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| name = Samuele Dalla Bona

| image = Samuele Dalla Bona = 2009.jpg

| height = {{convert|1.85| m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yesy|1981|2|6}}

| birth_place = [[San Donà di Piave]], [[Italy]]

| position = [[Midfielder]]

| youthyears1 = 1996–1998 | youthclubs1 = [[Atalanta B.C. Youth Sector|Atalanta]]

| youthyears2 = 1998–1999 | youthclubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy|Chelsea]]

'''Samuele''' "'''Sam'''" '''Dalla Bona''', (born 6 February 1981), is an Italian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].

By the time he was 17 years old, he was captain of the under 18 national side, and was signed by [[EnglishPremier footballLeague]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in October 1998. Dalla Bona's move to London saw the [[Italian Football Federation]] amend the legislation regarding the sale of their young players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/chelsea-fc/sam-dalla-bona-10204/biography-1998-99-2001-02_a11287/ |title=Sporting-HeroesSportingHeroes |publisher=Sporting-Heroes |date=}}</ref>

The young midfielder was brought into the youth and reserve team squads at Chelsea first, gaining a reputation for prolific goalscoring with 16 reserve team goals, winning the club golden boot in 1998–99.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140412105424/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/862659 ChelseaFC.com]</ref> In the same season, he was voted Chelsea's young player of the year.

He made his senior team debut for the club against [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] a year later. With the departure of older midfielders [[Dennis Wise]] and [[Gustavo Poyet]] in 2001November and some impressive performances, Dalla Bona got an extended run in the side, making 32 appearances in that season and scoring 2 goals1999.<ref>{{cite He also played during some of the matches in Chelsea's 2001–02 [[FA Cup]] run; the team were eventual runners-up to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], though Dalla Bona did not play in the final.web

The following seasonHowever, Dalla Bona turned down a contract extension, citing his desire to return to Italy, and was placed on the transfer list.<ref>{{cite news | date=23 May 2002 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/2005549.stm | title=Dalla Bona shown door| publisher=BBC | accessdate=2007-08-28 August 2007}}</ref> Consequently, Dalla Bona fell out of favour and was forced to train with the reserves by Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri.<ref>{{cite news | date= 9 May 2002 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/dalla-bona-ready-to-discuss-new-contract-with-chelsea-650651.html | title=Dalla Bona ready to discuss new contract with Chelsea| publishernewspaper=The Independent | accessdate=2014-04-12 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews |url=httphttps://www.standard.co.uk/sport/roeder--dalla-bona-was-target-6353951.html|title=Roeder -– Dalla Bona was target|first=Ken|last=Dyer|publishernewspaper=''London Evening Standard''|date=24 October 2001|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>

Dalla Bona had decided to move back to his home nation of Italy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Webster|first=Rupert|title=SAM BONA FIDE PROSPECT FOR SERIE A|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/2213714/sam-bona-fide-prospect-for-serie-a|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> Numerous clubs were interested in the player, including his home town club [[S.S.C. Venezia|Venezia]] who had a [[£]]5 &nbsp;million offer accepted<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/1445241.stm |title=BBC.co.uk |publisherwork=BBC News |date=18 July 2001}}</ref> but Dalla Bona decided his future lay elsewhere and turned down the opportunity.

He moved to [[A.C. Milan]] for around [[GBP|£]]1 &nbsp;million in July 2002,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=27853.html |title=UEFA.com? |publisher=UEFA.com |date=}}</ref> having played 73 games for Chelsea in all competitions and scored 6 goals. Dalla Bona made his [[Serie A]] debut on 6 October 2002 as Milan defeated [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] 6–0. During his first season at Milan, he received Champions League and [[Coppa Italia]] winners medals along with the rest of the squad.

Facing competition from a star-studded A.C. Milan midfield containing the likes of [[Gennaro Gattuso]], [[Clarence Seedorf]] and [[Andrea Pirlo]], Dalla Bona's opportunities at the club were limited and he spent various seasons on loan at different clubs in Italy, the first of which was a year-long loan at [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=81609.html |title=UEFA.com? |publisher=UEFA.com |date=}}</ref> The following season he was loaned to [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=206396.html |title=UEFA.com? |publisher=UEFA.com |date=}}</ref> having made just a handful of appearances for Milan, and in 2005 he was loaned to [[Sampdoria]] for a season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=313624.html |title=UEFA.com? |publisher=UEFA.com |date=}}</ref>

At the end of the championship he returned to A.C. Milan, but after a few weeks he transferredsigned tofor [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], then in the Italian [[Serie B]] league, on free transfer, despite still hadhaving a year left in his contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bilanciomilan.it/2007/HTML/2006/HTML/PDF/bilancio.pdf |title=AC Milan 2006 Annual Report |date=ca. April 2007 |accessdate=24 April 2011 |work=AC Milan |language=Italian |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5yDBo7IiW?url=http://www.bilanciomilan.it/2007/HTML/2006/HTML/PDF/bilancio.pdf |archivedate=25 April 2011 }}

On 4 February 2009, Dalla Bona announced that he had left Napoli and was hoping to train with [[West Ham United]] in order to secure a permanent contract under former [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] team-mateteammate [[Gianfranco Zola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4893718,00.html |title=Dalla Bona Holds Hammers Talks |publisher=Skysports.com |date=4 February 2009}}</ref> Dalla Bona announced he had rejected an offer from [[Serie B]] side [[Triestina]] because of this. He ultimately failed to secure a contact with West Ham, and after another unsuccessful training spell with Fulham, he returned to Napoli.

On 7 August 2009, [[Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.|Iraklis]] signed Dalla Bona on loan from Napoli for a season. However, he failed to adjust in the team, mainly due to lack of fitness and his contract was terminated in December 2009, after making just three appearances (all as a substitute) in competitive matches. On 1 February 2010, he was signed by third division side [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hellasverona.it/news.php?id=9091|title=Calciomercato, Sam Dalla Bona passa all'Hellas Verona|date=1 February 2010|accessdate=17 June 2011|work=Hellas Verona FC|language=Italian}}</ref>

On 31 August 2011, the final day of the summer [[transfer window]], Dalla Bona signed a one-year contract for [[Mantova F.C.|Mantova]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=292236 |title=UFFICIALE: Mantova, Dalla Bona ha firmato |publisher=Tuttomercatoweb.com |date=5 December 2007}}</ref>

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