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Daniele Dessena

Daniele Dessena

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipItaly
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornMay 10, 1987
👕500+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 23/24 5.7 Solid
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Cagliari Calcio
top club · 206 apps

Position rank · 23/24

#551
goals rank
#2039
assists rank
40
season goals
23
season assists

Among 2,853 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€4.00m
peak value · 2008
€6.70m
top transfer fee · 08/09
5
best season · 20/21
36 / 7
int'l caps / goals
543Appearances
40Goals
23Assists
126Yellow cards
6Red cards
144Full matches (90′)
Full nameDaniele Dessena
Date of birth1987-05-10 (39 yrs)
Place of birthParma, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires
AgentBC Group
OutfitterLotto
Jul 2024
Transfer: Olbia → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: Virtus Entella → Olbia
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Olbia Calcio 1905
31 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2023
Transfer: Olbia → Virtus Entella
22/23 · Return from loan
Feb 2023
Transfer: Virtus Entella → Olbia
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Virtus Entella, Olbia Calcio 1905
29 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Pescara → Virtus Entella
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Virtus Entella
30 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2021
Transfer: Brescia → Pescara
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Brescia Calcio (- 2025), Delfino Pescara 1936
32 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
24 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2019
Transfer: Cagliari → Brescia
18/19 · Transfer · €250k
Jul 2018
18/19 — Cagliari Calcio, Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
23 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Cagliari Calcio
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari Primavera
21 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
27 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Cagliari Calcio
18 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Cagliari Calcio
30 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Cagliari Calcio
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Sampdoria → Cagliari
12/13 · Transfer · €1.60m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Cagliari Calcio
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Cagliari → Sampdoria
11/12 · Return from loan
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jan 2012
Transfer: Sampdoria → Cagliari
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — UC Sampdoria, Cagliari Calcio
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — UC Sampdoria
30 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Cagliari → Sampdoria
10/11 · Transfer · €4.00m
Aug 2009
Transfer: Sampdoria → Cagliari
09/10 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Cagliari Calcio
29 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Parma → Sampdoria
08/09 · Transfer · €6.70m
Jul 2008
08/09 — UC Sampdoria
33 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Parma FC, Parma Primavera
30 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Parma FC
43 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Parma FC
20 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Parma FC, Parma Primavera
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Parma U19 → Parma
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2073 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals4 total · 0.62/90
90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A4 total · 0.62/90
75
Yellow cards6 total · 0.92/90
9
12,996 min
Minutes played by club
Olbia Calcio 1905 6.3%
Virtus Entella 11.9%
Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 17.4%
Delfino Pescara 1936 2.7%
Cagliari Calcio 40.0%
Cagliari Primavera 0.0%
UC Sampdoria 8.3%
Parma FC 12.8%
Parma Primavera 0.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Olbia Calcio 1905 2 22/23 23/24 43 8 1 815
Virtus Entella 2 21/22 22/23 47 1 4 1,545
Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 3 18/19 20/21 54 5 6 2,256
Delfino Pescara 1936 1 20/21 20/21 13 3 0 354
Cagliari Calcio 9 09/10 18/19 206 12 5 5,192
Cagliari Primavera 1 16/17 16/17 2 0 0 0
UC Sampdoria 3 08/09 11/12 72 3 4 1,076
Parma FC 4 04/05 07/08 103 7 3 1,668
Parma Primavera 2 04/05 07/08 3 1 0 90

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€1M4€2M5€3M7€4M05/06 — 3 goals (Parma FC)05/06 — 1 assists405/0606/07 — 4 goals (Parma FC)06/07 — 1 assists506/0707/08 — 1 goals (Parma Primavera)07/08 — 1 assists207/0808/09 — 3 goals (UC Sampdoria)08/09 — 1 assists408/0909/10 — 3 goals (Cagliari Calcio)309/1010/11 — 3 assists310/1111/12 — 1 goals (Cagliari Calcio)111/1212/13 — 3 goals (Cagliari Calcio)312/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/15 — 1 goals (Cagliari Calcio)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/16 — 1 goals (Cagliari Calcio)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 2 goals (Cagliari Calcio)216/1717/18 — 1 goals (Cagliari Calcio)117/1818/19 — 1 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))18/19 — 2 assists318/1919/20 — 2 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))19/20 — 2 assists419/2020/21 — 5 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))20/21 — 2 assists720/2121/22 — 1 goals (Virtus Entella)21/22 — 2 assists321/2222/23 — 4 goals (Olbia Calcio 1905)22/23 — 3 assists722/2323/24 — 4 goals (Olbia Calcio 1905)423/2405/06 — €750K06/07 — €1M07/08 — €3.5M08/09 — €4M09/10 — €4M10/11 — €3.8M11/12 — €3.5M12/13 — €1.8M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €2M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €1.7M17/18 — €1.6M18/19 — €700K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €500K21/22 — €500K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 4423/24

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Serie C-B Olbia Calcio 1905 31 4 0 6 0 585
22/23 Coppa Serie C Virtus Entella 4 0 1 2 0 0
22/23 Serie C-B Olbia Calcio 1905 12 4 1 3 0 230
22/23 Serie C-B Virtus Entella 13 0 1 3 0 0
21/22 Coppa Serie C Virtus Entella 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Playoff Serie C Virtus Entella 3 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Serie C-B Virtus Entella 24 1 2 6 0 1,545
20/21 Italy Cup Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie B Delfino Pescara 1936 13 3 0 5 0 354
20/21 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 18 2 2 4 0 647
19/20 Serie A Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 24 2 2 5 0 939
18/19 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 11 0 0 3 0 0
18/19 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 11 1 2 3 0 670
17/18 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 1 1 0 0 0 90
17/18 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 17 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Primavera C Cagliari Primavera 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 18 2 0 4 1 597
15/16 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 2 1 1 0 0 155
15/16 Serie B Cagliari Calcio 16 0 1 4 0 0
14/15 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 28 1 2 4 0 1,911
13/14 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 1 0 0 0 1 0
13/14 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 33 0 1 6 0 0
12/13 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 31 3 0 13 0 772
11/12 Italy Cup UC Sampdoria 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 12 1 0 3 0 1,056
11/12 Serie B UC Sampdoria 8 0 0 3 0 0
10/11 Champions League Qu. UC Sampdoria 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League UC Sampdoria 6 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Italy Cup UC Sampdoria 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/11 Serie A UC Sampdoria 22 0 3 3 0 0
09/10 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 29 3 0 2 1 611
08/09 Italy Cup UC Sampdoria 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Serie A UC Sampdoria 25 2 1 6 1 646
08/09 UEFA Cup UC Sampdoria 6 1 0 0 0 430
07/08 Italy Cup Parma FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Primavera Fase Finale Parma Primavera 1 1 0 0 0 90
07/08 Serie A Parma FC 28 0 1 8 0 0
06/07 Italy Cup Parma FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Serie A Parma FC 34 2 0 11 0 1,167
06/07 UEFA Cup Parma FC 6 2 1 1 0 215
05/06 Italy Cup Parma FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Serie A Parma FC 17 3 1 6 0 286
04/05 Italy Cup Parma FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Play-Out Serie A Parma FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Serie A Parma FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup Parma FC 6 0 0 3 0 0
04/05 Viareggio Cup Parma Primavera 2 0 0 0 1 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Parma U19 Parma Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-11 Parma Sampdoria Transfer 4000000 €6.70m
09/10 2009-08-31 Sampdoria Cagliari Transfer 4000000 €4.00m
10/11 2010-07-01 Cagliari Sampdoria Transfer 3750000 €4.00m
11/12 2012-01-01 Sampdoria Cagliari Loan 2000000
11/12 2012-06-30 Cagliari Sampdoria Return from loan 1800000
12/13 2012-07-02 Sampdoria Cagliari Transfer 1800000 €1.60m
18/19 2019-01-10 Cagliari Brescia Transfer 500000 €250k
20/21 2021-02-01 Brescia Pescara Transfer 500000
21/22 2021-07-20 Pescara Virtus Entella Transfer 450000
22/23 2023-02-01 Virtus Entella Olbia Loan 200000
22/23 2023-06-30 Olbia Virtus Entella Return from loan 300000
23/24 2023-07-03 Virtus Entella Olbia Transfer 300000
24/25 2024-07-01 Olbia Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Knee problems 2010-10-01 2010-10-10 10 6
11/12 unknown injury 2012-03-14 2012-05-12 60 15
13/14 Ankle sprain 2013-10-12 2013-10-24 13 3
13/14 Thigh problems 2014-04-13 2014-04-24 12 3
14/15 unknown injury 2014-08-26 2014-09-02 8 1
15/16 Broken tibia 2015-11-28 2016-04-30 155 27
16/17 Shin bruise 2016-05-15 2016-09-22 131 7
16/17 Muscle injury 2017-03-19 2017-06-12 86 10
17/18 Muscle injury 2017-12-09 2018-01-05 28 4
17/18 Adductor injury 2018-04-06 2018-05-04 29 5
19/20 fracture 2019-10-22 2020-01-16 87 12
20/21 muscular problems 2021-04-28 2021-05-11 14 4
21/22 unknown injury 2021-11-06 2021-11-12 7 1
21/22 unknown injury 2021-11-15 2021-12-18 34 4
23/24 Meniscus injury 2023-09-13 2023-10-20 38 6
Current
Peak€4.00m
Low
Δ since start−€300k
€1.00m€2.00m€3.00m€4.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53840 2 0 former national player
Team #21746 2 0 former national player
Team #21426 7 1 former national player
Team #11947 #23 25 6 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Víctor Ibarbo 1 0 0
Albin Ekdal 1 0 0
João Pedro 1 0 0
Radja Nainggolan 1 0 0
Diego Farias 1 1 0
Nenê 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
20/21 Serie B Delfino Pescara 1936 5 31
22/23 Serie C-B Virtus Entella 4 25
23/24 Serie C-B Olbia Calcio 1905 4 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Serie A UC Sampdoria 3 22
14/15 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 2 28
18/19 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 2 11

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Olbia Virtus Entella Return from loan €300k
22/23 2023-02-01 Virtus Entella Olbia Loan €200k
11/12 2012-06-30 Cagliari Sampdoria Return from loan €1.80m
11/12 2012-01-01 Sampdoria Cagliari Loan €2.00m

Teams faced most often by Daniele Dessena's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AC Milan 25 1 4 20 20 58 -38 4%
ACF Fiorentina 24 8 4 12 28 43 -15 33%
SSC Napoli 24 1 5 18 14 54 -40 4%
Udinese Calcio 24 8 5 11 28 40 -12 33%
AS Roma 24 2 5 17 20 44 -24 8%
Torino FC 24 4 7 13 23 42 -19 17%
Genoa CFC 24 6 6 12 25 32 -7 25%
Empoli FC 22 7 6 9 31 31 0 32%
Spezia Calcio 22 3 9 10 22 28 -6 14%
US Salernitana 1919 20 6 6 8 23 26 -3 30%
Brescia Calcio 16 4 7 5 23 20 +3 25%
FC Crotone 16 8 3 5 25 18 +7 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 31 585 6 1 0 1.08
22/23 29 230 8 0 0 3.13
21/22 30 1,545 8 0 0 0.47
20/21 32 1,001 9 0 0 0.81
19/20 24 939 5 1 0 0.58
18/19 23 670 6 0 0 0.81
17/18 18 90 1 0 0 1
16/17 21 597 5 0 1 0.9
15/16 18 155 4 0 0 2.32
14/15 30 1,911 4 0 0 0.19
13/14 34 0 6 0 1 0
12/13 34 772 14 0 0 1.63
11/12 21 1,056 6 0 0 0.51
10/11 30 0 5 0 1 0
09/10 29 611 2 0 1 0.44
08/09 33 1,076 6 1 1 0.67
07/08 30 90 8 0 0 8
06/07 43 1,382 12 0 0 0.78
05/06 20 286 7 0 0 2.2
04/05 13 0 4 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
331 apps
19 G
11 A
Serie C-B
80 apps
9 G
4 A
Serie B
66 apps
6 G
5 A
UEFA Cup
18 apps
3 G
1 A
Italy Cup
24 apps
2 G
1 A
Primavera Fase Finale
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Coppa Serie C
7 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Daniele Dessena

Who is Daniele Dessena?

Daniele Dessena is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Daniele Dessena?

Daniele Dessena is 39 years old. He was born on May 10, 1987 in Parma.

What position does Daniele Dessena play?

Daniele Dessena plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Daniele Dessena play for?

Daniele Dessena currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Daniele Dessena scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Daniele Dessena has scored 40 goals in 543 appearances.