Background and career
Samuele Longo (born 12 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish Segunda Federación club Xerez Deportivo.
Born in Valdobbiadene, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Longo started his career at Treviso FBC 1993. He was a member of the Esordienti under-13 team in the 2004–05 season. In January 2009 Inter Milan bought Longo and Mame Baba Thiam outright. Longo spent the rest of the 2008–09 season in Treviso's Allievi Nazionali under-17 team in a temporary deal before formally becoming an Inter player on 1 July 2009.
2009–10 Longo was a junior member of Inter's reserve team in the 2009–10 season, as a backup for Denis Alibec, Mattia Destro and Simone Dell'Agnello. On 28 January 2010, after being sparingly used by Inter, he left for Piacenza Calcio, along with Giuseppe Angarano and Luca Stocchi. In total, Longo only played 4 times in the reserve league that season.
2010–11 In the 2010–2011 season, despite Inter trimming their reserve squad (only composed only of U18 and U19 players plus 3 U20), Longo was unable to become a regular starter, with 11 appearances, (2 starts) and 2 goals. In January 2011, he moved to Genoa in a temporary deal with an option to sign Longo in co-ownership deal, also as a replacement of outgoing reserve forward Gianmarco Zigoni. Longo scored 3 goals for Genoa and 2 goals for Inter in the 2010–11 reserve league. He also appeared in the league's play-offs, losing to eventual champions Roma in the semifinals, forming a partnership with Richmond Boakye; his side was also eliminated by Inter in the quarter-finals of 2011 Torneo di Viareggio.
2011–12 In June 2011 Genoa signed Destro outright from Inter for €4.5M, as well as half of the registration rights of Longo for a peppercorn fee of €500 (also made Inter had to write-down €47,000 for the residual accounting value of his contract). He returned to Inter in a temporary deal on 1 July 2011, being again assigned to the reserves. Longo was a regular starter for the side, but was unable to be the top scorer, scoring eight goals times during the regular season (attacking midfielder Daniel Bessa eventually scored ten times). Under Andrea Stramaccioni, Longo scored 5 goals in 2011–12 NextGen series as one of the team that won the tournament; his role also sightly changed after the arrival of Marko Livaja as new centre forward, in 4–2–3–1 (and later 4–3–3/4–3–2–1 formation under Daniele Bernazzani). He was also instrumental in the Primavera final stages, netting four goals in three matches (including a brace in the final against Lazio).
2011–12 Longo was assigned the number 81 shirt at the start of the 2011–12 season, and played the first four friendlies of the season under former Genoa first team coach Gian Piero Gasperini. However he was left out of the squad submitted for 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, with Giovanni Terrani being included instead. Longo made his professional debut on 13 May 2012, playing the last 14 minutes of a 1–3 away loss against Lazio.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
