Davide Di Gennaro

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Davide Di Gennaro

Di Gennaro while playing for Reggina.
Personal information
Full nameDavide Di Gennaro
Date of birth (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988
Place of birthMilan, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current clubPalermo
Number10
Youth career
Cimiano
1995–2007Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012Milan1(0)
2007–2008Bologna (loan)22(2)
2008–2009Genoa (loan)1(0)
2008–2009Reggina (loan)24(1)
2010Livorno (loan)11(0)
2010–2011Padova (loan)17(5)
2011–2012Modena (loan)32(10)
2012–2013Spezia34(9)
2013–Palermo11(2)
National team
2004Italy U165(0)
2004–2005Italy U177(2)
2005Italy U182(1)
2006Italy U191(0)
2007–2008Italy U205(0)
2008–2010Italy U215(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2013.

† 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 club Palermo.

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.[6][9][10] Di Gennaro signed a new 3-year deal. 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] He went on to score 5 goals in 17 league appearances throughout the season. ca. January 2011 Di Gennaro also added one more year to his Milan contract, to last until 30 June 2013.[17]

Modena

Di Gennaro spent the 2011–12 season on another loan spell to Serie B club Modena,[18] where he scored 10 goals in 32 league appearances.

Spezia

On 14 July 2012, Di Gennaro signed a permanent deal[19] to join newly promoted Serie B team Spezia for €500,000.[20][21] During the season he made 34 appearances in Seria B, scoring 9 goals (5 of which were penalties). He also made one appearance in Coppa Italia, scoring a goal in 1–2 lose against Cagliari.

Palermo

On 1 July 2013 he moved to Palermo for free, which the club write-down his residual contract value fully,[20] Di Gennaro signed a three-year contract for Palermo.[22]

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.[23]

Honours

Club

A.C. Milan

Statistics

As of 14 July 2012.

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
Modena 2011–12 32 10 2 1 34 11
Spezia 2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 108 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 115 19

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

References

  1. "Allievi Regionali 2003/2004". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  2. "Splendid day". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 24 March 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "A promising talent". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  4. Matteo Dalla Vite (17 December 2007). "Bologna e la scossa che arriva dalla panchina". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). p. 21. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  5. "Young blood". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 August 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Salvatore Landolina (27 June 2009). "Official: Davide Di Gennaro rejoins Milan". goal.com. 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"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). p. 8. Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
  8. "Unfinished comeback". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 8 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  9. "AC Milan Group 2009 Annual Report". AC Milan (in Italian). ca. April 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  10. "Davide Di Gennaro at Milan". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  11. "Di Gennaro operato al piede". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 21 August 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  12. "A.C. Milan official note". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  13. "Legati e Di Gennaro in biancoscudato". padovacalcio.it (in Italian) (Calcio Padova). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010. 
  14. "Di Gennaro out per 30 giorni". padovacalcio.it (in Italian) (Calcio Padova). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010. 
  15. "Internet cronaca Modena-Padova 1–0". padovacalcio.it (in Italian) (Calcio Padova). 5 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
  16. Stefano Viafora (25 September 2010). "Vantaggiato show, Succi goleador: il Padova vola". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
  17. Player identification table AC Milan bilancio 2011 (Italian)
  18. Vincenzo Compilati (14 July 2011). "Ufficiale: Di Gennaro va al Modena". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2012. 
  19. 20.0 20.1 Spezia Calcio S.r.l. S.S.P. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian)
  20. "Mercato: ecco il '10' per mister Serena, è Davide Di Gennaro". acspezia.com (in Italian) (Spezia Calcio). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012. 
  21. "ACQUISTATO DI GENNARO DALLO SPEZIA" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014. 
  22. "Germania – Italia". figc.com (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  23. "AC Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2010. 

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