Antonio Donnarumma

Antonio Donnarumma
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Donnarumma
Date of birth7 July 1990
Place of birthCastellammare di Stabia, Italy
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Genoa
Number32
Youth career
Juve Stabia
2005–2010Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2012Milan0(0)
2010–2011→ Piacenza (loan)2(0)
2011–2012→ Gubbio (loan)37(0)
2012–Genoa1(0)
2014–→ Bari (loan)25(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Antonio Donnarumma (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔnjo dɔnnaˈrumma]; born 7 July 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Genoa.

Club career

Early career

A native of Castellammare di Stabia, Donnarumma started his football career with local team Juve Stabia, before joining Milan at the age of 15.[1] He spent five seasons in the club's youth system and he was a member of the under-17 squad who won the Campionato Nazionale Allievi in 2007,[2] as well as a member of the under-20 side who claimed the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition – though he missed the second leg of the final through suspension.[3][4]

Donnarumma was also selected five times for first-team games since 2008, but eventually he was never fielded nor named on the bench.[5][6][7][8][9] In spite of that, Milan Youth Department Manager Filippo Galli hinted that the young goalkeeper might have been ready to join the first team permanently.[10]

Piacenza

In the end, however, Donnarumma was loaned out to Serie B club Piacenza for the 2010–11 season,[11] in order to gain some first team experience.[12] He made his official debut for the club on 14 August 2010, in the second preliminary round of the Coppa Italia against Virtus Lanciano; he played the whole 120 minutes, as Piacenza won 5–3 after extra time.[13] However, the next week he was dropped in favour of Mario Cassano for the first league game of the season.[14] His second appearance came on 27 October, in the third preliminary round of the Coppa Italia against Serie A club Cagliari;[15] despite his team suffering a 3–0 defeat, Donnarumma's performance was considered good.[16]

Donnarumma continued to serve as Cassano's understudy throughout the season, but with two games remaining Cassano was given a three-game ban for insulting a referee.[17] This allowed Donnarumma to make his Serie B debut on 21 May 2011, in a home against Albinoleffe; although he pulled off some good saves in the first half, Piacenza lost the game 3–1.[18] The following week, he was still in the starting line up, as his team suffered a 1–0 loss to Varese.[19] Piacenza finished the season in 19th place and set to play a relegation play–off against Albinoleffe. Donnarumma played in the first leg, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw,[20] but he was benched in favor of the returning Cassano for the second leg, a 2–2 away draw, which meant Piacenza were relegated to Prima Divisione.[21]

Gubbio

For the 2011–12 season, Milan sent Donnarumma to newly promoted Serie B club Gubbio on another loan spell, with an option to sign the player on a permanent basis the following season.[22] Donnarumma made his official debut for the club on 15 August 2011, in the second preliminary round of the Coppa Italia against Benevento; he played the whole 120 minutes of a 2–2 extra time draw and then pulled off two saves in the penalty shoot-out, helping his team to win 3–2.[23][24] The following week, he made a couple of crucial saves in a 4–3 win over Atalanta in the third preliminary round.[25][26] Donnarumma retained his place in the starting line up also for the first league game of the season, a 2–0 away loss to Grosseto, on 27 August.[27] He went on to make 37 league appearances throughout the 42-game season, as Gubbio finished second-to-last in the table and were relegated to Prima Divisione.[28]

While answering questions from fans during a live chat session on 30 May 2012, Donnarumma stated that he was "99.9% sure" he would sign an extension to his contract with Milan, which was due to expire the following year. However, he also pointed out that he was "not going to stay at Milan to be the third-choice goalkeeper" and instead he would prefer to spend another season on loan in order to play regularly, hopefully with "a Serie B team that fights for promotion".[29]

Genoa

Despite his earlier statements, on 31 August 2012 – transfer deadline day – Donnarumma was transferred to Serie A club Genoa for an undisclosed fee, as a part of a deal which saw youth prospect Johad Ferretti join Milan.[30] Donnarumma spent the season as the third-choice goalkeeper behind Sébastien Frey and Alexandros Tzorvas, making his only one appearance and Serie A debut in a 0–0 draw at Bologna on the last day.[31][32] He kept the same role in the following season, backing up his new teammates Mattia Perin and Albano Bizzarri. Despite not making a single appearance throughout the season, in February he signed an extension to his contract with Genoa until 2018.[33]

Bari

For the 2014–15 season, Donnarumma moved to Serie B club Bari on loan.[34] He started the season as the regular goalkeeper for the side, before losing out his place in the line-up to Enrico Guarna in mid-February.

Statistics

As of 7 February 2015.

Team Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cup		 European
Competition1		 Other
Tournaments2		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan 2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Piacenza 2010–11 2 0 2 0 – 1 0 5 0
Gubbio 2011–12 37 0 2 0 – – 39 0
Genoa 2012–13 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bari 2014–15 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
Career Total 65 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 72 0

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
2Other tournaments include Serie B relegation play–offs.

References

  1. ↑ Antonio Vitiello (19 March 2010). "Donnarumma: "Domani con l'Inter sarà decisiva. Milan-Napoli? Derby del cuore"". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Campionato Allievi Nazionali 2006/07". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Coppa Italia Primavera 2009/10". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Il Milan cerca il bis contro il Palermo 25 anni dopo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 14 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Antonio Vitiello (8 November 2008). "Milan, i convocati per Lecce". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Antonio Vitiello (31 January 2009). "Lazio-Milan: tra i convocati ritorna Emerson. La prima per Mattioni". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. ↑ Matteo Calcagni (19 October 2009). "Real-Milan, i convocati di Leonardo: Abate c'é, Storari non recupera". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Matteo Calcagni (24 October 2009). "Chievo-Milan, i rossoneri convocati: Abate indisponibile, Gattuso ancora out". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  9. ↑ Matteo Calcagni (27 October 2009). "I convocati di Leo per Napoli-Milan: Abate torna a disposizione". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  10. ↑ Stefano Maraviglia (2 June 2010). "Filippo Galli a MilanNews: "Ottima stagione per Donnarumma. Livaja credo vada all'Inter"". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  11. ↑ Alfredo Pedullà (16 July 2010). "Esclusiva: Piacenza, è fatta per Donnarumma". datasport.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  12. ↑ Antonio Vitiello (8 June 2010). "Ag. Donnarumma: "Partirà, a breve colloquio col Milan. Molti club su di lui"". milannews.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "Tim Cup: Piacenza-Virtus Lanciano 5–3 (dts)". piacenzacalcio.it (in Italian) (Piacenza Calcio). 14 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  14. ↑ "Modena-Piacenza 1–0". piacenzacalcio.it (in Italian) (Piacenza Calcio). 22 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "Cagliari-Piacenza 3–0". piacenzacalcio.it (in Italian) (Piacenza Calcio). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  16. ↑ Pietro Mazzara (28 October 2010). "Torna a brillare la stella di Donnarumma". milannews.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Comunitcato ufficiale N. 102" (PDF). legaserieb.it (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  18. ↑ "Grossi show, il Piacenza è nei guai". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 22 May 2011. p. 32. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  19. ↑ "Varese 1–0 Piacenza". legaserieb.it (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  20. ↑ "Piacenza-Albinoleffe 0–0". piacenzacalcio.it (in Italian) (Piacenza Calcio). 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  21. ↑ "Albinoleffe–Piacenza 2–2". piacenzacalcio.it (in Italian) (Piacenza Calcio). 11 June 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  22. ↑ Pietro Mazzara (3 July 2011). "Ufficiale: Donnarumma al Gubbio in prestito con diritto di riscatto". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  23. ↑ "Tim Cup: Gubbio-Benevento 5–4 dopo i rigori". asgubbio1910.com (in Italian) (Associazione Sportiva Gubbio 1910). 15 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  24. ↑ Pietro Mazzara (15 August 2011). "Donnarumma decisivo: Gubbio avanti in Coppa Italia". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  25. ↑ "Atalanta-Gubbio: il tabellino". asgubbio1910.com (in Italian) (Associazione Sportiva Gubbio 1910). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  26. ↑ Pietro Mazzara (22 August 2011). "Donnarumma provvidenziale nella vittoria del Gubbio sull'Atalanta". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  27. ↑ "Gubbio-Grosseto: il tabellino". asgubbio1910.com (in Italian) (Associazione Sportiva Gubbio 1910). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  28. ↑ "Serie B's Gubbio relegated to 3rd division Lega Pro". agi.it (Agenzia Giornalistica Italia). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  29. ↑ "Chat con Donnarumma: "Mi ispiro ad Abbiati, spero di diventare presto il portiere titolare del Milan"". milannews.it (in Italian). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  30. ↑ "A.C. Milan: official communication". acmilan.com (Assocazione Calcio Milan). 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  31. ↑ Vincenzo Vasta (19 May 2013). "Genoa: buon esordio per Donnarumma". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  32. ↑ "Bologna 0–0 Genoa". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  33. ↑ Gianluca Di Marzio (6 February 2014). "Genoa, Donnarumma rinnova fino al 2018". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  34. ↑ "Donnarumma all'A.S. Bari". genoacfc.it (in Italian) (Genoa Cricket and Football Club). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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