Teenage American Headed to Italy
By: Martha | November 30th, 2007
An 18-year-old high school senior named David Bingham who currently tends goal for California High, is scrambling to finish his first semester classes so he can go to Italy in the next few weeks, where he’ll join Serie A side Calgiari on a multi-year contract. Wha?
Bingham, who is passing up full scholarship offers from 14 Division I schools to take this chance, first impressed the Italian club over the summer, when they saw him playing with his club team at a tournament on the east coast. He went to Italy shortly thereafter on a two week trial, they did some long-distance chatting, and now both parties are set to make the move permanent.
The kid’s been told that he’ll immediately start training with the first team, and likely will play with the primavera side, at least at first. Not lacking for confidence, though, Bingham has plans to make his Serie A debut sometimes in the second half. You go, David.
If he expects to be thrown right in there, he’s probably in the right place: Cagliari are the worst team in Serie A, with a dismal goal difference. They’re already on their second manager and are look awfully likely to go down, so god only knows what madness they might try to when things get really desperate come February and March. I wonder, can Bingham play striker? Because, now that David Suazo has run off to Inter, they really need one of those.
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So he will join Gabriel Ferrari of Samdoria to become the second American employed by a Seire A club? Ferrari hasn’t made any league appearances, just some primavera matches and a substitute appearance in a cup match last spring.
I hope things work out for him - it is a bold move and could be the best for his overall development. And I commend Cagliari for taking this approach - it is my opinion that American youngsters are undervalued in the world football market. If you can find one that can play, you can do it on the cheap as compared with a South American/African/European youngster. Plus, American goalkeepers have an excellent track record of success in Europe, much more so than the field players.
Good luck to David!
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You just couldn’t resist putting up a picture of a guy owned by Inter, one who doesn’t even play for Cagliari anymore, could you?
Just let this kid know he’s going to be in Serie B very very soon.
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It doesn’t surprise me that Cagliari sign an American because Cagliari owner Cellino has a house in Miami and spends a lot of time there.
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Ferrari was so close last season, Tim, I remember him standing by the fourth official to make his Serie A debut when the whistle blew to end the match, it was brutal.
Chris, it was the first thing that came up when I did an innocent photo search! I didn’t even use his name!
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