Massimo Donati
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2006 | |||
Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981 in Sedegliano, Udine) is an Italian football midfielder currently contracted to Scottish Premier League club Celtic F.C..
Italy
Massimo Donati holds the current record for being the most capped Italy Under-21 player, although he has never been capped by the National side. Donati is an attacking midfielder and started his career at Atalanta, and moved to AC Milan in 2001 for €15 million. However, due to the competition at the club, Donati was unable to claim a first team place, spending the 2002-03 season on loan at Parma and Torino respectively.
His second season (2003-04 season) at the San Siro saw him join Sampdoria on loan, before enjoying a successful spell at Messina for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Despite finding his form at Messina, Donati still found himself out of favour at Milan, and was sent again on loan for the 2006-2007 season, this time to his first club Atalanta.
Celtic
In early June 2007, it was rumoured in various sports and media publications that Donati had been targeted by Scottish champions Celtic. This rumour was confirmed by his agent on June 18, when he stated that Donati was travelling to Glasgow for signing talks. On June 28 Celtic confirmed the £3 million signing of Massimo Donati on a 4 year contract and was unveiled at 11am at Celtic Park on Friday June 29. Donati was given the number 18 jersey, vacated by ex-captain Neil Lennon.[1] In Celtic's Second League Game of the 2007/08 campaign, against Falkirk, Donati was involved in his side's equaliser when his shot came off Kenny Milne and into the net; Celtic won the game 4-1. The following week, Donati grabbed his first competitive Celtic goal with an equalising goal against Aberdeen FC; he added an assist later in the game which Celtic won 3-1.
References
- ^ Celtic F.C. (2007-06-28). "Massimo Donati passes Celtic medical". Retrieved 2007-06-28.
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External links
- Massimo Donati at Soccerbase
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- 1981 births
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- Italian footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Atalanta B.C. players
- A.C. Milan players
- F.C. Messina Peloro players
- Parma F.C. players
- Torino F.C. players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
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- People from the Province of Udine
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