Giulio Donati

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Giulio Donati
Donati with Leverkusen in 2014.
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Pietrasanta, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Lecce
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2008 Lucchese
2008–2010 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Internazionale 0 (0)
2010–2011Lecce (loan) 14 (0)
2011–2012Padova (loan) 28 (0)
2012–2013Grosseto (loan) 27 (0)
2013–2016 Bayer Leverkusen 43 (0)
2016–2019 Mainz 05 81 (0)
2019– Lecce 9 (1)
International career
2010 Italy U20 3 (0)
2010–2013 Italy U21 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Giulio Donati (born 5 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Lecce.

Club career

Italy

Born in Pietrasanta, the Province of Lucca, Donati started his career at hometown club Lucchese. In July 2008, he was signed by Internazionale and played for its Primavera team (U-20 youth team).

At the start of 2009–10 season, Donati was called up to the first team for a number of friendlies.[2][3][4] On 16 December 2009, he made his debut against Livorno at Coppa Italia. With both teams resting numbers of regular starters, the match ended in a 1–0 win.[5] He subsequently also received call ups to the next two competitive matches (against Lazio and Chievo) and started a mid-season friendly.[6]

On 25 June 2010, he was loaned to newly promoted Serie A team Lecce with option to sign him in a co-ownership deal.[7] He made 16 appearances for Lecce in a season in which the Salentini were relegated. He was also a regular for the Italian u20 and u21 sides during the season. Lecce did not take up the option to sign him on a co-ownership deal.

Donati spend the 2011–12 season on loan at Serie B side Calcio Padova. On 25 August, he made his Serie B debut with Padova in the away draw against Sampdoria. There he found regular first team football and made a total of 30 appearances.

The 2012–13 season was another in which Donati was sent on loan again to a Serie B side, this time U.S. Grosseto F.C.. He made 27 appearances for Grosseto and made two assists throughout the course of the season.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 21 June 2013, Bayer Leverkusen agreed a fee of €3m with Internazionale.[8] He took part in 23 of the 34 Bundesliga games in the 2013–14 season, assisting once in a 2–1 win over Hertha BSC. He also made six UEFA Champions League appearances in a run that saw Bayer knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.

Mainz 05

He signed for Mainz 05 on 25 January 2016 on a contract running until 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[9] He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season after his contract expired.

Return to Lecce

On 16 December 2019, Donati joined Serie A club Lecce after 8 years.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2020[11]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internazionale 2009–10 Serie A 0 0 1 0 - - 0 0 - - 1 0
Lecce (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 14 0 2 0 - - - - - - 16 0
Padova (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 28 0 2 1 - - - - - - 30 1
Grosseto (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 27 0 0 0 - - - - - - 27 0
Bayer Leverkusen 2013–14 Bundesliga 23 0 4 0 - - 6 0 - - 33 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 - - 6 1 - - 16 1
2015–16 Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 - - 5 0 - - 19 0
Total 43 0 8 0 - - 17 1 - - 68 1
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 - - - - - - 11 0
2016–17 Bundesliga 32 0 1 0 - - 4 0 - - 37 0
2017–18 Bundesliga 29 0 2 0 - - - - - - 31 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 9 0
Total 81 0 3 0 - - 4 0 - - 88 0
Lecce 2019–20 Serie A 9 1 0 0 - - - - - - 9 1
Career total 192 1 16 1 - - 21 1 - - 229 3

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Friendly: Lugano 3–3 Inter". inter.it. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Friendly: Piacenza 2–1 Inter". inter.it. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Vaduz 1–2 Inter: Arnautovic scores twice". inter.it. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Tim Cup: Inter 1–0 Livorno". inter.it. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Milito scores winner as Inter edge Al Hilal". inter.it. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Preso Donati dall'Inter". US Lecce (in Italian). 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Bayer 04 sign Giulio Donati". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Giulio Donati" [Mainz 05 signs Giulio Donati] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  10. ^ "FORMALIZZATA L'ACQUISIZIONE DI DONATI" (in Italian). Lecce. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Giulio Donati statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2013.