.jpg) Donati withBayer Leverkusen in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Pietrasanta, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ravenna | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Lucchese | ||
| 2008–2010 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Lecce (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | →Padova (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | →Grosseto (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Bayer Leverkusen | 43 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Mainz 05 | 81 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lecce | 20 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Monza | 69 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ravenna | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Italy U21 | 26 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 | |||
Giulio Donati (born 5 February 1990) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forSerie C Group B clubRavenna.
Born inPietrasanta, theProvince of Lucca, Donati started his career at hometown clubLucchese. In July 2008, he was signed byInter Milan and played for itsPrimavera team (under-20 youth team).
At the start of the 2009–10 season, Donati was called up to the first team for a number of friendlies.[2][3][4] On 16 December 2009, he made his debut againstLivorno atCoppa Italia. With both teams resting numbers of regular starters, the match ended in a 1–0 win.[5] He subsequently also received call-ups to the next two competitive matches (against Lazio and Chievo) and started a mid-season friendly.[6]
On 25 June 2010, he was loaned to newly promotedSerie A teamLecce with an option to sign him in aco-ownership deal.[7] He made 16 appearances for Lecce in a season in which the Salentini were relegated. He was also a regular for the Italian u20 and u21 sides during the season. Lecce did not take up the option to sign him on a co-ownership deal.
Donati spend the2011–12 season on loan at Serie B sideCalcio Padova. On 25 August, he made hisSerie B debut with Padova in the away draw againstSampdoria. There he found regular first-team football and made a total of 30 appearances.
The2012–13 season was another in which Donati was sent on loan again to a Serie B side, this timeU.S. Grosseto F.C. He made 27 appearances for Grosseto and made two assists throughout the course of the season.
On 21 June 2013,Bayer Leverkusen agreed a fee of €3m withInter Milan.[8]He took part in 23 of the 34Bundesliga games in the2013–14 season, assisting once in a 2–1 win overHertha BSC. He also made sixUEFA Champions League appearances in a run that saw Bayer knocked out byParis Saint-Germain in the round of 16.
He signed forMainz 05 on 25 January 2016 on a contract running until 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[9] He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season after his contract expired.
On 16 December 2019, Donati joinedSerie A clubLecce after eight years.[10] He played 20 league games, scoring one goal.[11]
On 12 August 2020, Donati moved to newly-promotedSerie B side Monza on a three-year contract.[11] On 21 September 2023, he signed a new one-year contract with Monza.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Milan | 2009–10 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Lecce (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Padova (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Grosseto (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Lecce | 2019–20 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Monza | 2020–21 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 4 | ||