Domenico Criscito
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Criscito with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Current team
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Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Genoa | ||
| 2004–2006 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Genoa | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Juventus | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Genoa (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | → Genoa (loan) | 51 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Genoa | 65 | (2) |
| 2011– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 118 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Italy U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Italy U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Italy U21 | 26 | (1) |
| 2008 | Italy Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2009– | Italy | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014 |
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Domenico "Mimmo" Criscito (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeniko ˈmimmo ˈkriʃʃito]; born 30 December 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg. Prior to joining Zenit, Criscito played for Italian clubs Genoa and Juventus. A full international since 2009, he represented the Italian national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A versatile player, Criscito is effective both offensively and defensively, and is also capable of playing as a wing-back, or as a central defender, a position which he often occupied in his early career.
A native of southern Italy, Criscito moved up north at age 13 to pursue his football career. He started his professional career at Genoa, for whom he made his debut in Serie B in June 2003 at the age of 16. In the summer of 2004, Genoa sold 50% of Criscito and Francesco Volpe contracts to Juventus for €1.9 million, with 50% contract of Antonio Nocerino was sold to Genoa for €450,000.
Criscito played for Juventus's 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 Serie B. In January 2007, Juventus bought his remaining 50% registration rights for €7.5 million. This was paid by the co-ownership of Masiello and Konko to Genoa, and €5.25 million cash. He also signed a new contract with Juventus that would last until 30 June 2011 and remaining on loan at Genoa.
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