Antonio Di Natale

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Personal information
Antonio Di Natale
Date of birth	13 October 1977
Place of birth	Napoli, Italy
Height	170 cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Udinese
Number	10
Youth clubs
	Empoli
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2004 1997-1998 1998 1998-1999 2004-	Empoli Iperzola (loan) Varese (loan) Viareggio (loan) Udinese	158 (49) 33 (6) 4 (0) 25 (12) 68 (15)
National team²
2002-	Italy	8 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Antonio Di Natale (born 13 October 1977, in Napoli) is an Italian football striker currently playing for Udinese.

He was brought up in the Empoli youth system and was sent on loan to smaller teams before becoming a protagonist in 1999. He impressed many while playing for Empoli in Serie A and even received his first Azzurri call-up. When Empoli was relegated he moved to Udinese. As of October 2006, he has 7 caps with the National team and 1 goal, coming against the Czech Republic in February of 2004. He recently was called up for the two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia, notching one assist in each game and impressing many. He scored his second Azzurri goal in a friendly against Turkey in November 2006.