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{{Short description|South African soccer player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Davide Somma
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|26|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11 386" />
| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11 386" />
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = Long Island United (Junior Coach)
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| youthyears1 = 2004
| youthclubs1 = [[Tyler Junior College|Tyler Apaches]]
| youthyears2 = 2004
| youthclubs2 = [[CD Logroñés|Logroñés]]
| years1 = 2004–2005
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| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
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'''Davide Enrico Somma''' (born 26 March 1985) is a
==Career==
===Youth and college===
Born in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa,<ref name="Hugman2010-11 386" /> Somma started playing football at the age of five for the Edenvale Football Club in his native Johannesburg. After moving to the United States with his family when he was 12,<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{
He played one year of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Tyler Junior College]] in 2004, scoring 13 goals and registering nine assists, and being named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XIV first team. After one season with Tyler, Somma enrolled at Edukick (great camp), an international soccer school program, and joined the youth system of the Spanish team [[CD Logroñés|Logroñés]], his Italian passport giving him the opportunity to pursue a career in Europe.
===Professional===
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====Major League Soccer====
Somma signed a developmental contract with the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in September 2008 along with [[Michael Ghebru]]<ref>{{
In December 2008 he joined the [[Generation Adidas]] team in London for a three-game tour of England and scored two goals for the squad as they faced the reserve teams of [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. In February 2009, Somma signed a senior contract with the [[San Jose Earthquakes]], but was placed on waivers on 26 May.<ref name="MLSnet">{{
Whilst at San Jose, he was a teammate of former [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] player [[Darren Huckerby]], who encouraged Somma to find a new club in England.<ref name="thisislincolnshire.co.uk">{{
===Leeds United===
In July 2009, Somma took part in a trial with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and played in a pre-season fixture as a winger. After his trial at QPR, Somma took part in a trial at Leeds United, and earned an extended spell at the club. He scored in a pre-season friendly against [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] and also scored in friendlies against [[Newcastle United]] and [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]],<ref>{{
In signing for Leeds, Somma became the fifth South African to play for Leeds following [[Gerry Francis (footballer born 1933)|Gerry Francis]], [[Albert Johanneson]], [[Lucas Radebe]] and [[Phil Masinga]].<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk" /> In an LUTV interview, Somma said that, due to his Italian heritage, he and teammate [[Mike Grella]] can speak to each other in Italian.<ref name="sport247.tv">{{
Somma was named in the Leeds squad for the [[Football League Trophy]] game against [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]], and made his debut when he came on as a second-half substitute. His debut ended prematurely when he suffered a hamstring injury, which meant Leeds had to play the rest of the game with 10 men having used all their substitutions. After working his way back from injury and scoring regularly in the reserves, Somma returned to the Leeds first team squad when he was named as a substitute for a game against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] on 23 November 2009.
On 26 November, Somma joined [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] on loan until January 2010.<ref>
After impressing whilst out on loan to Lincoln, Somma was handed a new one-year extension to his contract at Leeds.<ref>{{
====Lincoln City loan====
On 25 February 2010, Somma joined [[Chris Sutton]]'s [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] on a month's loan to gain some more first
-team experience<ref>{{
His fourth and fifth goals came in the same game against [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]], with Somma scoring a brace which helped earn a 3–2 win for Lincoln. He had scored five goals in five games during his loan spell, and thus became Lincoln's top goal scorer for the entire season.<ref>{{
Somma then made it nine goals in 13 matches scoring Lincoln's only goal in a 3–1 defeat away at [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]]. He was given a [[Ejection (sports)|red card]] for violent conduct in his final game for Lincoln City. After the match, his loan spell expired and he ended the season as Lincoln's top goal scorer with nine goals.<ref name="thefootballnetwork.net">{{
====Return to Leeds United====
=====2010–11 season=====
Somma returned to Leeds United after his spell at Lincoln ended. Despite Somma's missing the first three competitive games of the season after his red card for Lincoln in the last game of the 2009–10 season, [[Simon Grayson]] has said Somma is part of his plans and will not be going out on loan for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{
Following his suspension, Somma was available to return to the Leeds side against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], and duly scored twice on his league debut after coming on as a 75th-minute substitute, as Leeds won 3–1.<ref>{{
Somma's first league start for Leeds came in the match against [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]], Somma received the man of the match award after putting in an impressive performance where he hit the crossbar and also had a goal ruled out for offside.<ref>{{
He came on as a second-half substitute against [[Scunthorpe United]] and scored his eighth goal of the season for Leeds.<ref>{{
The phonetic similarities between his surname "Somma" and the season [[Summer]] have led to the popular terrace chant parody of the Mungo Jerry song "In the Summertime", which must be sung upon the very sight of the player on or off the field.<ref>{{
=====2011–12 season=====
On 15 July 2011, Somma revealed via his [[Twitter]] page that he had torn his [[anterior cruciate ligament]]s during pre-season training and would be out for at least six months.<ref>{{
Somma returned to light training during mid-December, stepping up his recovery from his cruciate ligament injury, meaning the player's recovery was well in front of schedule.<ref>{{
=====2012–13 season=====
Leeds manager [[Neil Warnock]] said on 3 May that he hoped that Somma could return from injury during the 2012 pre-season and that he was looking forward to working with him upon his long-awaited return.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2012 |title=Injury update from United boss... |publisher=Leeds United A.F.C. |url=http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20120503/leigh-has-op-trios-recovery-road_2247585_2758389}}</ref> Somma returned to light training for Leeds during September, It was revealed that Leeds were also looking to get Somma back playing reserve team matches to gain fitness from October onwards in the hope of him returning to the first team.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 September 2012 |title=Leeds United: Poleon must get attitude right – Warnock |publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-poleon-must-get-attitude-right-warnock-1-4952220}}</ref> Somma was set to play for Leeds' Under 21 Development Squad in December, however his playing comeback was delayed when two matches were postponed due to adverse weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2012 |title=Leeds United: Somma's hit by delay |publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-somma-s-hit-by-delay-1-5216300}}</ref>
Somma was named in a Leeds United squad for the first time since the final day of the 2010–11 season when he was named on the bench for the League Cup tie against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on 19 December 2012. Somma was also allocated the number 28 shirt for the season.<ref>{{
Somma suffered a setback from his knee injury in February 2013, with manager [[Neil Warnock]] revealing Somma had come back too quickly and that he would scale down his training.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2013 |title=Striker Somma's career on hold after latest setback |work=Yorkshire Post |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-striker-somma-s-career-on-hold-after-latest-setback-1-5394120 |access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref>
Somma returned to full training in April 2013, and revealed that he would be available to take part in Leeds' final 5 games of the season under new manager [[Brian McDermott (footballer)|Brian McDermott]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 April 2013 |title=Fit again Somma's anxious to get among the goals |work=Yorkshire Post |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-fit-again-somma-s-anxious-to-get-among-the-goals-1-5570724 |access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> Somma returned to the Leeds team in [[Brian McDermott (footballer)|Brian McDermott]]'s first game in charge when he was named on the bench on 13 April against [[Sheffield Wednesday]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=LEEDS UNITED V SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY |publisher=Leeds United A.F.C. |url=http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20130413/leeds-v-sheff-weds-live_2247585_3142343 |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> Somma made his playing return as a substitute against [[Burnley F.C.]], however his return was short lived when it was revealed Somma had damaged his knee cartilage and required an operation. The latest setback put Somma's future at the club in doubt with his contract set to expire in June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somma undergoes further knee op... |url=http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20130422/striker-setback-prompts-surgery_2247585_3153072 |access-date=22 April 2013 |publisher=Leeds United A.F.C.}}</ref>
Following the expiry of Somma's contract in the summer of 2013, the South African was released from Leeds, however he was due to return to the club for pre-season training with the aim of proving his fitness and earning a new contract, however Somma decided against returning.<ref>{{
===Post Leeds===
After being without a club since leaving Leeds and almost 'unofficially' retired from playing, Somma became a Junior Coach at Long Island United.<ref>{{
In February 2017, Somma tried to make a playing comeback when he and Striker [[Robbie Findley]] had a trial at [[MLS]] club [[New York Red Bulls]], however both were unsuccessful with the trial and left the club on
==International==
Somma was eligible to play for his home country [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] due to his heritage.<ref name="sport247.tv" /><ref name="goal.com">{{
In October 2010, new South Africa manager, [[Pitso Mosimane]] singled out Somma for special praise after impressing at [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref>{{
Mosimane claimed in November 2010, that Somma might be called up for Bafana Bafana's friendly against USA on 17 November, in [[Cape Town]]<ref>
On 17 November 2010, Somma made his debut for Bafana Bafana against USA, wearing the number 19 shirt. South Africa lost the game 1–0, with man of the match [[Brad Guzan]] keeping a clean sheet for the US. Somma was kept relatively quiet, although he provided a through ball in the first half to create one of South Africa's best chances of the match.<ref>{{
9 February 2011, Somma scored his first international goal against [[Kenya]] in only his second cap for [[Bafana Bafana|South Africa]].<ref>{{
==Honours==
===Club===
'''Leeds United'''
*[[Football League One|League One]] runners up (promoted): [[2009-10 Football League|2009–10]]
===Individual===
* Inducted into the NJCAA Men's Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011<ref>http://www.njcaa.org/2012/D1_Mens_Soccer.docx{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Pro Vasto|Pro Vasto]]
|[[2005–06 Serie C2|2005–06]]<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|40647|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
|[[Serie C2]] Girone C
|19||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Serie C2|2006–07]]<ref name="nft" />
|Serie C2 Girone C
|20||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!2
|-
|[[Olbia Calcio|Olbia]]
|[[2007–08 Serie C2|2007–08]]<ref name="nft" />
|Serie C2 Girone A
|14||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|[[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]<ref name="mls">{{Cite web |title=Davide Somma |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/davide-somma |access-date=13 March 2021 |website=mlssoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer}}</ref>
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]<ref name="mls" />
|Major League Soccer
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Leeds United]]
|[[2009–10 Leeds United F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="sb0910">{{soccerbase season|52485|2009|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
|[[Football League One|League One]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in [[Football League Trophy]]}}||0||1||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Leeds United F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="sb1011">{{soccerbase season|52485|2010|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|29||11||2||0||1||1||0||0||32||12
|-
|[[2011–12 Leeds United F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="sb1112">{{soccerbase season|52485|2011|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
|Championship
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Leeds United F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="sb1213">{{soccerbase season|52485|2012|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
|Championship
|4||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!33!!12!!4!!0!!1!!1!!1!!0!!39!!13
|-
|[[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Chesterfield F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="sb0910" />
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Lincoln City F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="sb0910" />
|League Two
|14||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||9
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!107!!24!!4!!0!!1!!1!!1!!0!!113!!25
|}
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===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft" />
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||2||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!3!!1
|}
:''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each South Africa goal''.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Davide Somma
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!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
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|align="center"|1
|9 February 2011
|[[Royal Bafokeng Stadium]], [[Rustenburg]], South Africa
|{{fb|Kenya}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|<ref name="goal kenya" />
|}
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{{Reflist
==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303222628/http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t110&player=somma_d&playerId=som401791&statType=current MLSnet Profile]
*[http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s261/st162113.htm Davide Somma's Ex-File Page]
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