Davide Di Gennaro

Davide Di Gennaro

Di Gennaro while playing for Reggina.
Personal information
Full name Davide Di Gennaro
Date of birth 16 June 1988 (1988-06-16) (age 23)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Modena
Number 10
Youth career
Cimiano
1995–2007 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Milan 1 (0)
2007–2008 → Bologna (loan) 22 (2)
2008–2009 Genoa 1 (0)
2008–2009 → Reggina (loan) 24 (1)
2009– Milan 0 (0)
2010 → Livorno (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 → Padova (loan) 17 (5)
2011– → Modena (loan) 12 (2)
National team‡
2004 Italy U-16 5 (0)
2004 Italy U-17 2 (1)
2005 Italy U-18 2 (1)
2006 Italy U-19 1 (0)
2007–2008 Italy U-20 5 (0)
2008–2010 Italy U-21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010

Davide Di Gennaro (born 16 June 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B team Modena, on loan from A.C. Milan.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Di Gennaro is a product of Milan's youth system, which he joined from amateur side Cimiano in 1995.[1] There he went on to become the captain of their under-20 squad.[2] On 19 May 2007, he made his first team debut, aged 18, in a Serie A game against Udinese.[3] For the 2007–08 season the young midfielder was loaned out to Bologna in Serie B,[3] where he scored two goal in 22 appearances, playing an important part in the club's promotion to Serie A.[4]

Serie A debut

In August 2008, Di Gennaro was transferred to Genoa in a co-ownership deal, in compensasion for Marco Borriello, who was brought back to Milan.[5] Nevertheless, after only making one league appearance, he was loaned out to Reggina, just before the transfers deadline.[6] Oddly enough, he scored his only goal of the season — his first in Serie A — in the game against Milan at the San Siro, on 7 February 2009.[7] The Rossoneri later equalised and the match finished 1–1.[8]

On 27 June 2009, Milan reclaimed Di Gennaro from the co-ownership with Genoa via a blind auction, after the two teams had failed to reach an agreement, for €1.25 million.[9][6][10] However, during a pre-season friendly he suffered a broken metatarsal, which forced him out for the first months of the season.[11] After recovering from the injury, he struggled to return to form, playing only two Coppa Italia games. In order to get some more playing time, on 29 January 2010 he was loaned to Livorno for the remainder of the season.[12]

Padova

For the 2010–11 season, Di Gennaro has been sent on loan to Serie B club Padova.[13] Like in the previous year, he suffered an injury during the pre-season, which would keep him out for one month.[14] Following his recover, Di Gennaro made his official debut for the club in an away league game against Modena, which Padova lost 1–0, on 5 September 2010.[15] Three weeks later, on 25 September, he also scored his first goal for the team, in a 2–0 win against Albinoleffe at home.[16]

International career

Di Gennaro has played at various level of youth international football, collecting a total of 15 appearance, for Italy U-16 to U-20.

He made his debut with Italy U-21 on 18 November 2008, in a friendly against Germany.[17]

Honours

Club

Statistics

As of 10 December 2010.

Team Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cup		 European
Competition1		 Other
Tournaments2		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan 2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Bologna 2007–08 22 2 2 0 – – 24 2
Genoa 2008 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Reggina 2008–09 24 1 1 0 – – 25 1
Milan 2009–10 0 0 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Livorno 2010 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Padova 2010–11 17 5 0 0 – – 17 5
Career Total 76 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 81 8

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
2Other tournaments include nothing to date

References

  1. ^ "Allievi Regionali 2003/2004" (in Italian). acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040606083414/www.acmilan.com/MostraInfo.asp?id_info=18941. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "Splendid day". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 24 March 2007. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=43069. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "A promising talent". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 June 2007. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=48941. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  4. ^ Matteo Dalla Vite (17 December 2007). "Bologna e la scossa che arriva dalla panchina" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 21. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/dicembre/17/Bologna_scossa_che_arriva_dalla_ga_10_071217044.shtml. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Young blood". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 August 2008. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=71394. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  6. ^ a b Salvatore Landolina (27 June 2009). "Official: Davide Di Gennaro rejoins Milan". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/06/27/1349636/official-davide-di-gennaro-rejoins-milan. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  7. ^ Oliviero Giovanni Battista (8 February 2009). "Di Gennaro e lo scherzo dell' ex "La prima rete a San Siro è speciale"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 8. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/febbraio/08/Gennaro_scherzo_dell_prima_rete_ga_10_090208019.shtml. Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
  8. ^ "Unfinished comeback". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 8 February 2009. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=79930. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  9. ^ "AC Milan Group 2009 Annual Report" (in Italian). AC Milan. ca. April 2010. http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-09.pdf. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  10. ^ "Davide Di Gennaro at Milan". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 June 2009. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=86939. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  11. ^ "Di Gennaro operato al piede" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 21 August 2009. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/agosto/21/Gennaro_operato_piede_ga_10_090821016.shtml. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  12. ^ "A.C. Milan official note". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 29 January 2010. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=115602. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  13. ^ "Legati e Di Gennaro in biancoscudato" (in Italian). padovacalcio.it (Calcio Padova). 15 July 2010. http://www.padovacalcio.it/dettaglio-news.php?id=3297. Retrieved 29 July 2010. 
  14. ^ "Di Gennaro out per 30 giorni" (in Italian). padovacalcio.it (Calcio Padova). 30 July 2010. http://www.padovacalcio.it/dettaglio-news.php?id=3331. Retrieved 18 August 2010. 
  15. ^ "Internet cronaca Modena-Padova 1-0" (in Italian). padovacalcio.it (Calcio Padova). 5 September 2010. http://www.padovacalcio.it/dettaglio-news.php?id=3399. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
  16. ^ Stefano Viafora (25 September 2010). "Vantaggiato show, Succi goleador: il Padova vola" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/padova/?action=read&idnet=cGFkb3Zhc3BvcnQudHYtOTYz. Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
  17. ^ "Germania – Italia" (in Italian). figc.com. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 18 November 2008. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/TabellinoGara?squadra=2&codiceGara=2498. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  18. ^ "AC Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070531214213/www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50058/competition=1/index.html. Retrieved 28 September 2010. 

External links

A.C. Milan – current squad