Massimo Donati
Donati playing for Celtic
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Massimo Donati | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Atalanta | 46 | (2) |
| 2001–2007 | Milan | 17 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Parma (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Torino (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | → Messina (loan) | 67 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Atalanta (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Celtic | 31 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Bari | 82 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Palermo | 46 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Hellas Verona | 20 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Bari | 51 | (3) |
| 2016– | Hamilton Academical | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998 | Italy U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2000 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Italy U21 | 26 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 15 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:39, 1 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981) is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Scottish club Hamilton Academical.
Born in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy, Donati began his career at Atalanta, before joining Milan in June 2001. After spending time on loan at Parma, Torino, Sampdoria, Messina and Atalanta, he signed for Scottish club Celtic in June 2007. While at Celtic, he won one Scottish Premier League medal and one Scottish League Cup medal. He returned to Italy in August 2009, to join Bari, where he remained until January 2012, when he signed for Palermo. He joined Hellas Verona in June 2013, before going back to Bari in August 2014. After spending two seasons with Bari, he returned to Scotland in July 2016, to sign for Hamilton Academical.
Donati represented Italy at under-16, under-18, under-20 and under-21 levels.
Donati is a central midfielder and started his career at Atalanta before moving to Milan in June 2001 along with Cristian Zenoni for 60 billion lire in a cash-plus-player deal. However, due to the competition at the club, Donati was unable to retain a first team place after his first season, spending the 2002–03 season on loan at Parma and then Torino.
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