Marco Crimi (born 17 March 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Team Altamura. Earlier in his career, he played as a defensive midfielder, and a right-back. He is a former Italy under-21 international.
Club career Crimi was born in Messina, and started his career with hometown club Messina before joining Igea Virtus as a free agent. His form earned him a move to Serie A side Bari.
Bari Crimi joined Serie A side Bari in 2009. He made his Bari debut in the Coppa Italia on 28 October 2010, in a 3–1 win against Torino. On 10 November 2010, he made his Serie A debut, replacing Alessandro Gazzi as a substitute in a match against ChievoVerona.
Grosseto He earned a subsequent loan move to Grosseto on 31 January 2011. He made his debut in Serie B on 5 February 2011, in Grosseto's 1–0 loss to Novara. On 23 June 2011, Grosseto bought out 50% of his rights in a co-ownership deal, for a fee of €300,000. The co-ownership deal was renewed in June 2012.
After becoming a regular starter at Grosseto, Crimi was frozen out of the first team along with teammates Yaw Asante, Davis Curiale and Giovanni Formiconi all being in a car involved in an accident where the driver had been drink driving.
In June 2013, Grosseto acquired Crimi outright from Bari.
Latina On 3 September 2013, Crimi joined Serie B side Latina on loan. His impressive form in the heart of the midfield, led Latina to an impressive 3rd-place finish in Serie B, after helping beat his former club Bari in two legs in the Serie B play-offs semi-final. Latina were undone 4–2 on aggregate by Cesena in the two legged final for promotion to Serie A.
In June 2014, Latina excised the option to sign Crimi outright.
Bologna Crimi joined Bologna on 20 August 2015 for a €730,000 fee, with Daniele Paponi moving in the opposite direction for free. Crimi signed a reported three-year contract, worth €250,000 a year.
Carpi On 4 January 2016, Serie A side Carpi had reached an agreement for the loan of Crimi until the end of the season, with a buyout option.
On 21 June 2016, Carpi announced that they had activated the buyout clause to sign Crimi on a two-year deal, for a fee of €500,000.
Cesena On 31 January 2017, Crimi joined Cesena on a temporary deal, with an obligation to buy.
Virtus Entella On 31 August 2017, Crimi was sold to fellow Serie B club Virtus Entella.
Reggina On 29 January 2021 he joined Reggina on a one-and-a-half-year contract.
Triestina On 31 August 2021, he moved to Triestina.
Trapani After two Serie C seasons with Triestina, on 28 September 2023, Crimi joined Serie D club Trapani on a free transfer.
International career On 4 November 2011, he received his first call-up to the Italy U-21 squad by Ciro Ferrara for the double engagement with Turkey and Hungary in the qualifiers for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Becoming the first player in the history of Grosseto to play in the Under-21s.
On 27 May 2013, he was included in the 23-man squad for the European Under-21 Championship in Israel, where Italy finished in second place with Spain beating Italy 4–2 in the final on 18 June. Crimi made 3 appearances in the tournament.
Honours Italy U21 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up
References
External links FIGC AIC profile (data by football.it)