| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (age 34)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Torre Annunziata, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ternana | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Torre Annunziata | ||
| 2004–2010 | Catania | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Catania | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Gubbio (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2012 | →Lanciano (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | →Como (loan) | 32 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Cittadella | 20 | (3) |
| 2014 | Pescara | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Teramo | 37 | (22) |
| 2015–2017 | Salernitana | 59 | (18) |
| 2017–2018 | Empoli | 38 | (23) |
| 2018–2022 | Brescia | 88 | (39) |
| 2021–2022 | →Ternana (loan) | 32 | (14) |
| 2022– | Ternana | 34 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | →Catanzaro (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 | |||
Alfredo Donnarumma (Italian pronunciation:[alˈfreːdoˌdɔnnaˈrumma]; born 30 November 1990) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orattacking midfielder forSerie C Group B clubTernana.
Born inTorre Annunziata, nearNapoli, Alfredo started his playing career with his hometown club, Calcio Azzurri di Torre Annunziata. He played there until he was 14, whenCalcio Catania sporting director Pietro Lo Monaco scouted the player and signed him.
After transferring to Catania, Donnarumma played for all levels of the club's youth setup and in 2008 joined thePrimavera U-20 team of Catania, the highest youth level below the first team. He formed a great partnership with Alessandro Malafronte and most notablyFrancesco Nicastro during his time within Catania's youth program. He also scored 16 goals in his final youth season at the club. His senior playing career began in 2009, when theattacker earned first-team call-ups towards the end of the2009–10 Serie A campaign, at the age of 18. Despite failing to make hisSerie A debut with the club, the player graduated the club's youth set-up at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season.
In July 2010, Donnarumma was loaned out toLega Pro Prima Divisione side,A.S. Gubbio 1910 in order to earn regular playing experience. During his spell with the third division club, Donnarumma made 23 league appearances, scoring 5 league goals. In his 25 official matches for theGubbio, Donnarumma was a part of the starting lineup 22 times. On 30 June 2011, Donnarumma returned toCatania, where he remained until 30 January 2012, when he was sent out on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side,Virtus Lanciano after failing to make his Catania debut. With the Lanciano-based club, Donnarumma spent time with the senior squad as well as the youth team. With the youth side, Donnarumma scored 8 goals in just 8 appearances, while with the first team, he failed to have the same impact. During theritorno of the 2011–12 Lega Pro campaign, he appeared just 10 times for the club, all as a substitute. After again returning toSicily, Donnarumma was asked to go out on loan once more prior to the2012–13 Serie A season. He transferred toCalcio Como on 11 July 2012, and had a successful season with the team. He was virtually ever-present for the third division club, appearing in 29 league matches (27 of which were starts) and scoring 14 league goals.[citation needed]
Alfredo Donnarumma returned to Catania on 30 June 2013.
On 2 September 2013, Donnarumma was officially sold on a co-ownership basis toA.S. Cittadella[2] for a peppercorn fee of five hundred euro.[3] In June 2014 Cittadella signed Donnarumma outright.[4]
In summer 2014 Donnarumma was signed byPescara. In the same year he was loaned toTeramo. On 17 July 2015, Donnarumma was signed by Teramo outright.[5] However, the Serie B newcomer was expelled due to match-fixing.
On 31 August 2015, Donnarumma was sold toSalernitana.[6]
On 11 July 2017, Donnarumma was signed byEmpoli fromSalernitana.[7] He helped Empoli win the Serie B title and achieve promotion to Serie A during the2017–18 season, forming a prolific attacking partnership withFrancesco Caputo; together, the pair scored 49 goals, finishing as the top two scorers in the league, with Donnarumma scoring 23 goals and Caputo 26.[8]
On 13 July 2018, Donnarumma signed withBrescia.[9] Donnarumma won the2018–19 Serie B title with Brescia, finishing the season as the league's top scorer with 25 goals, thus helping the club to achieve promotion to Serie A.[10]
On 25 August 2019, Donnarumma made his Serie A debut, also scoring his first goal in the Italian top flight, in a 1–0 away win overCagliari.[11]
On 11 August 2021, he moved toTernana on loan with an obligation to buy.[12] On 10 August 2023, Donnarumma was loaned toCatanzaro for the season.[13]
Although he primarily plays off of another forward as asecond striker, Donnarumma is capable of playing anywhere along thefront line, and has also been deployed in thecentre as amain striker, out wide as awinger, or even in a deeper, creative role as anattacking midfielder. A fast forward with good technique,dribbling skills in one on one situations, link-up play, and an ability to read the game, his biggest strengths as a player are his tenacity, bravery, tactical intelligence, and work-rate off the ball, as well as his ability to create space with his movement, and provide depth to his team by holding up the ball for his teammates with his back to goal. Although he is known for his ability to create chances and provide assists for other players, he also possesses a keen eye for goal and, despite not being particularly tall or strong from a physical standpoint, is effective in the air, and is capable of scoring with either foot, as well as his head, despite being naturally right footed.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
On 27 November 2020, it was announced that Donnarumma tested positive forCOVID-19, while beingasymptomatic, amid itspandemic in Italy.[20]
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