Marco Amelia, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
On 23 June 2010 and after the sale of goalkeeper Marco Storari to Juventus F.C.,Amelia was signed by Milan on loan in a deal which included the right to purchase the player at the end of the year long loan. On 24 May 2011, Milan took up the option to buy the keeper for €3.5 million, despite Marco only making a handful of appearances and being second choice to Christian Abbiati all season. He made his debut on 2011–12 season in Serie A on 28 November 2011 against Chievo, replacing Abbiati who suffered a shoulder injury. |