Diego Polenta
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Diego Fabian Polenta Muset (born 2 February 1992) is a Uruguayan
footballer who plays for the Italian club A.S. Bari
on loan from Genoa C.F.C.
and the Uruguay U20 national team
.
, Uruguay
, Polenta started his career on hometown's club Danubio FC, in youth categories. His abilities impressed the Italian
club Genoa C.F.C.
, and he was moved to the club on July 2008.
On 30 April 2011, he made his first team debut, against Napoli
, after came off the bench to replace Giandomenico Mesto
club Bari
in order to gain first team football experience.
for the 2011 South American Youth Championship
and for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
.
| 1. || 16 January 2011 || Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
,
Peru
|| || 0–1 || 2–1 || 2011 South American Youth Championship
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| 2. || 22 January 2011 || Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
, Peru
|| || 0–4 || 0–4 || 2011 South American Youth Championship
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| 3. || 13 July 2011 || Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Flores,
Uruguay
|| || 2–0 || 2–0 || Friendly
|}
Uruguayan people
Uruguayan people or Uruguayans are the citizens of Uruguay, or its descendants abroad. Uruguay is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnical backgrounds...
footballer who plays for the Italian club A.S. Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
on loan from Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
and the Uruguay U20 national team
Uruguay national under-20 football team
Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Championship.-FIFA U-20 World Cup:Iturbe | goals2 = Polenta...
.
Early Career
Born in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, Polenta started his career on hometown's club Danubio FC, in youth categories. His abilities impressed the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
club Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
, and he was moved to the club on July 2008.
Genoa C.F.C.
He spent the whole 2009-10 season with the Primavera team. In the 2010-11 season he was included on the first team squad, with the 35 jersey.On 30 April 2011, he made his first team debut, against Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
, after came off the bench to replace Giandomenico Mesto
Giandomenico Mesto
Giandomenico Mesto is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Genoa of the Italian Serie A.Mesto has spent the majority of his career at Reggina, until he was loaned out to Udinese during the 2007–08 season....
A.S. Bari
On 29 August 2011, he signed a season-long loan deal with the Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
in order to gain first team football experience.
Positions
Mainly a centre back, he can also operate as a left back.International Career
He has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football teamUruguay national under-20 football team
Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Championship.-FIFA U-20 World Cup:Iturbe | goals2 = Polenta...
for the 2011 South American Youth Championship
2011 South American Youth Championship
The 2011 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America . The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February....
and for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
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International goals
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF| 1. || 16 January 2011 || Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
,
PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
|| || 0–1 || 2–1 || 2011 South American Youth Championship
2011 South American Youth Championship
The 2011 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America . The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February....
|- bgcolor=#DFE7FF
| 2. || 22 January 2011 || Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
,
PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
|| || 0–4 || 0–4 || 2011 South American Youth Championship
2011 South American Youth Championship
The 2011 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for U-20 national teams in the South America . The tournament was held in Peru from 16 January to 12 February....
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| 3. || 13 July 2011 || Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Flores,
UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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