:Frédéric Sammaritano

Born in Vannes, Sammaritano spent three seasons at local club Vannes. In his last campaign with the club, he converted three goals and added seven assists. His good performances in Ligue 2 lead many to be interested in securing his signature. Sammaritano joined Auxerre, who finished in third spot during the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season, thus qualifying for UEFA Champions League football. In the 2010–11 Champions League, he scored against Ajax in a 2–1 victory for Auxerre.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2002869--auxerre-vs-ajax/|title=UEFA Champions League 2010/11 - History - Auxerre-Ajax – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=3 November 2010|work=UEFA|access-date=29 November 2016}} Sammaritano, however, found life in Burgundy difficult, starting just ten Ligue 1 fixtures, adding only one league goal and three assists.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/122116/frederic-sammaritano?cc=5901|title=Frédéric Sammaritano Player Profile - ESPN FC|work=go.com|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026140249/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/122116/frederic-sammaritano?cc=5901|url-status=dead}}

In July 2011, Sammaritano signed for newly promoted AC Ajaccio on a free transfer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/844/frederic-sammaritano |title=Frederic Sammaritano transferred from Auxerre to Ajaccio on a free transfer |access-date=2011-08-14 |archive-date=2012-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325135815/http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/844/frederic-sammaritano |url-status=dead }} He made his debut for the club in their 2–0 loss to Toulouse on the opening day of the 2011–12 Ligue 1 campaign.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast/_/id/320398?cc=5901 |title=Gamecast: AC Ajaccio vs. Toulouse - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC |access-date=2011-08-14 |archive-date=2012-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026140224/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast/_/id/320398?cc=5901 |url-status=dead }} Sammaritano scored against French powerhouse Lyon on 13 August 2011, putting his side 1–0 up at the Stade de Gerland. His first goal since November 2010, however, did not prove enough, as Lisandro López scored late on, sealing a 1–1 draw and Ajaccio's first point of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/soccer/report?gameId=320380|title=Lyon vs. AC Ajaccio - Football Match Report - August 13, 2011 - ESPN|work=espnfc.com|access-date=29 November 2016}} In the following round of fixtures, on 20 August, Ajaccio played host to Evian in Corsica; Sammaritano netted in the seventh minute after being fed in by Johan Cavalli, giving his side a 1–0 lead.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast/_/id/320371?cc=5901 |title=Gamecast: AC Ajaccio vs. Evian Thonon Gaillard - French Ligue 1 - ESPN FC |access-date=2011-08-20 |archive-date=2012-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034335/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast/_/id/320371?cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}

On 5 March 2015, well into his second stint with Auxerre, Sammaritano scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout as Auxerre defeated Brest in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France,{{cite news|title=Coupe de France Wrap: Guingamp leave it late|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/coupe-de-france-review-guingamp-leave-it-late-auxerre-win-penalties|access-date=7 April 2015|work=Four Four Two|date=5 March 2015}} and he scored the only goal as they defeated holders Guingamp in the semi-finals on 7 April.{{cite news|title=Auxerre 1-0 Guingamp: Holders dumped out of Coupe de France by Sammaritano strike|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/auxerre-vs-guingamp/2017548/report|access-date=7 April 2015|work=Goal.com|date=7 April 2015}}

Sammaritano signed a two-year contract with Dijon after the expiration of his Auxerre contract.{{cite news|url= http://www.dfco.fr/archives/41289/|title= Frédéric Sammaritano au DFCO pour 2 ans! (in French)|publisher= dfco.fr|date= June 22, 2015|access-date= December 6, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050318/http://www.dfco.fr/archives/41289/|archive-date= March 4, 2016|url-status= dead}} Sammaritano announced his retirement from playing after seven seasons with Dijon on 3 May 2022.{{cite web|publisher=Dijon|url=https://www.dfco.fr/frederic-sammaritano-jai-decide-de-prendre-ma-retraite/|title=FRÉDÉRIC SAMMARITANO : " J'AI DÉCIDÉ DE PRENDRE MA RETRAITE "|date=3 May 2022|access-date=11 July 2022|language=fr}}

Vannes

• Coupe de la Ligue: runner-up 2008–09{{cite news |last1=Basse |first1=Paul |title=Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/04/26/597804-bordeaux-vannes-ouvertes-premier-titre-saison-4-coupe-ligue.html |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=La Dépêche du Midi |date=26 April 2009 |language=fr}}{{cite news |title=Bordeaux écrase Vannes et s'offre la Coupe de la Ligue |url=https://www.france24.com/fr/20090425-bordeaux-ecrase-vannes-soffre-coupe-ligue- |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=France 24 |date=25 April 2009 |language=fr}}

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