Ignazio Abate
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Abate with Italy in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ignazio Abate | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Milan | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rescaldina | |||
| 1999–2004 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Napoli (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Piacenza (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Modena (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Empoli | 24 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Torino | 25 | (1) |
| 2009– | Milan | 207 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Italy U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Italy U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Italy U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2008 | Olympic Italy | 8 | (1) |
| 2011– | Italy | 22 | (1) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 |
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Ignazio Abate (Italian pronunciation: [iɲˈɲattsjo aˈbate]; born 12 November 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Milan in Serie A. A former winger, he is also capable of playing as a wide midfielder and as a wing-back; he is renowned for his stamina, quick sprints, and ability to making attacking runs down the right wing, and is one of the fastest players in the top leagues of European football.
Abate started playing football with amateur club Rescaldina, before joining Milan's youth system in 1999. From 2004 to 2009 he spent five years on various loan spells with several Italian clubs, before going back to Milan. He played an important role in helping Milan win their 18th Scudetto during the 2010–11 Serie A season.
Abate has represented the Italian national team and the Italian U21 national team, and also played for the Italian U19 national team and the Italian U20 national team. Prior to starring for the senior team, he represented his country in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2009 European U-21 Championship. He made his senior international debut in November 2011, in a friendly match against Poland, and has since then represented the country in UEFA Euro 2012, winning a runners-up medal, at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning a bronze medal, and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Nearly two years after his debut, Abate scored his first international goal against Germany in November 2013.
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