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Domenico Criscito 
Personal information Full name Domenico Criscito Date of birth 30 December 1986 Place of birth Cercola, Italy Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Zenit St. Petersburg Number 4 Youth career 2002–2004 Genoa 2004–2006 Juventus Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003 Genoa 1 (0) 2006–2007 Genoa 36 (4) 2007–2009 Juventus 8 (0) 2008–2009 → Genoa (loan) 51 (3) 2009–2011 Genoa 65 (2) 2011– Zenit Saint Petersburg 11 (0) National team‡ 2003 Italy U-17 5 (0) 2004 Italy U-18 5 (0) 2004–2005 Italy U-19 6 (1) 2005–2006 Italy U-20 4 (1) 2006–2009 Italy U-21 26 (1) 2009– Italy 17 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 27 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2011Domenico Criscito (Italian pronunciation: [do'meniko 'kriʃito]; born 30 December 1986), is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is a versatile defender who started his career as a centre back but now usually plays at left back.
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Club career
A native of southern Italy, Criscito moved up north at age 13 to pursue his football career.[1][2] He started his professional career at Genoa, for which made his debut in Serie B in June 2003 at the age of 16. In the summer of 2004 Genoa sold 50% of his contract to Juventus for €950K (€500K + co-ownership of Nocerino's contract). [3] Team-mate Francesco Volpe also joined the club for €950K in co-ownership deal.
Criscito played for Juventus' Primavera team alongside Italy U-21 teammates Claudio Marchisio, Paolo De Ceglie and Sebastian Giovinco and together they won the 2006 Campionato Primavera. In the 2006–07 season, he returned to Genoa and established himself as one of the top young defenders in the Serie B. In January, Juventus bought the remaining 50% of his contract for a combined price of €7.5 million. This was paid by the co-ownership of Masiello and Konko to Genoa, and €5.25 million.[4] He also signed a new contract with Juventus which will last until June 30, 2011.
Criscito made his Serie A debut with Juventus on August 25, 2007, in Juve's comeback game in Serie A versus Livorno, a crushing 5–1 victory. However, he endured a difficult time at the Turin club. He was deemed "too soft" after Francesco Totti scored twice in six minutes in the September game, a 2–2 draw, against Roma and substituted at half-time.[1] After that, he found himself behind Nicola Legrottaglie and Giorgio Chiellini in the pecking order due to their outstanding form.
Not content to remain on the bench, Criscito opted to go return to Genoa on loan in the opening days of the winter transfer window. In the summer of 2008, he was sent on loan to Genoa again with the Ligurian club having the option to purchase half of his contract for €5.5million. In February 2009, he scored his first goal since returning to Genoa, the winner against Palermo. His co-ownership agreement was made permanent for the 2009–10 season.[5] He has been very impressive since re-joining Genoa, who were back in Serie A by then, and retained a place in the starting line-up as Gian Piero Gasperini's first choice left back.[6] However, he did not rule out a return to Juventus after being linked to a permanent return to replace Fabio Grosso.[7] In September against Napoli, Criscito was shown a straight red card for allegedly swearing at the referee after being penalized for a foul on Christian Maggio but Gasperini later defended 23-year-old saying that he was angry at himself, not the referee. The appeal to rescind the red card was turned down but his ban was reduced to 2–3 matchdays.[8]
On 25 June 2010, Juventus announced that the remaining 50% registration rights of Criscito were sold for another €6M.[9]
On 27 June 2011 Criscito signed for Russian Premier League club Zenit St Petersburg for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €15 million. He penned a 5-year contract with the club.[10] He made his debut for the club on the 6th of August, in a 2-0 away victory against PFC CSKA Moscow, providing an assist for teammate Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
International career
On 14 November 2006 Criscito made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a match against the Czech Republic. He was present in two Euro U-21 Championships, in 2007 and 2009. In 2008 he also represented Italy at the Summer Olympics.
On 12 August 2009 he made his senior national team debut in a friendly against Switzerland in Basel.[11] After a promising season he was named in Marcello Lippi's 23 men squad for the 2010 World Cup, where he played as the left back starter. Under the current reign of Cesare Prandelli, he is cementing his position as the primary left back.
References
- ^ a b "Criscito e Marchisio come Cabrini-Tardelli" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 August 2009. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/agosto/11/Criscito_Marchisio_come_Cabrini_Tardelli_ga_10_090811031.shtml.
- ^ "Criscito torna a Napoli. Per il matrimonio". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 8 July 2009. http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/notizie/ore_piccole/2009/8-luglio-2009/criscito-torna-napoli-il-matrimonio-1601548844149.shtml.
- ^ Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2005
- ^ "Agreements with Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A.". Juventus FC. 2007-01-25. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/25_gen_2007_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Criscito al Genoa anche la prossima stagione" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 24 June 2009. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/72772/Criscito+al+Genoa+anche+la+prossima+stagione.
- ^ "Criscito: «Giusto lasciarla, ma per lo scudetto tifo Juve»". Tuttosport. 2 September 2009. http://www.tuttosport.com/calcio/mondiali_2010/2009/09/02-38423/Criscito%3A+%C2%ABGiusto+lasciarla%2C+ma+per+lo+scudetto+tifo+Juve%C2%BB.
- ^ "Criscito: «La Juve è sempre una grande»" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 10 February 2010. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/97447/Criscito%3A+%C2%ABLa+Juve+%C3%A8+sempre+una+grande%C2%BB.
- ^ "Genoa, per Criscito squalifica confermata". Corriere dello Sport. 17 September 2009. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/81115/Genoa%2C+per+Criscito+squalifica+confermata.
- ^ "Agreements with Genoa C.F.C S.p.A". Juventus FC. 25 June 2010. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/comunicato_25062010_palladinocriscito_eng.pdf. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Official: Zenit St Petersburg sign Domenico Criscito from Genoa". Zenit St Petersburg. 27 June 2011. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3276/serie-a/2011/06/27/2549939/official-zenit-st-petersburg-sign-domenico-criscito-from. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Nazionale: c'è Marchisio, Fuori Toni e Montolivo" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 August 2009. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/08-08-2009/nazionale-c-marchisio-50983251913.shtml.
External links
- Profile on Genoa official website
- Profile on Italian FA official website
- Domenico Criscito – FIFA competition record
- Profile on Zenit official website
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – current squad 2 Anyukov · 3 Alves · 4 Criscito · 6 Lombaerts · 8 Lazović · 9 Bukharov · 10 Danny · 11 Kerzhakov · 14 Hubočan · 15 Shirokov · 16 Malafeev · 17 Rosina · 18 Zyryanov · 20 Fayzulin · 22 Borodin · 23 Huszti · 24 Luković · 25 Semak · 27 Denisov · 28 Lumb · 30 Zhevnov · 34 Bystrov · 50 Cheminava · 57 Ionov · Manager: Spalletti
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- People from the Province of Naples
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Italy
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Italy international footballers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Juventus F.C. players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Russian Premier League players
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