Michael Cia is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

 club AlbinoLeffe

U.C. AlbinoLeffe

Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...

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Club career

Cia joined Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

 in joint-ownership bid on 30 January 2007, he then loaned to Sambenedettese

S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio

Unione Sportiva Sambenedettese is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. The club was founded in 1923. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1989. The team's colors are red and blue....

 and Triestina

U.S. Triestina Calcio

Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...

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Atalanta

Atalanta B.C.

Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

 bought the player outright in June 2009. In July 2009, he was sold to city "rival" (in fact the club had many player transfer) AlbinoLeffe

U.C. AlbinoLeffe

Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...

 of Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

 along with Dario Bergamelli

Dario Bergamelli

Dario Bergamelli is an Italian football player. Currently, he plays for U.C. AlbinoLeffe.In 2010–11 season, he gave up his no.19 shirt and took no.3 and gave the no.19 shirt to new signing Andrea Cocco.-External links:*...

 in another co-ownership deal, as part of the deal that Nicola Madonna

Nicola Madonna

Nicola Madonna is an Italian footballer who plays for Spezia Calcio.Madonna previously joined AlbinoLeffe in joint-ownership bid. AlbinoLeffe got full ownership from Atalanta by blind auction between club in summer 2006...

 re-signed by Atalanta.

International career

Cia has represented Italy at every youth level from Under-15 to Under-20.

On March 25, 2009 he made his debut with the Italy U-21

Italy national under-21 football team

The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

 squad in a friendly match against Austria

Austria national under-21 football team

The Austria national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Austria and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association....

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External links

• http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2693&squadra=2
• http://www.triestinacalcio.it/squadra/prima-squadra/giocatori/michael-cia