Matteo Darmian

Matteo Darmian

Darmian playing for Palermo against CSKA Moscow in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth2 December 1989
Place of birthLegnano, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionFull-back
Club information
Current team
Torino
Number36
Youth career
2001–2009Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2009Milan4(0)
2009–2010Padova20(1)
2010–2011Palermo11(0)
2011–Torino128(3)
National team‡
2006Italy U177(0)
2006Italy U185(0)
2007–2008Italy U1911(0)
2008–2009Italy U207(0)
2009Italy U211(0)
2014–Italy11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Matteo Darmian (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛo darˈmjan]; born 2 December 1989) is an Italian footballer with armenian ascendense who plays for Torino and the Italian national team as a full-back.[1]

Early life

Darmian played football in the main square in Rescaldina, where his father coached the local football team. His first real break came when he was spotted by Beniamino Abate, a former goalkeeper tasked with scouting Lombardy for young talent by A.C. Milan.[2]

Both FIFA[3] and state broadcaster Public Radio of Armenia have mistakenly stated that Darmian is of Armenian origin.[4]

Club career

Milan

Darmian started playing football with Carcor, an amateur club based in Rescaldina, whose coach, was his father Giovanni. In 2000, he joined A.C. Milan's youth system.[5][6] He made his first-team debut for the Rossoneri on 28 November 2006, aged only 16, in Coppa Italia against Brescia, replacing Kakha Kaladze at half-time.[7] Six months later, on 19 May 2007, he made also his Serie A debut in a match against Udinese, coming off the bench late in the second half.[7] During the 2007–08 season he became the leader and captain of the A.C. Milan Primavera, collecting another appearance for the first-team in Coppa Italia. The following season, the 19-year-old defender collected an additional three league appearances.

Padova

On 17 July 2009 Darmian was moved to Serie B club Padova until the end of the 2009–10 season.[8] He made his official debut for the club on 28 November, in a home loss against Vicenza.[9] He went on making 20 appearances and scoring one goal, as Padova finished the season in 19th place and subsequently won the relegation play–off against Triestina.

Palermo

On 11 July 2010 it was announced that Matteo Darmian would join Palermo's pre-season training camp in Austria, after Milan and the Sicilians agreed in principle about a transfer move involving him.[10] The move, unveiled as a co-ownership bid, was officially announced by Palermo the next day.[11] The fee was €800,000.[12] Darmian made his debut for the rosanero on 16 September 2010 in a Europa League game against Sparta Prague (2–3), which also earned him his debut in European competition. His Palermo debut in Serie A was during the fourth game of the league, substituting Javier Pastore in a 3–1 win against Juventus.[13] On 6 February 2011 he played his first game as a starter in the league away at Lecce (4–2), but was substituted at 33' due to injury.[14] He finished the season with 16 appearances among Serie A, Europa League and Coppa Italia.

Torino

On 23 June 2011 Milan and Palermo renewed Darmian's co-ownership[15][16] and on 12 July he was officially loaned to Torino in Serie B.[17] He made his debut for the Granata on 13 August 2011 in the second round of Coppa Italia; won 1–0 against Lumezzane[18] and scored his first goal on 30 October against Empoli (2–1).[19] On 13 November Darmian suffered a muscle lesion against Bari and consequently sidelined for five games.[20] He concluded 2011–12 Serie B season with 33 appearances and one goal, as Torino achieved promotion.[21]

On 20 June 2012 Palermo redeemed his 50% share from Milan for €500,000[22][23][24] and on 5 July, Darmian's return to Torino was formulised under a new co-ownership agreement for a fee of €825,000.[23][25] Darmian made 32 appearances for Torino in the 2012–13 Serie A season and two in Coppa Italia. On 20 June 2013 Torino redeemed the remainder of his contract from Palermo.[26]

In the 2013–14 Serie A Darmian enjoyed a breakthrough season in an overachieving Torino side that finished 7th and qualified for the Europa League.[27] For his performance, he was awarded Serie A's "Right-Back of The Year" at the Gran Galà del calcio on 15 December 2014.[28] He featured 38 times in all competitions for Torino and made his 100th league appearance for the club on 18 May 2014, a 2–2 draw away to Fiorentina.[29]

On 7 August 2014, his first appearance of the 2014–15 season, Darmian scored his first goal in European competition against Sweden's Brommapojkarna, valid for the second leg of the 2014–15 Europa League third qualifying round, won 4–0 in Turin (7–0 on agg.).[30] On 29 October Darmian scored his first goal in Serie A to secure a 1–0 victory over Parma.[31] He returned to the score-sheet in the final match of the Europa League group stage against Copenhagen, 1–5 in favour of Torino.[32]

International career

After playing for Italy at under-17 and under-18 levels, he was called up to the under-19, led by Francesco Rocca in July 2008. At the UEFA European U-19 Championship he played a starter, always in the role of a right full-back. In 2009, he took part in the Mediterranean Games, playing seven games with the Italy under-20. On 25 March 2009, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 in a friendly match against Austria (2–2), played in Vienna. From 10 to 12 March 2014, he was called up to the senior national team by coach Cesare Prandelli as part of an internship to evaluate young players ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[33] confirmed on the next meeting between 14 and 15 April.[34]

Given his excellent season with Torino,[35] on 13 May 2014, he was included in the list of 30 provisional players for the 2014 World Cup.[36] He made his debut for the Azzurri on 31 May 2014, at age 24, playing as a right-back in a friendly match with Ireland (0–0) held in London.[1] The following day, he was included in the list of 23 players selected for the World Cup.[37] On 14 June, he made his debut at the World Cup, playing as a starter in Italy's opening game against England, won 2–1.[38] He also played the next two games against Costa Rica and Uruguay, both lost 1–0 with Italy failing to qualify for the next round. In early 2015 he was awarded with the Pallone Azzurro as the best player of the national team for 2014.[39]

Style of play

Although he started his career as a centre-back, in recent years Darmian has played as a dynamic fullback on either flank; although he prefers the right. He is known for his good quality of offensive and defensive play, his tactical awareness, his pace, and his stamina, attributes which have led him to be compared to legendary Italian fullback Antonio Cabrini.[40][41][42][43][44] In 2012–13, Darmian made the most tackles per game (5.3) across Europe's top five leagues.[45]

Honours

Club

Milan: 2006–07
Milan: 2007

Individual

Series A Team of the Year: 2013-14
2014[46]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 27 April 2015.[47]

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 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
2007–08 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
Total 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Padova 2009–10 20 1 0 0 – 2 0 22 1
Palermo 2010–11 11 0 1 0 4 0 – 16 0
Torino 2011–12 33 1 1 0 – – 34 1
2012–13 30 0 2 0 – – 32 0
2013–14 37 0 1 0 – – 38 0
2014–15 27 2 1 0 13[48] 3[49] – 41 5
Total 128 3 5 0 13 3 0 0 145 6
Career Total 162 4 8 0 17 3 2 0 189 7

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup
2Other tournaments include the FIFA Club World Cup and Serie B relegation play–offs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Italia-Irlanda 0-0: il tabellino della gara". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Italy's Darmian living the dream".
  3. ↑ "Matteo DARMIAN". FIFA. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Armenian Matteo Darmian playing for Italy at World Cup 2014". Public Radio of Armenia. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Brochure Pre Palermo-Inter , Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo , September 17, 2010, p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Giovanissimi Nazionali 2003/2004". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "A.C. Milan – Matteo Darmian". ACMilan.com (in Italian). A.C. Milan. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Il baby rossonero Darmian in prestito al Padova". padovacalcio.it (in Italian). Padova Calcio. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Padova–Vicenza 1–2". padovacalcio.it (in Italian). Padova Calcio. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "DA DOMANI I ROSA IN RITIRO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "MATTEO DARMIAN AL PALERMO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  13. ↑ "JUVENTUS 1 - 3 PALERMO". legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "PER DARMIAN DISTRAZIONE MUSCOLARE". palermocalcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "RISOL. ACC. PART." (PDF). Legaseriea.it. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "COMUNICATO COMPARTECIPAZIONI" [Darmian and Glik loaned to Torino]. palermocalcio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Darmian e Glik ceduti al Torino". palermocalcio.it (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "TORINO VS. LUMEZZANE 1 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Torino-Empoli 2 1". legaserieb.it (in Italian). lega serie b. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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  22. ↑ AC Milan Group 2012 annual report
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Palermo, Succi al Cesena e Darmian al Torino". tuttopalermo.net (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Partecipazioni" (PDF) (in Italian). Legaseriea.it. p. 2.
  25. ↑ US Città di Palermo SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
  26. ↑ http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28573
  27. ↑ http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/10/20/why-manchester-united-wont-get-darmian-in-january/
  28. ↑ http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/serie_a/2014/12/15-315387/Serie+A,+Gran+Gal%C3%A0+del+Calcio+Aic.+Tutte+le+frasi+e+i+premi?print
  29. ↑ "FIORENTINA VS. TORINO 2 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  30. ↑ "TORINO VS. BROMMAPOJKARNA 4 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  31. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/29/italy/serie-a/torino-fc/parma-fc/1836277/
  32. ↑ http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/1_gol_europaleague/2014/video/64612/copenaghen-torino-1-5.shtml
  33. ↑ "STAGE A ROMA DAL 10 AL 12 MARZO: SONO 31 I CONVOCATI DI PRANDELLI". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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  35. ↑ http://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2014/06/10/4871550/la-vera-storia-di-darmian-freccia-torino-al-milan-con-abate
  36. ↑ "ECCO I 30 PRE-CONVOCATI PER IL MONDIALE. IL 19 MAGGIO IL RADUNO". figc.it. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  37. ↑ "PRANDELLI HA SCELTO: ECCO I 23 AZZURRI CHE PARTIRANNO PER IL BRASILE". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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  39. ↑ http://www.quotidianopiemontese.it/2015/01/03/il-torinista-darmian-vince-il-pallone-azzurro/?fb_action_ids=767512486657189&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.VKkX7pygPA4.like&fb_source=feed_opengraph&action_object_map=%7B%22767512486657189%22%3A871909262829807%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22767512486657189%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%22767512486657189%22%3A%22.VKkX7pygPA4.like%22%7D#.VKks1NKG9A2
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  41. ↑ "Matteo Darmian Can Be Italy's Secret Weapon by Following in Cabrini's Footsteps". Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  42. ↑ "Here’s where England v Italy was won and lost". Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  43. ↑ "Why Losing Mattia De Sciglio Isn't a Major Problem for Italy and Prandelli". Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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  46. ↑ http://www.figc.it/it/204/2526478/2015/01/News.shtml
  47. ↑ "M. Darmian". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  48. ↑ 3 appearances during the preliminaries
  49. ↑ 1 goal during the preliminaries

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