Mattia Destro
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Mattia Destro is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A
club Siena
, on loan from Genoa
.
, from his born place and one of the former clubs of his father. He was the member of Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2004–05 season, while his father Flavio was the coach of Allievi Nazionali team at that time. In mid-2005, he joined Internazionale
's youth system.
Destro was the team top-scorer of Giovanissimi Nazionali team in 2005–06 season, the second team top-scorer of Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season (behind Mario Balotelli
) and the second team top-scorer of Primavera team in 2008–09 season (behind Aiman Napoli
). Destro won the league title with Allievi Nazionali team in 2008, and he also played for Primavera – the senior youth team that season, scored 4 goal in the league group stage; 1 in Primavera league playoff, winning 2008 Torneo di Viareggio and losing to Sampdoria
in the final of the Primavera League.
Destro scored 18 goals in 2009–10 Campionato Nazionale Primavera Group stage and played a few club friendlies for the first team. Destro won 2009–10 UEFA Champions League as unused member, which the team named him as one of the U21 youth product in the list B since 2008–09 edition.
reported that Internazionale agreed a deal with Genoa
to sign the central back Andrea Ranocchia
, and Destro was a piece-weight. The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Genoa has a first option to sign Destro in co-ownership
deal in June 2011.
After the injury of Luca Toni
, Destro started his first match in Serie A on 12 September 2010 as the only central forward in 3–4–3 formation, and he scored a goal in the sixth minute. However, the home match Genoa eventually lost 1–3 to Chievo
.
As Ranocchia joined Inter outright in January 2011, Destro joined Genoa outright in June. That month Genoa also signed his Inter team-mate Samuele Longo in co-ownership who already loaned to "the Griffin" in January 2011.
.
Italy U17
Destro made his debut for Italy U16 team in the U16 international Val-de-Marne
tournament. He was the member of U17 team at 2008 Euro qualification
(along with team-mate Santon
, winger, Caldirola
and Rigione
, defenders), scored 1 goal in 2 appearances; Destro started all 3 matches of the elite qualification
, scored 1 goal. He also called to 2008 Minsk under-17 International Tournament: scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with Moldova, a goal in 3–0 won against Belarus Eventually Azzurrini lost 0–1 to Russia (line-up unavailable) and finished as the third by winning Belgium 1–0 (scored by Roberto Soriano
). (line-up unavailable).
Italy U19
On 17 December 2008, he scored a goal in his U19 debut, winning Romania
3–1. Destro scored the only goal in the next match in March 2009, winning Norway 1–0. He also capped once for Italy U18 team in January 2009, scored a goal in the match that 3–0 won Denmark U18. Due to the early exit of Italy U19 team (born 1990 class) in 2009 season
, Italy U18 team (born 1991) was de facto the same team as U19 (born 1991 class). Destro was a regular member of U18/19 team (born 1991), received a call-up against Ukraine
(born 1990 team) but did not play and missed a friendly tournament in Slovakia due to injury. He then scored a goal in the 4–1 win against Denmark
(friendly) in September 2009, and 5 goals in 3 appearances in the qualification
in November. Which team-mate Caldirola and winger Tremolada
were also at the starting line-up. Destro then scored a hat-trick
against Turkey in January 2010, the opening goal against Germany in March, 3 goals in 2 appearances at the elite round
in May 2010. Destro only not scored in the friendly match against Switzerland
in April 2010.
He played all 3 matches of 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
for Italy U19 team. The team failed to score any goal and finished as the bottom of Group B (equal 7th).
Italy U21
After Alberto Paloschi
was injured and would miss the final qualification match of 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
, Destro received his first U21 call-up and substituted Stefano Okaka in the 80th minute. That match Azzurrini won Wales
1–0 and ahead Wales as the group champion by winning head to head record. On 8 October 2010, he started the play-off match and partnered with Okaka (442 formation), and he scored the opening goal by converting the pass of Diego Fabbrini
with a left foot shot. He was substituted by Luca Marrone
in the 53rd minute as the coach changed to 433 formation. Azzurrini eventually won Belarus
2–0. However, after losing winger Ezequiel Schelotto
and fullback Lorenzo De Silvestri
, Italy losing 0–3 to Belarus at Borisov
. Destro was substituted by winger Guido Marilungo
at half time. He scored against Turkey in a 1-0 win for the U21 Championship qualifier
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
, on loan from Genoa
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...
.
Internazionale
Son of former footballer Flavio Destro, Mattia Destro started his career with AscoliAscoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
, from his born place and one of the former clubs of his father. He was the member of Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2004–05 season, while his father Flavio was the coach of Allievi Nazionali team at that time. In mid-2005, he joined Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
's youth system.
Destro was the team top-scorer of Giovanissimi Nazionali team in 2005–06 season, the second team top-scorer of Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season (behind Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently...
) and the second team top-scorer of Primavera team in 2008–09 season (behind Aiman Napoli
Aiman Napoli
Aiman Napoli is an Italian footballer. He currently plays for Internazionale.-Football career:Born in Paderno Dugnano, the province of Milan, Napoli started his career at Pro Sesto of Serie C1...
). Destro won the league title with Allievi Nazionali team in 2008, and he also played for Primavera – the senior youth team that season, scored 4 goal in the league group stage; 1 in Primavera league playoff, winning 2008 Torneo di Viareggio and losing to Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
in the final of the Primavera League.
Destro scored 18 goals in 2009–10 Campionato Nazionale Primavera Group stage and played a few club friendlies for the first team. Destro won 2009–10 UEFA Champions League as unused member, which the team named him as one of the U21 youth product in the list B since 2008–09 edition.
Genoa
In June 2010, La Gazzetta dello SportLa Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on April 3, 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens...
reported that Internazionale agreed a deal with Genoa
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...
to sign the central back Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Club career:Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season and promoted to the first...
, and Destro was a piece-weight. The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Genoa has a first option to sign Destro in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal in June 2011.
After the injury of Luca Toni
Luca Toni
Luca Toni, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He has had successful spells at top clubs such as Palermo, Fiorentina, Bayern Munich, and Roma...
, Destro started his first match in Serie A on 12 September 2010 as the only central forward in 3–4–3 formation, and he scored a goal in the sixth minute. However, the home match Genoa eventually lost 1–3 to Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
.
As Ranocchia joined Inter outright in January 2011, Destro joined Genoa outright in June. That month Genoa also signed his Inter team-mate Samuele Longo in co-ownership who already loaned to "the Griffin" in January 2011.
International career
Destro almost capped for Azzurrini in every level, from U16 to U21 (except U20 team). Destro scored more than 1 goal in average for Italy U19 team, and scored 10 out of his 1st to 11th games; however he failed to score any in the final tournament2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semi-finals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:4 goals Daniel Pacheco3 goals Zvonko Pamić Cédric Bakambu Alexandre Lacazette...
.
Italy U17
Destro made his debut for Italy U16 team in the U16 international Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
tournament. He was the member of U17 team at 2008 Euro qualification
2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification
UEFA U-17 Championship 2008 is the first round of qualification for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2008. The top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams will enter the UEFA U-17 Championship 2008 .-Group One:---------------------Group...
(along with team-mate Santon
Davide Santon
Davide Santon is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, and for the Italian national team...
, winger, Caldirola
Luca Caldirola
Luca Caldirola is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Club career:...
and Rigione
Michele Rigione
Michele Rigione is an Italian footballer who plays for Cremonese on loan from Internazionale.-Biography:Born in Naples, Campania, Rigione had played for Veneto club Chievo since 2001. In August 2007 he joined Inter's Allievi Nazionali team on loan with option to co-own the player, and made his...
, defenders), scored 1 goal in 2 appearances; Destro started all 3 matches of the elite qualification
2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite qualification
UEFA U-17 Championship 2008 is the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2008. The winners of each group join hosts at the final tournament.-Table:-Results:-Table:-Results:-Table:...
, scored 1 goal. He also called to 2008 Minsk under-17 International Tournament: scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with Moldova, a goal in 3–0 won against Belarus Eventually Azzurrini lost 0–1 to Russia (line-up unavailable) and finished as the third by winning Belgium 1–0 (scored by Roberto Soriano
Roberto Soriano
Roberto Soriano is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Sampdoria.-Club career:Despite born in Darmstadt, Germany, Soriano's family is from Avellino, Italy. He started his career with Bayern Munich...
). (line-up unavailable).
Italy U19
On 17 December 2008, he scored a goal in his U19 debut, winning Romania
Romania national under-19 football team
The Romania national under-19 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.-Current squad:...
3–1. Destro scored the only goal in the next match in March 2009, winning Norway 1–0. He also capped once for Italy U18 team in January 2009, scored a goal in the match that 3–0 won Denmark U18. Due to the early exit of Italy U19 team (born 1990 class) in 2009 season
2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2009 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round...
, Italy U18 team (born 1991) was de facto the same team as U19 (born 1991 class). Destro was a regular member of U18/19 team (born 1991), received a call-up against Ukraine
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
(born 1990 team) but did not play and missed a friendly tournament in Slovakia due to injury. He then scored a goal in the 4–1 win against Denmark
Denmark national under-19 football team
The Denmark national under-19 football team was founded in 1950 as a under-18 team. In 2001, it was changed to a under-19 team.-Competitive record:...
(friendly) in September 2009, and 5 goals in 3 appearances in the qualification
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2010 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round...
in November. Which team-mate Caldirola and winger Tremolada
Luca Tremolada
Luca Tremolada is an Italian footballer who plays for Pisa on loan from Internazionale.-Biography:Born in Milan, Lombardy, Tremolada started his career at F.C. Internazionale Milano. He also played a few friendlies for the first team...
were also at the starting line-up. Destro then scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
against Turkey in January 2010, the opening goal against Germany in March, 3 goals in 2 appearances at the elite round
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship was the second round of qualifications for the final tournament of 2010 UEFA U-19 Championship....
in May 2010. Destro only not scored in the friendly match against Switzerland
Switzerland national under-19 football team
The Swiss national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Switzerland controlled by Swiss Football Association.-See also:* Switzerland national football team* Switzerland national under-21 football team...
in April 2010.
He played all 3 matches of 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semi-finals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:4 goals Daniel Pacheco3 goals Zvonko Pamić Cédric Bakambu Alexandre Lacazette...
for Italy U19 team. The team failed to score any goal and finished as the bottom of Group B (equal 7th).
Italy U21
After Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Chievo, on loan from Milan.-Milan:Paloschi won Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season...
was injured and would miss the final qualification match of 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011....
, Destro received his first U21 call-up and substituted Stefano Okaka in the 80th minute. That match Azzurrini won Wales
Wales national under-21 football team
The Wales national under-21 football team, also known as the Wales U21s, is the national under-21 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
1–0 and ahead Wales as the group champion by winning head to head record. On 8 October 2010, he started the play-off match and partnered with Okaka (442 formation), and he scored the opening goal by converting the pass of Diego Fabbrini
Diego Fabbrini
Diego Fabbrini is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Serie A club Udinese.-Club career:He made his first team debut against Piacenza on 21 August 2009...
with a left foot shot. He was substituted by Luca Marrone
Luca Marrone
Luca Marrone is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Juventus.-Juventus :...
in the 53rd minute as the coach changed to 433 formation. Azzurrini eventually won Belarus
Belarus national under-21 football team
The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.-History:...
2–0. However, after losing winger Ezequiel Schelotto
Ezequiel Schelotto
Ezequiel Matias Schelotto is an Argentine-born Italian footballer who currently plays for Atalanta B.C. in Italy also known as El Galgo, El Melli or El Mosquetero.-A.C. Cesena:...
and fullback Lorenzo De Silvestri
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Lorenzo De Silvestri is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina. He is an offensive fullback with an imposing physique.-Lazio:...
, Italy losing 0–3 to Belarus at Borisov
Borisov
Borisov , or Borisova is a common Russian and Bulgarian last name and may refer to:-Borisov:*Alexander Alexeyevich Borisov , Russian painter*Alexander Fyodorovich Borisov , Soviet actor...
. Destro was substituted by winger Guido Marilungo
Guido Marilungo
Guido Marilungo is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Atalanta. He is known for his lightning pace and powerful left foot and eye for goal.-Club career:...
at half time. He scored against Turkey in a 1-0 win for the U21 Championship qualifier
Honours
Internazionale (youth)- Torneo di Viareggio: 2008
- Best Youngster Award
- Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 2008
- Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 2006