Massimo Coda

Massimo Coda

Personal information
Full name	Massimo Coda
Date of birth	(1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Cava de' Tirreni, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Cremonese (on loan from Genoa)
Number	90
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Cavese	2	(0)
2005–2007	Bellinzona	21	(0)
2006–2007	→ Cisco Roma (loan)	8	(0)
2007–2008	Treviso	0	(0)
2008	→ Crotone (loan)	2	(0)
2008–2010	Bologna	0	(0)
2008–2010	→ Cremonese (loan)	50	(16)
2010–2011	Cremonese	31	(8)
2011–2012	Bologna	0	(0)
2012	→ Siracusa (loan)	14	(2)
2012–2013	San Marino	6	(10)
2013–2015	Parma	18	(2)
2013–2014	→ Gorica (loan)	33	(18)
2015–2017	Salernitana	80	(31)
2017–2020	Benevento	87	(32)
2020–2022	Lecce	74	(42)
2022–	Genoa	31	(10)
2023–	→ Cremonese (loan)	18	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024

Massimo Coda (born 10 November 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Cremonese, on loan from Genoa.

Career

Coda started his career at Cavese. Aged 16, he signed for Swiss Italian club Bellinzona. He then on loan to Cisco Roma, and Treviso made permanent move for the player in July 2007, for €350,000. ^[1]

Bologna

On 26 June 2008, Bologna signed Coda in joint-ownership bid in 5-year contract (for €1.05 million, with Dino Fava returned to Treviso for €900,000 (i.e. €150,000 cash), ^{[1] [nb 1]} ) Coda was immediately left on loan to Cremonese. ^[2] In June 2009 Bologna signed Coda outright, for €100,000, ^[3] with Tedeschi also signed by Treviso outright, for €1,000. Coda remained in Cremona for 2 more seasons, with the club bought him in co-ownership deal for €150,000 (same amount of cash that Bologna paid in 2008) in June 2010. ^{[4] [5]} In June 2011 Coda returned to Bologna again for just €25,000, in a two-year contract. ^[6] On 3 January 2012, Coda was loaned to Siracusa. ^[7] On 31 August 2012, Coda left for San Marino Calcio on a free transfer. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Parma

In June 2013, Coda joined Parma for an undisclosed fee. On 1 July 2013, ^[11] Coda was loaned to Slovenian club Gorica along with Bright Addae, Daniele Bazzoffia, Uroš Celcer, Alex Cordaz, Sebestyén Ihrig-Farkas, Alen Jogan, Gianluca Lapadula, Floriano Vanzo and Fabio Lebran (Crotone/Parma). The deals were finalized on 12 July. ^[12] In the Slovenian PrvaLiga Coda made 33 appearances and scored 18 goals, finishing the 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga second among the league's top goalscorers. After one season of playing in Slovenia he returned to Parma and made his Serie A debut for the club during the 2014–15 season. On 21 September 2014, on a match against Chievo, he came to the pitch as a substitute in the 63rd minute and finished the match with a goal and two assists, helping his side to a 3–2 away win. ^[13] Coda was released by Parma in summer 2015 due to bankruptcy of the club.

Salernitana

On 29 August 2015, Coda signed for Salernitana on a three-year contract. ^[14]

Benevento

On 1 July 2017, he joined Serie A newcomers Benevento. ^[15] He spent three seasons in Benevento, scoring 34 goals in 95 games.

Lecce

On 26 August 2020 he joined Lecce. He ended the 2020–21 Serie B season as the league's top scorer with 22 goals, becoming the first Lecce player to be crowned top scorere in the Serie B and helping the club to achieve play-offs. In the following season he was the league's top scorer for a second time with 20 goals, helping Lecce to achieve promotion to Serie A.

Genoa

On 30 June 2022 Coda signed with Genoa. ^[16]

On 27 August 2023, Coda returned on loan to Cremonese, with an option to buy. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cavese	2004–05 [18]	Serie C2	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Bellinzona	2005–06 [19]	Swiss Challenge League	21	0	2	0	—		23	0
Cisco Roma (loan)	2006–07 [20]	Serie C2	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
Treviso	2007–08 [21]	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Crotone (loan)	2007–08 [21]	Serie C1	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
Bologna	2008–09 [22]	Serie A	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Cremonese (loan)	2008–09 [22]	Lega Pro Prima Divisione	20	6	0	0	—		20	6
	2009–10 [23]	Lega Pro Prima Divisione	29	10	3	0	1	0	33	10
Cremonese	2010–11 [24]	Lega Pro Prima Divisione	31	8	2	0	—		33	8
	Total		80	24	5	0	1	0	86	24
Siracusa (loan)	2011–12 [25]	Lega Pro Prima Divisione	14	2	0	0	1	0	15	2
San Marino	2012–13 [26]	Lega Pro Prima Divisione	32	10	0	0	—		32	10
Parma	2013–14 [27]	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Gorica (loan)	2013–14 [27]	Slovenian PrvaLiga	33	18	3	0	—		36	18
Parma	2014–15 [28]	Serie A	18	2	0	0	—		18	2
Salernitana	2015–16 [29]	Serie B	40	15	1	0	2	2	43	17
	2016–17 [30]	Serie B	40	16	2	0	—		42	16
	Total		80	31	3	0	2	2	85	33
Benevento	2017–18 [31]	Serie A	24	4	1	0	—		25	4
	2018–19 [32]	Serie B	34	21	4	1	2	1	40	23
	2019–20 [33]	Serie B	29	7	1	0	—		30	7
	Total		87	32	6	1	2	1	95	34
Lecce	2020–21 [34]	Serie B	36	22	2	0	2	0	40	22
	2021–22 [35]	Serie B	36	20	2	2	—		38	22
	Total		75	42	4	2	2	0	78	44
Genoa	2022–23	Serie B	10	5	1	1	—		11	6
Career total			433	166	26	4	10	3	469	173

Footnotes

1. Fava himself was signed by Bologna in cash-plus player deal: €200,000 plus Luca Tedeschi, tagged for €700,000 ^[1]

References

1. Treviso F.B.C. 1993 s.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
2. "Coda in prestito alla Cremonese" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
4. "Coda in compartecipazione alla Cremonese" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
5. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
6. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
7. "Coda in prestito al Siracusa" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
8. "Coda definitivo al San Marino" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
9. "San Marino Calcio" (in Italian). San Marino Calcio. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013.
10. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
11. "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 12.07.2013" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
12. "ZAPISNIK 39 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 12.07.2013" [Press release [N°] 39: NZS Registration Commission on 12 July 2013](PDF) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
13. "Chievo vs Parma Live Commentary". Goal.com. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
14. "Massimo Coda è un giocatore della Salernitana" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
15. "Coda al Benevento: perfezionato l'accordo" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
16. "Massimo #Coda è un nuovo giocatore del Genoa" (in Italian). Genoa. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
17. "Massimo Coda è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese" [Massimo Coda is a new player of Cremonese] (in Italian). Cremonese. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
18. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
19. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
20. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
21. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
22. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
23. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
24. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
25. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
26. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
27. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
28. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
29. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
30. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
31. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
32. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
33. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
34. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
35. "Games played by Massimo Coda in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Massimo Coda at Soccerway
• Massimo Coda on Instagram
• Massimo Coda on Twitter
• La Gazzetta dello Sport profile (2007–08 season) (in Italian)
• AIC profile (in Italian)
• PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
• (in Italian)