bari.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: UFFICIALE: Morleo all'Udinese. 31 August 2007. 7 September 2010. Tutto Mercato Web. Italian. Germano. D'Ambrosio.
  2. News: UFFICIALE: Crotone, colpo Morleo. 26 June 2009. 7 September 2010. Tutto Mercato Web. Italian.
  3. News: Bilancio intermedio al 31 dicembre 2010: Nota integrativa: parte 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110429005312/http://www.bolognafc.it/files/cms/363540786nota-integrativa-parte-1.pdf . dead . 29 April 2011 . 4 April 2011 . 14 June 2011 . Bologna FC 1909 . Italian .
  4. News: Domani la presentazione di Archimede Morleo . https://archive.today/20100724090920/http://www.bolognafc.it/it/news/pagine/9023/Domani-la-presentazione-di-Archimede-Morleo.html . dead . 24 July 2010 . 21 July 2010 . 29 July 2010 . Bologna FC 1909 . Italian .
  5. Bologna FC 1909 Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011
  6. Web site: Mercato: preso il terzino Morleo – Football Club Bari 1908. 3 January 2017. fcbari1908.club. F.C. Bari 1908. IT. 5 January 2017.