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Giandomenico Mesto
Mesto playing for Napoli in 2014
Personal information
Full name Giandomenico Mesto
Date of birth (1982-05-25) May 25, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Monopoli, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back/Right Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2007 Reggina 138 (1)
2000–2001 → Cremonese (loan) 19 (0)
2001–2002 → Fermana (loan) 31 (6)
2007–2008 Udinese 28 (2)
2008–2012 Genoa 132 (8)
2012–2015 Napoli 34 (1)
2016– Panathinaikos 20 (0)
International career‡
2002–2003 Italy U-18 7 (2)
2002–2003 Italy U-20 7 (2)
2004–2005 Italy U-21 8 (0)
2005– Italy 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team Competition
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Gold medal – first place Germany 2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Giandomenico Mesto (born 25 May 1982) is an Italian footballer currently playing for the Greek football club Panathinaikos. Known for his pace, work-rate, and versatility, Mesto usually plays as a full-back or as a wide midfielder on the right flank.[1]

Club career

After making his professional debut during the 1998–99 Serie B season, Mesto has spent the majority of his career at Reggina, aside from spells with Cremonese and Fermana during the 2001–02 Serie C2 and C1 seasons, makine 138 appearances and scoring 1 goal; he was loaned out to Udinese during the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he transferred to Genoa, where he remained for four seasons. In 2012, he moved to Napoli where he remained until the 2014–15 Serie A season, winning a Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana in 2014.[2] At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed.[3] On 31 December 2015 he signed with Greek side Panathinaikos for one and a half years.[4] On 1 June 2016, Mesto extended his contract with the club for another year till the summer of 2018.[5]

International career

At international level, Mesto appeared in the Italian under-21 national team which won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship,[6] and was a member of the under-23's Olympic squad which won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[7][8] Afterwards, he made his senior international debut for Italy a year later, in a 1–1 friendly draw against Serbia and Montenegro, on 8 June 2005; in total, he has obtained three caps for Italy.[9]

Honours

International

Italy under-21[6]

Club

Napoli[2]

Orders

  • 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2004[10]

References

  1. ^ "Giandomenico Mesto" (in Italian). Area Napoli. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Giandomenico Mesto" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ Luca Bargellin (23 June 2015). "Mesto saluta Napoli: "Non rinnoverò. E' stato un onore vestire questa maglia"" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ pao.gr. "Απόκτηση του Μέστο" (in Greek). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ sport24.gr. "Επεκτείνει για άλλη μία σεζόν ο Μέστο" (in Greek). Retrieved 1 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Francesco Cozza (13 November 2012). "Ex amaranto in copertina: Mesto devastante, Cozza risorge" (in Italian). Reggio nel Pallone. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ^ Marco Liguori (19 April 2013). "Azzurri di bronzo ad Atene 2004" (in Italian). SCS Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Giandomenico Mesto Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-28. [dead link]
  9. ^ "Mesto, Giandomenico" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Mesto, Giandomenico" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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