Daniel Bessa

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Daniel Bessa
Bessa lining up for Vicenza in 2013
Personal information
Full name Daniel Sartori Bessa
Date of birth (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Ittihad Kalba
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2006 Coritiba
2007–2008
Atlético Paranaense
2008–2012
Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Internazionale 0 (0)
2013Vicenza (loan) 3 (0)
2013Olhanense (loan) 1 (0)
2014Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015
Bologna
(loan)
27 (1)
2015–2016
Como
(loan)
36 (3)
2016–2017
Verona
(loan)
41 (8)
2017–2022
Verona
59 (2)
2018–2019
Genoa
(loan)
45 (3)
2020Goiás (loan) 17 (3)
2022–
Al-Ittihad Kalba
38 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Sartori Bessa (born 14 January 1993) is an

Al-Ittihad Kalba. He was called up to the Italy national under-18 football team.[2] Bessa qualified for Italian citizenship through his family who have Venetian origins.[3]

Club career

Early career

Bessa started his career in Brazil with

Clube Atlético Paranaense. He also played futsal with Coritiba Futsal in 2004.[4]

Internazionale

Atletico Paranaense's youth team and brought him to Italy in 2008.[5]

2012 was his breakthrough year in the

Lazio which kept him out for the rest of the year.[8] In November 2012, Bessa's contract with Inter was renewed.[9]

Vicenza (loan)

On 31 January 2013, Bessa was loaned to

Padova, coming on as a substitute.[11] Having not played regularly for over half a year due to injury, an unfit Bessa didn't get many minutes for a relegation-battling Vicenza side.[12]

Olhanense (loan)

On 15 July 2013, Bessa, along with fellow Inter player Vid Belec, completed a loan to Sporting Clube Olhanense.[13] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August 2013 against Vitoria de Guimaraes. On 27 November, Olhanense coach Paulo Alves announced that Bessa, who had only managed 13 minutes of playing time all season, wasn't part of his plans.[14]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

On 22 January 2014, Bessa started training with Eerste Divisie team Sparta Rotterdam.[15] After some injury problems[16] he finally made his Eerste Divisie debut on 9 March, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute against Jong FC Twente.[17]

Bologna (loan)

On 27 August 2014, Bessa was loaned to

Pescara
in the promotion playoffs. Bessa finished the season with 30 appearances, 1 goal and 3 assists, with 2 being from corners.

Como (loan)

On 6 August 2015, Bessa was signed by

Como.[21]

Verona

On 12 August 2016, after representing Inter in pre-season, Bessa joined

Hellas Verona on a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign him outright.[22] According to Inter and fcinter1908.it, Bessa was sold for €1.2 million transfer fee.[23][24]

Genoa (loan)

On 31 January 2018, Bessa was signed by

Genoa on loan until 30 June 2019.[25][26]

UAE

On 16 July 2022, Bessa joined

Al-Ittihad Kalba in the United Arab Emirates on a two-year contract.[27]

Playing style

Bessa is a traditional

better source needed] Bessa is a technically gifted player and excels at playing behind the strikers. He has a low center of gravity but also has the strength and ability to shield off defenders and protect the ball. Due to his eye for goal, he often alternates between playing as a central attacking midfielder and as a second striker in a 4–4–1–1 formation, a role which is colloquially known as playing "in the hole", and in which he was deployed in the NextGen series. He has also been used in more advanced positions on occasion, as a centre-forward, and his playing style in this role has occasionally been compared with that of Wayne Rooney
.

Bessa also has the ability to play in

better source needed
]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2024[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2012–13 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vicenza
(loan)
2012–13 Serie B 3 0 0 0 3 0
Olhanense (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sparta (loan) 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 7 0 7 0
Bologna (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 27 1 27 1
Como
(loan)
2015–16 Serie B 36 3 0 0 36 3
Verona (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 41 8 1 0 42 8
Verona 2017–18 Serie A 17 1 3 0 20 1
Genoa (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 11 2 0 0 11 2
2018–19 Serie A 34 1 2 0 36 1
Total 45 3 2 0 47 3
Goiás (loan) 2020 Série A 13 2 4 1 4 2 2[d] 0 23 5
Verona 2020–21 Serie A 18 0 0 0 18 0
2021–22 Serie A 24 1 1 0 25 1
Total 42 1 1 0 43 1
Ittihad Kalba 2022–23 UAE Pro League 25 4 2 2 2 0 29 6
2023–24 UAE Pro League 13 5 1 2 6 5 20 12
Total 38 9 3 4 8 5 49 18
Career total 270 28 4 1 14 6 8 5 2 0 298 40

Honours

Inter Primavera

References

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  2. ^ "Inter.it". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ^ Righi, Massimo (3 September 2014). "Bessa si presenta a Bologna: "Sono qui per rilanciarmi"". il Pallone Gonfiato (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Futsal encerra temporada". tribunapr.com.br (in Portuguese). 29 December 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Tecnica, fantasia ed esplosività: Mescolate e otterrete Daniel Bessa - FC Inter News". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  6. ^ "NextGen Series: heroes and champions of Europe!". inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Sonho adiado: Lesão tira Daniel Bessa da Inter por até 40 dias". gabrielfuh.com (in Italian). 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Primavera Final: Champions of Italy!". inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Mercato: rinnovo per Bessa e Di Gennaro". inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. ^ "OFFICIAL: Bessa leaves on loan". sempreinter.com. Sempreinter. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Bessa Daniel". football-lineups.com. Football Lineups. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Bessa: "I want to stay at Inter"". sempreinter.com. Sempreinter. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Belec and Bessa join Olhanense on year-long loan". inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Renascença - A par com o mundo".
  15. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam > Nieuws > Daniel Bessa traint mee bij Sparta Rotterdam". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Daniël Bessa hoopt op Sparta 1 later deze maand". itwm.nl (in Dutch). In the Winning Mood. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Jong Twente dompelt Sparta in rouw, VVV wint eenvoudig". vi.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Calciomercato Bologna, Daniel Bessa è in arrivo". seriebnews.com (in Italian). Serie B News. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  19. ^ "» Bologna, è fatta per Bessa: Arriva dall'Inter, i dettagli". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Bologna vs. Crotone - 20 September 2014". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  21. ^ "DANIEL BESSA E SIMONE SCUFFET SONO DUE GIOCATORI DEL COMO" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. ^ "Ufficiale: arriva Bessa" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  23. C.C.I.A.A.
    December 2017. p. 29.
  24. ^ Mari, Daniele (16 August 2016). "Bessa, tutti i dettagli della cessione al Verona: cifre e percentuale rivendita". fcinter1908.it (in Italian). Bologna: RCS MediaGroup; Amala S.N.C. di Daniele Mari & C. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Bessa in prestito al Genoa". goal.com (in Italian). Perform Group. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Calciomercato: Bessa al Genoa e gli ultimi movimenti" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  27. ^ "اتحاد كلباء يتعاقد مع لاعب الوسط الإيطالي البرازيلي الأصل دانييل بيسا لمدة موسمين" (in Arabic). Al-Ittihad Kalba. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  28. ^ "幸运快三【幸运彩官网】下载中心".
  29. ^ http://www.zimbio.com/Daniel+Bessa/articles/dFNglaxiPNk/Inter+Player+Spotlight+Daniel+Bessa [dead link]
  30. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".

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